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 Posted - July 11 2007 : 10:37:26 AM
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Hey Guys:
Does anyone know what holds the clamshell doors shut on the Virginnia operating Hopper?
Thanks,
G.
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Posted - July 11 2007 : 10:57:46 AM
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Good ol' gravity. They are basically attached in a free-swinging, hinged / pivot fashion. If you tilt the car side to side, the bulk of the doors is such that they always tend to hang straight down, like a pendulum.
I believe they are pushed open by a special ramp in the track, but someone else will need to confirm. I have 6 of the cars but no track.
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Posted - July 11 2007 : 11:55:38 AM
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GIC:
Thats what I thought. and I say:
M-I-C....K-E-Y ("Y"? Because it's TYCO!) ...M-O-U-S-EEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-G
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Posted - July 11 2007 : 11:13:08 PM
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Tony,you are right about the special track to unload the hopper.
It uses a wedge type thingy to spread open the hopper doors.
Carl T.
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Posted - July 30 2007 : 9:30:07 PM
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Here are complete set contents of the TYCO #862 Hopper Car unloading set. The track piece interestingly is made by atlas in this set. I have several others-- mint in box with plastic wrapping-- that i will open one to see if contains atlas operating track piece. The track is a 6 inch snap piece that has center cut out for operating door mechanism. The mechanism snaps out-could be used on code 83 possibly-
  
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 Posted - August 15 2007 : 02:26:09 AM
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Clammed doors... Yes, Gravity... Thanks to Sir Issac Newton.
ZZZzzz (a.k.a. John)
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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