Re: is "hogging" a correct word for adjusting truss rod equipped cars
When I was working at the Kentucky Railway Museum, I met an old carman. He told me he had just started on the railroad the only time he had to deal with truss rods. He said they tightened trussrods by sounding with a hammer. A dull note was too loose. One that was sharper than the others was too tight. All should have about the same sound when struck. The correct tone is something one learns from experience, I suppose. Chuck Peck
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:04 AM Randy Hees <randyhees@...> wrote: As suggested, "Hogging" "Hog backed" or "Hogged" are terms, used for wooden railroad cars (mostly flat cars, as the wall truss in box cars make them less susceptible) which have had their truss rods tightened too much. As noted by others it comes from wooden ships, which would hog because the center of the hull was more buoyant than the ends.
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