Lumber Loads for Prairie Shadows bulkhead flats

[dem34]

I like little spots of blu tac for stuff like that.

[dandopinski]

i use a dab of GOOP.

[cv_acr]

The banding ("strapping lines") holds each pallet load together. Which looks correct to me. The plastic wrapping by itself wouldn't hold up to keep the loads together. And it would make unloading more difficult. What is missing are the strap or cable tie downs that would attach to the ...whatever the modern nomenclature is for a stake pocket...and go over the top of the load.

The banding for each bundle is under the wrapping.

Then the bundles need to be strapped together. This is what should really show on the load.

They also don't get tied down to the stake pockets. The bundles are strapped together and a "guide rail" is nailed to the bottom risers to hold it in sideways.

[lock4244]

Maybe small magnets like the JTC ones for containers?

Interesting... the magnets work well in the JTC cans, but I'm not certain that the lumber loads can be opened without using a blade. The flatcars are metal, so should work in theory.

[lock4244]

I like little spots of blu tac for stuff like that.

I'm intrigued by Blu Tack, seems like the simplest, cleanest mothod.

[Curtis Kyger]

Stakes in those stake pockets are required to be used from November 15 to March 31. I use a couple at each end of the car on both sides.  They keep the loads on while allowing the loads to be easily removed after the car is placed at destination.

[BCR751]

These loads are very nice.  Very crisp graphics.  Only bugger I can see are the styrene stickers on the bottom of the load and between the lifts.  It's gonna be difficult to paint those with a wood color.

Doug

[lock4244]

These loads are very nice.  Very crisp graphics.  Only bugger I can see are the styrene stickers on the bottom of the load and between the lifts.  It's gonna be difficult to paint those with a wood color.

Doug

Jeff was pissed at himself for missing that detail. If more are ever done, they'll come painted.

[wazzou]

These loads are very nice.  Very crisp graphics.  Only bugger I can see are the styrene stickers on the bottom of the load and between the lifts.  It's gonna be difficult to paint those with a wood color.

Doug

I think the stickers will be easier to paint than the gaps between the units.
I would want to have that area black to mimic the negative space.

[BCR751]

I think the stickers will be easier to paint than the gaps between the units.
I would want to have that area black to mimic the negative space.

I've fixed that issue using a Staedtler Black Pigment Liner with a 0.05" tip. Picked it up at our local craft store.  The tip fits perfectly between the lifts.

And, another issue I have with those loads is the incorrect placement of the strapping.  Those are only used to secure one lift to one above or below it, not to itself.  The ones on the Prairie Shadows loads are all, or mostly, incorrect.

Doug