NickDG 23 #1 January 12, 2011 How safe does this look? It's a snow removing device used by the Long Island Railroad. Not only is there no containment of any kind should a compressor fan or turbine wheel blow up, how would you like to be the driver staring into the teeth of that first compressor all day? Plus the train and jet engine are serioulsy working against each other. NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #2 January 12, 2011 they have a similar system on some swiss (military) airports, with the engine of retired jets monted on modified retired tanks scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jrmrangers 0 #3 January 12, 2011 I've seen this thing in action and its scary. The thing that kills me about this set up is it Burns thousands of dollars of fuel to get the job done I can't believe that they can't come up with a better way. They also have snow smelters that are basically jet engines with hoppers in front of them to get rid of the snow.Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #4 January 12, 2011 the "russians" or a big part of the so called eastern block use them a lot on trucks for snow/ice-fighting, and also apparently for fire fighting (Red Adair was pretty blown (intended) to see how they could put a fire off in seconds instead of hours)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freethefly 6 #5 January 12, 2011 RR has used jet-blowers for years. They use them to clean ice out of switches."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #6 January 12, 2011 What on Earth is wrong with just using Un-employed folks with trowels and tooth-brushes? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites squirrel 0 #7 January 12, 2011 well, the rednecks use them! http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1024&bih=600&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=nascar+jet+dryer&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #8 January 12, 2011 What an obscene waste of fuel ...... which should be used for skydiving only. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #9 January 12, 2011 It could be contaminated or waste oil as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CSpenceFLY 1 #10 January 12, 2011 I think that is just a combustion heater, not a turbine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freethefly 6 #11 January 12, 2011 QuoteI think that is just a combustion heater, not a turbine. They are actual jets. When they are fired up, they are freaking loud and they throw ice and ballast everywhere. Back in '91, my rail car was the last to get the new paint job. She looked pretty damn good as we worked most of the summer to bring her up to date at the Brooklyn shop in Brooklyn, IL.. We were on CSX rail when a freak blizzard slammed the Chicago area. I couldn't do a test, so we tied up for the next few days while they cleared the switches. We just happen to be clear of a pot, behind a frog. Turned out to be a bad place to be. Shortly past 3am We were awakened to the sound of a jet taking off. Seconds later came the sound of ballast slamming the side of my, somewhat newly painted, Sperry Car. I jumped out of my bed just as ballast blew out the window in my stateroom. I ran to the back and out a side door in an attempt to signal the snow blower operator. He was just passing the rear of the rail car, taking out the large plate glass and filling the recording room with sludge and ballast. All in all, he shattered the front windows, all of the side windows, and the back windows. On top of that, he filled the recording room with sludge which got into the UX/EMF box. The paint was ruined from the front, all the way down the left side, as well as the back. (I have pictures, somewhere, of the damage) The CSX had to pay for the damage."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #12 January 13, 2011 Quote What on Earth is wrong with just using Un-employed folks with trowels and tooth-brushes? That darned minimum wage thing is what."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jrmrangers 0 #13 January 13, 2011 for what it costs to run the damn thing you could probably hire 10 people with their toothbrushes!Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #14 January 13, 2011 you lived in a rail car ? WAW that's cool scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freethefly 6 #15 January 13, 2011 Quote you lived in a rail car ? WAW that's cool Lived on one for 8 years. I've been offered my old job, but you never get home. Would be hard to skydive when you're stuck in a rail yard somewhere. All in all, it wasn't too bad. The pay was great. It's the never being home that sucked."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." 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piisfish 140 #2 January 12, 2011 they have a similar system on some swiss (military) airports, with the engine of retired jets monted on modified retired tanks scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #3 January 12, 2011 I've seen this thing in action and its scary. The thing that kills me about this set up is it Burns thousands of dollars of fuel to get the job done I can't believe that they can't come up with a better way. They also have snow smelters that are basically jet engines with hoppers in front of them to get rid of the snow.Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 January 12, 2011 the "russians" or a big part of the so called eastern block use them a lot on trucks for snow/ice-fighting, and also apparently for fire fighting (Red Adair was pretty blown (intended) to see how they could put a fire off in seconds instead of hours)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #5 January 12, 2011 RR has used jet-blowers for years. They use them to clean ice out of switches."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 January 12, 2011 What on Earth is wrong with just using Un-employed folks with trowels and tooth-brushes? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #7 January 12, 2011 well, the rednecks use them! http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1024&bih=600&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=nascar+jet+dryer&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 January 12, 2011 What an obscene waste of fuel ...... which should be used for skydiving only. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #9 January 12, 2011 It could be contaminated or waste oil as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #10 January 12, 2011 I think that is just a combustion heater, not a turbine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #11 January 12, 2011 QuoteI think that is just a combustion heater, not a turbine. They are actual jets. When they are fired up, they are freaking loud and they throw ice and ballast everywhere. Back in '91, my rail car was the last to get the new paint job. She looked pretty damn good as we worked most of the summer to bring her up to date at the Brooklyn shop in Brooklyn, IL.. We were on CSX rail when a freak blizzard slammed the Chicago area. I couldn't do a test, so we tied up for the next few days while they cleared the switches. We just happen to be clear of a pot, behind a frog. Turned out to be a bad place to be. Shortly past 3am We were awakened to the sound of a jet taking off. Seconds later came the sound of ballast slamming the side of my, somewhat newly painted, Sperry Car. I jumped out of my bed just as ballast blew out the window in my stateroom. I ran to the back and out a side door in an attempt to signal the snow blower operator. He was just passing the rear of the rail car, taking out the large plate glass and filling the recording room with sludge and ballast. All in all, he shattered the front windows, all of the side windows, and the back windows. On top of that, he filled the recording room with sludge which got into the UX/EMF box. The paint was ruined from the front, all the way down the left side, as well as the back. (I have pictures, somewhere, of the damage) The CSX had to pay for the damage."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #12 January 13, 2011 Quote What on Earth is wrong with just using Un-employed folks with trowels and tooth-brushes? That darned minimum wage thing is what."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #13 January 13, 2011 for what it costs to run the damn thing you could probably hire 10 people with their toothbrushes!Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #14 January 13, 2011 you lived in a rail car ? WAW that's cool scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #15 January 13, 2011 Quote you lived in a rail car ? WAW that's cool Lived on one for 8 years. I've been offered my old job, but you never get home. Would be hard to skydive when you're stuck in a rail yard somewhere. All in all, it wasn't too bad. The pay was great. It's the never being home that sucked."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
