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Re: Pics of my "Auto Hopper" unloading hopper car
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 13:43:37 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes:
> I have uploaded some pictures of my recent hopper car design that has
> self-closing unloading doors. The "Auto Hopper" is part of a larger project
> that will include a loading and unloading station via an RCX. This hopper
> was designed so that it can be driven up onto a scale and then unloaded by
> the RCX if it's carring a load.
> ...
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3725
I like it. Very neat. I've built a pair of hoppers myself, which had a
slider in the bottom. The slider protrudes slightly on either side, so you
push it up against a pair of posts either side of the track to force it
open. Unfortunately, I had to keep the hatch small enough to pour through
9V track, and it only opens one way round (a two-way slider doesn't
re-centre to close properly every time). You also can't take the wagon past
the unloading point.
I much prefer your method - particularly if it could be geared. Or better
yet, have it geared so that you only have to drive past a rack to make it
open...
Jason J Railton
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| I have uploaded some pictures of my recent hopper car design that has self-closing unloading doors. The "Auto Hopper" is part of a larger project that will include a loading and unloading station via an RCX. This hopper was designed so that it can (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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