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Building A Weed Spray Train

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Building A Weed Spray Train
Posted by caldreamer on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 5:59 PM

I am currently building a weed spray train.  I have the scratch built spray car and one of the two tank cars completed.  Has any other forum member built a weed spray train?

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Posted by "JaBear" on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 6:32 PM
I haven’t but fellow Club member Brett scratch built this…
 
 brett (2) by Bear, on Flickr
 Brett by Bear, on Flickr
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Posted by JoeinPA on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 7:45 AM

There is an article on kitbashing a weed spraying outfit from a maintainence of way car in the October MR. It provides a lot of interesting info.

Joe

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 8:33 AM

I never have, but they seem to be something others are very interested in.

Weed trains in brass command very high prices.

-Kevin

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Posted by kasskaboose on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 2:55 PM
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Posted by caldreamer on Thursday, September 7, 2023 4:29 PM

Here is the weed spray car I scratch built.  I used the underframe from a 40 foot box car and an VO1000 cab, The rest I used plastic pieces and steel wire for the spray hoses.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ffvbtt0uluwdn397b6man/WeedSprayCar.JPG?rlkey=l3xbnhv3vbjkix6mz8plbdlor&dl=0lco

 

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