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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Hulchers in DeshlerDate: 12/16/08 06:08 Hulchers in Deshler Author: EL-SD45-3632 I drove through Deshler last night and noticed several trucks from Hulchers with the "sideboom" crawlers being reloaded on the flat beds. There were also several CSX block trucks there at the scene.
I did not see any cars laying around to show a derailment had happened during the day, so, what was up? Anyone know? Also, In the yard there was a GE junker standing by for some reason. thanks. Date: 12/16/08 06:27 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: MSchwiebert Maybe they were there to change out a bum traction motor on the GE?
Date: 12/16/08 07:05 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: csxt4617 Dunno if it's related, but I saw 6 Hulcher trucks on I-94 heading east
thru southwest Michigan this morning. Date: 12/16/08 08:11 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: csxdispatcher MSchwiebert Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe they were there to change out a bum traction > motor on the GE? Locked axle. Date: 12/16/08 08:16 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: EL-SD45-3632 csxdispatcher Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > MSchwiebert Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Maybe they were there to change out a bum > traction > > motor on the GE? > > Locked axle. All of that equipment just for a locked axle? Date: 12/16/08 09:35 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: MSchwiebert Probably a sideboom on each side of the unit to lift it up and hold it while the truck is being worked on, and another dozer to pull the offending truck out and then lift the truck to get the bad wheel out and put the replacement axle in (then the truck is pushed back under the unit and the sidebooms holding the unit up can set it back down on the truck) . So I'm guessing 3 sidebooms were there and used.
Date: 12/16/08 09:54 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: NSDash9 Date: 12/16/08 13:59 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: EL-SD45-3632 Bet it was a job to release all of the brake rigging and the cables to the truck, in the COLD weather to boot!
Date: 12/16/08 14:10 Re: Hulchers in Deshler Author: farmer Two sidebooms and a tracked loader to pull the wheel set out.
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