AVR OPEN LOG CARS # 303, 313, 323, 333

COMPLETED CARS WITH LOAD OF LOGS CROSSING THE BRIDGE SOUTH OF THE EAST TUNNEL

LOG CAR 313 WITH A LOAD OF OAK FROM THE UPPER PARKING AREA. CARS WERE COMPLETE AND USABLE IN THE SPRING OF 2007 BUT THE FINAL DETAILS STILL NEEDED TO BE COMPLETE. BILL WANTED THREE LOG CARS AND PETER INSISTED THEY BE SCALE AND CORRECT TO THE ORIGINAL. BILL WANTED A STEEL CENTRE CHANNEL FOR STRENGTH SO THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE WOOD BUT HAVE THE STRENGTH OF STEEL.  

THE ABOVE PICTURE IS OF THE MAIN CAR ASSEMBLY. THE MAIN CHANNEL IS STEEL, COUPLER TO COUPLER WITH STEEL BOLSTERS FOR THE TRUCKS. GIL CUT AND FORMED THE WOOD COMPONENTS AND STAINED THEM TO ADD THE LOOK OF WOOD.

BILL STARTED THE PROJECT WITH MACHINING AND WELDING ALL THE STEEL PARTS FOR THE FRAMES. ABOVE PICTURE IS COUPLER HOLDER PIECES.

THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS TRUCK BOLSTERS BEING WELDED ONTO MAIN FRAME.  CLICK ON THE SMALL PICTURES TO ENLARGE THEM FOR BETTER VIEWING

FOUR MAIN STEEL FRAMES AFTER BILL WELDED THEM.

A SET OF WOOD AND STEEL PARTS THAT ARE READY TO BE BOLTED TOGETHER. ED PAINTED STEEL FRAME

BILL ASSEMBLING CAR PARTS TO MAKE UP MAIN FRAME. ROB HELPED IN THIS AREA AS WELL.

BOLTING TOGETHER. CLICK ON PICTURE TO MAKE IT LARGER.

TABLE ON CASTERS BECOMES BED TO HAVE DRILL PRESS MAKE BOLT HOLES THROUGH ALL COMPONENTS. ROB MACHINED THE COUPLERS. BILL WELDED THE SAFETY CHAIN END BRACKETS, DWIGHT MOUNTED COUPLER ENDS. 

GIL AND VIC CUTTING ALUMINUM CHANNEL FOR MAIN LOG CARRIERS.

CHANNELS BOLTED IN PLACE WITH LOWER PLATE.

LOG CARS AS THEN GOT ASSEMBLED.

FRED PUTTING RIVET DETAIL ON LOG HOLDER CHANNEL. RIVET HOLES DRILLED BY BILL, ROB AND ED. RIVETING BY BILL, RICHARD AND FRED.

LOG HOLDER UPRIGHTS AFTER BEING CUT AND BENT BUT BEFORE WELDING.

FIRST LOG CHANNEL WITH UPRIGHTS AND RIVET DETAIL.

GIL SHOWING ROB A FINISHED LOG HOLDER WITH LOWER ABLE UPRIGHT WITH PIN. VIC WELDED THE BRACKETS. GIL AND ROB FASTENED THEM. ROB, GIL AND ED DID THE BENDING.

BILL MADE UP TRUSS RODS AND PUT THEM ON ALL FOUR CARS.

IN 2012 THE FOUR LOG CARS GOT A TOUCH UP OF PAINT AND BRAKE HOUSING, BRAKE WHEEL AND LINKAGE DETAIL ADDED.

LOG CARS WITH NEW BRAKE WHEEL DETAIL ADDED IN 2012.

THE BUILDING OF THE LOG CARS WAS A TEAM EFFORT WITH MANY OF THE CLUB MEMBERS HAVING A HAND AT DIFFERENT TASKS.

PAGE MADE FEBRUARY 2ND 2008 BY BILL TAYLOR OF WINNIPEG AND MODIFIED APRIL 22ND 2012

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