3 MT buffer height

[doilum]

I have just watched the YouTube clip of the pony truck fitting. The difference on centre height between 82045 and the class 08 shunting it appears to be a good 3" in old measurements. I suddenly feel better about my long stalled project. Would someone better informed care to comment?

[LMS2968]

Bear in mind that 82045 still needs a lot of bits added, heavy bits, such as several tons of boiler.

[Metropolitan H]

And lots of water - = 1tonne per cubic meter!

 

CH

[Blandford1969]

2 hours ago, LMS2968 said:

Bear in mind that 82045 still needs a lot of bits added, heavy bits, such as several tons of boiler.

And the firebox is coming along nicely.  Here is the video of the trucks going under. Trucks video

Edited December 10, 2021 by Blandford1969

[The Johnster]

Any locomotive, or item of rolling stock for that matter, will have a degree of play allowed by the springs, and assuming 82045's buffers are higher than the 08 this is normal and to be expected,  The buffer has a head of a size and shape determined by the length of the vehicle and the sharpness of the curves it is intended to operate over, so long locomotives and vehicles may have oval buffers and industrial shunting locos working on very sharp curves may have very large diameter buffers.  The buffer head will be capable of dealing with any difference in height, which may be caused by loading, or the 'sit' of the vehicle on a curve, especially a superelevated one, or uneven track.  3 inches sounds well within bounds.

[Luke Piewalker]

I saw two class 68s attached to each other, one an early example, one a much newer example. The difference in buffer height was noticeable. Not 3 inches, but noticeable. To my non expert eye it seemed to be entirely due to the wear on the wheelsets of the older example.

[Steadfast]

Yes, the variation between new and old wheelesets can cause quite a variation in height.

 

Jo