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BOB KELLER'S ARTICAL"6 AXLES OF FURY

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BOB KELLER'S ARTICAL"6 AXLES OF FURY
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 7, 2001 11:10 AM
EVERYONE SHOULD READ,LOOKS AS IF "ATLAS O"MIGHT BE KICKING SOME LIONEL BUTT,THIS COMEING FROM TRUE&BLUE LIONEL PERSON,ONE QUESTION WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE USE (ITEM)"YO BOB,FOR GETTING DRAWBAR,IN POUNDS,OUNECES,WHATEVER,I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING,THE PUBLIC WOULD BE INTEREWSTED IN SEEING,MAY ALSO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALSO=====THANKS HUB
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 16, 2001 2:37 PM
Hi Hub,

Yes, Bob Keller really likes the Atlas O locomotive. For drawbar pull testing, Bob uses a small "force meter" we bought at a scientific instruments stores. It's a pretty sophisticated electronic device that registers impact (or in our case drawbar pull) in ounces.

Neil Besougloff
editor, Classic Toy Trains


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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 28, 2001 10:50 AM
THANKS NEIL:GOOD INFO MAYBE I CAN FIND SAME DEVICE,AND PUT TO GOOD USE=====>>>>> HUB
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 2, 2001 4:53 PM
HUB,

If you're curious, the company we bought the meter from is at www.mark-10.com

Neil

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 4, 2001 3:26 PM
YO NEIL: THANKS FOR INFO,I WAS JUST GOING TO FIND,A ELECTROINCS STORE(LOCAL)AND GO FROM THERE,THERE MUST BE ONE IN THIS VERY BIG SHOPPING MALL BELOW ME======HUB

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