Hermdog Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 We all have caught a line in a lay-up and the door is wide open blocking a burner. Is there a way to shut the door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedIsAlive Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 yeah, i think you need a forklift. ill send you mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 ...sorry herm...it's pretty much impossible without a forklift or something like that...those doors are really heavy and when you apply pressure at the base of it, like you would if you were to push it closed, you would need an extrodinary amount of force to counter the static friction that is keeping it open...i have seen doors slam shut when cars are being humped, but i guess you'd need an engine to do that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomuhsBoi Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Originally posted by ZedIsAlive you need a forklift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby p Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 It's always worth a try, if they've been lubed recently you can shut it most of the way. unless you're scared of finger prints.. you get more torque if you actually get up in the box car so's you can almost shut it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 every once and awhile you will get one that slides shut real nicely.But not very often.Just hope you see the car again while the door is shut.I have missed tons of dope shit due to doors being open.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabama Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Originally posted by I-Patch-Clan every once and awhile you will get one that slides shut real nicely. you got that right...i closed one by myself one time.....i was expecting it not to budge, but it took off and slammed around making all sorts of racket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Ass Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 We closed a door once to paint, it took 2 people and it was so fucking loud. Most boxcar doors are a little banged up, making them impossible to move without a forklift. Rarely you get an easy slider but it's still really loud when it hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITS Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Originally posted by alabama you got that right...i closed one by myself one time.....i was expecting it not to budge, but it took off and slammed around making all sorts of racket. thats happened to me a couple pf times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellbeefer Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 my younger cousin said he closed a door on a boxcar to take a pic......he said it closed really easy(i didn't believe him).... but, was damn loud.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 It's possible, but difficult Modern boxcars (called "plug-door" boxcars) are of a design that requires the doors to be closed before the car can be pulled over the road. The doors have brackets that allow the door to be pulled out away from the door jamb, and rolled on rollers that bear on an external door track. These rollers are supposed to be periodically maintained, greased, etc., but they almost never get maintained except at scheduled maintenance stand-downs. We grease the door on the boxcar on display at Britt every year before the Hobo Convention, and it can be opened and closed by two strong men. Taz actually rolled it closed mostly by himself this year, the rest of us there really weren't needed. But he's a really big guy, probably weighs over 250. The older boxcars (called "revenue" boxcars) that can legally run with the doors open, are much more difficult to open or close. We rolled one open to get a view out both sides back in the day, but it took four guys and a lot of effort. These doors usually require a vehicle to open, either a forklift or a pick-up truck with a chain. I have seen warehouse workers open a sticky door with a Hi-Lift farm jack set horizontally too. If you want to close one, do it from inside the car if possible (better leverage), and BE CAREFUL NOT TO LOCK YOURSELF IN. I never heard of anybody locking themselves inside a boxcar by accident, but I guess anything is possible. In other words, be sure the door on the other side is open enough to get out of the car. I'd roll it as far closed as I could from inside, then get out and finish closing it from the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistikFunk Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Most but not all boxcars are always well maintained- If a door doesn't open or close the customer/shipper can refuse a load or an empty on delivery due to the door not opening, Thus pissing the railroad off cause now they now have to pay for the car to be hauled back to the yard & off to the HOME SHOP FOR REPAIRS. Most boxcar doors have a latch or lock located on the bottom of the track at the end of the door- look carefully at the mechanics. I unlatched & unlocked a few boxcar doors to catch flicks of an e2e Just watch your fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest schick1 Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 one time at a really chill spot me and my freinds were bored so we opened the door of a boxcar to see what was in it,,,,,,,,,it took 3 of use to open it and there was just a bunch of paper laying around inside it.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 out of the dozen or so times that i've tried, the door has never shut for me. i'm not a small guy either, you fucking muscleheads. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LugKnut Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 how about just going on to the next car.I rather someone miss a good catch then come on here and read a thread called "chopped off fingers on boxcar door" or "locked in boxcar for hours till rail police escorted me out of it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Originally posted by LugKnut how about just going on to the next car.I rather someone miss a good catch then come on here and read a thread called "chopped off fingers on boxcar door" or "locked in boxcar for hours till rail police escorted me out of it" :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE CORONER Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 thatd be a funny thread i would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeYnO9 Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by ZedIsAlive yeah, i think you need a forklift. ill send you mine. i GOT A SHOVEL... WHAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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