I've riden in a few htrail pick-ups and outher trucks and the ride on the
rails you feel all of the rails bumps. I haven't seen any Dakota hyrails
yet. The CN is the frist for me.
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In article <LPBBIKPCKCAKDPKBEFILEENHCHAA.neil624b@rochester.rr.com> ,
neil624b@rochester.rr.com ("Neil W. Bellenger") wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: DML: CN Dakota
>
> Don,
> I'm surprised to see a hyrail pickup lighter than 3/4 ton and most of them
> are 1 ton just to carry the weight of the hyrail gear and any tools or
> equipment that the maintainer needs. Each axle set, including mounting
> brackets, usually weighs 200 - 400 pounds. The highway ride must be
> different than most other hyrail trucks.
> I interested to know if the supplier for BNSF uses any lightweight alloy in
> their hyrail equipment. The rubber tires on the rail wheels probably
> eliminates most of the "singing" from the small wheels at speed, a definite
> advantage.
> Removing the front bumper and valence always makes a Dak look unfinished
> however.
> With regard to the PDF file, some others on the list are more computer savvy
> than I.
> Neil
>
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