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rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:15 am

he hasn't been on for a couple of days...tried calling him last nite but he did not answer...hope everything is all right with the PHM

P-Paint
H-Huffing
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rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:16 am

TOWSTRAPS new ride is a very nice blue Renny with gray fender flares and trim, tonight he put on all the skid plates, he already has his high left mounted in the back, and is getting ready to install his radios.

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:22 am

Where did you disappear to Digger???

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:23 am

I had to take a shower.... Just found a nice cut in my head from hitting my garage door to :evil:

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:53 am

great

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:06 am

your back

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:46 am

dozed off

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:43 pm

rokee1998 wrote:

dozed off

me to

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:45 pm

Whats going on??

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:58 pm

Same ol same ol..... going to go to sears to buy some tolls soon. My manager is making me buy T handle Allens.

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:05 pm

buy me a set while your there, those things come in handy, I have to do basic maintenance on my locomotives, they both have GM 645 diesel engines in them

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:27 pm

rokee1998 wrote:

buy me a set while your there, those things come in handy, I have to do basic maintenance on my locomotives, they both have GM 645 diesel engines in them

Nice. I have always wanted to work on the trains. I did a job for a company last week called Georgetown Rail. They have this huge .... Well I don't know that to call it. It was powered by a CAT C15, It was about 200 foot long Box with 5 foot tall sides. That had put a CAT 315 excavator in the box and it would run up and down the thing moving dirt or what ever was in it

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:30 pm

Well, loco's are pretty easy to work on, but, very messy...you don't change the oil in locos, you just keep adding, 4 airbox filters, 7 oil filters 3 feet long by 4" dia, 3 compressor filters, 165 gallons oil, and 160 gallons antifreeze in winter and water in summer, 8 24volt batteries

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:32 pm

rokee1998 wrote:

Well, loco's are pretty easy to work on, but, very messy...you don't change the oil in locos, you just keep adding, 4 airbox filters, 7 oil filters 3 feet long by 4" dia, 3 compressor filters, 165 gallons oil, and 160 gallons antifreeze in winter and water in summer, 8 24volt batteries

sounds like some of the machines I work on

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:32 pm

if its a big job like changing out head gasket ( which is a pretty common occurence when you add antifreeze in the winter), or traction motor work, a regional mechanic will come in and I will help him

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:33 pm

messing with the batteries sucks, they each weigh about 350lbs

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:33 pm

So do you work for UP or BNSF?

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:33 pm

our company won't let us spend alot of money on tools, so i use my own

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:34 pm

rokee1998 wrote:

messing with the batteries sucks, they each weigh about 350lbs

Ok that tops cat batteries... I think the largest one we sell is a tad over 200 lbs

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:35 pm

i originally hired out with BNSF, but the railroads are unbstable with the economy, i work for a 3rd party swithing company called Railserve, we own our own locos, have about 80 locations in US and Canada, we swith out industrial plants, all kinds

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