Ten Fordson Machines

[Scratchman]

Weaver auto crane, this may be a good fit for my tow truck.

http://www.castleequipment.com/Museum/auto_crane_weaver_history.htm

Check out the video link near the bottom of the page of auto crane on a 1924 Lincoln truck.

Gordon Birrell

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[Krusty]

8.         Two Truck rail loco Long Bed. (climax type drive) I have only one photo for the plan.

This is a Webb Patent 'Dragon' made by Dispatch Foundry in Greymouth NZ. A drawing and photographs were published in the October 1993 New Zealand Model Railway Journal. Apparently copies are still available from the publisher at http://nzmrg.co.nz/.

[Chuck Doan]

Wow, Gordon, i noticed you had been quiet for a while. Nice bunch of Fordsons! The cane loco is beautiful.

more tugger pics:
http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/prototype_pictures/skagit_tugger_hoist/

[Scratchman]

Thanks Chuck,that's the tugger hoist that I would like to build, but Willits is a long drive from my home to go for the extra detail and measurements. Have you seen the article in #73 Fall/Winter 2003 Tall Timber Short Line "Fantastic Fordson" by Steve Hauff? It has some great photos of a gearbox (transmission) using the PTO for drive power.

Gordon Birrell

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[Chuck Doan]

I don't think I have that one. I got them from the LHS, so I possibly missed it.

[Scratchman]

7000 photos of tow trucks.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/towtrucks/pool/

Gordon Birrell

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[Scratchman]

Weaver Auto Crane.

http://www.google.com/search?q=weaver+auto+crane&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=tuI6Udj4FMe1qAHhkYCgBg&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=1672&bih=904

Gordon Birrell

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[Scratchman]

Here's a photo of what I have started for the Two Truck rail loco Long Bed. (climax type drive)(model #8) I'm waiting for more info from the October 1993 New Zealand Model Railway Journal. Thanks Kevin for the lead.



Here's a photo of the chassis for the Tow Truck (model #10) I'm working on the design for the cab, bed, and the Weaver Auto Crane.



Gordon Birrell

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[Ray Dunakin]

Looking good!

[finescalerr]

I've seen worse. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Looking good to me too! Thanks for the heads up on the Fordson article. I found that I had the issue. Very good info!

[lab-dad]

Looking GREAT Gordon!

Where'd the wheel centers for #10 come from?

-Marty

[Scratchman]

Right on Chuck, I was going to scan the article and send it to you. I hope there will be some good info in that magazine from NZ. Have you got a good idea on the gear box for your Monorail Loco American Magnesium Company Locomotive # 1?

Marty the center is a cannon wheel casting from Ozark minatures. I did a SBS in the Summer 2012  Narrow Gauge Annual.Fordson Tank and Rail Truck.

http://www.ozarkminiatures.com/Scripts/default.asp

Here's a photo showing some of the other Ozark Minatures castings I use in my model.



Gordon Birrell

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[Chuck Doan]

Unfortunately, I have no clear shots of the gearbox. I do know it had a reverse lever similar to the NZ one, so it was probably very close to that design. Let me know when you start it, and I'll send 1/16th printouts of my plan. It just fits on a standard sheet.

[Scratchman]

Dispatch Rail Tractors

http://www.trainweb.org/loggingz/dispatch.html

http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=enzedrail;id=37;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwebspace%2Ewebring%2Ecom%2Fpeople%2Fcn%2Fnzsteam%2Fdispatch%2Ehtml

Gordon Birrell

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