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In lugnet.trains, Jeremy Spin writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Allan J. Smith writes:
> > While experimenting with the red container grabber as used in 4555
> > I noticed that the holes for the black rubber are the same size as
> > a stud. I have now modified one so that it has grab arms that can lift
> > and load my grey piggyback trailers onto the rail wagons.
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> Hey thats a good Idea.
> Due to lack of room its hard to have a switch track to a ramp. So I'll have to
> try that comcept. Just have to build a stout crain to support the weight.
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> Thanks
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> J.W.Hummer
> www.geocities.com/spincity999
I just built the grabber. I extended it by 6x1 & added a 4x1 plate to the
bottom inside. The only problem is that last year (99) I started to build
trailer 6x?? so now I'll have to build 4x?? trailers for small trucks & 6x??
for large trucks. Or I could use the grabber at the Plate Tectonics plate
factory.
J.W.Hummer
www.geocities.com/spincity999
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| The grabber I made is designed to lift my 6 wide piggyback trailers as seen on my webpage. (it will also lift 4 wide trailers). It uses L shaped 2x2 plates in the 4 holes of the red grabber. Attached to the outside of the plates is a 8x1 block. On (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hey thats a good Idea. Due to lack of room its hard to have a switch track to a ramp. So I'll have to try that comcept. Just have to build a stout crain to support the weight. Thanks J.W.Hummer www.geocities.com/spincity999 (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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