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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2929

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Well, now that winter seems to be over, what the heck am I doing building a snow plow? Well... at our local NMRA Div meetings we have show & tell each meeting and every 2 years or so, we so snow removal equipment as the subject. For near 20 years, I have been hauling in my UNbuilt RCT&HS snow plow kit. This is a resin kit made by B... (can't remember the name) for the RCT&HS.

So I've got it almost done... will post some pictures in a few days... but the question I need answered please... was the upper end of the plow "open"?

You have the large flat "blade" and then the V shaped blade on top of the flat blade. The V shape has a "top" to it so it is 3 sided, but when mounted to the flat blade the "top or rear" is open. That could get filled with dirt, water, debris... so I'm wondering if there should be another piece of the blade to close that off.

I have the instructions, the RDG frieght car book and the BeeLine article from 1988, but I don't think any show the plow from an angle that would answer my question.

Thanks guys

Thanks,
Barry

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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2933

rdg-barry OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 378 Thank you received: 44	had a minute to go downstairs before leaving for work and found my own answer... it IS open at the top, but needs some extra bracing. This according to a picture in the RCT&HS BeeLine of 1988 article by Jim Hall. Here's a copy of that picture and my progress so far...
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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2934

Rob OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 393 Thank you received: 57	Those old Bee Lines just keep on delivering.... Great staff back then - lol. Now too - Rick!
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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2935

t1nut OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 323 Thank you received: 55	Barry, depending on what town your plow is assigned out of depends on what number to use. in the rolling stock reference section on this site. under freight then non-revenue on page 5 it lists the steel snow plows and where they were assigned to. my scratch built one is #50 for Bridgeport, thats where I grew up just across the river in Norristown. Butch Curll
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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2937

rdg-barry OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 378 Thank you received: 44	This is a Bradford kit... couldn't remember the name earlier. The instructions had a very nice list of which numbered units were located were... will probably make mine #40 assigned to Reading, as that is where I picture it hanging out...
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RDG snow plows 10 years 1 month ago #2941

rdg-barry OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 378 Thank you received: 44	well... no plans for the weekend, finished the plow! Maybe a bit more weathering... maybe not...
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