The Ford Barn

SSsssteamer · 02-08-2018, 12:25 AM

I thought that this 1929 Ford four door was interesting enough to post here. To return to home, spin the model a half a turn around, replace the drive chains and return home. Here in the northwest with all of the private logging railroads, we had many automobiles adapted to rail use, but nothing that I have ever seen that can compare to this.

Dave Mellor NJ · 02-08-2018, 01:01 AM

What an excellent picture. Never buy tires again

Y-Blockhead · 02-08-2018, 01:42 AM

Thanks for sharing that one. What an interesting picture.

Tom Wesenberg · 02-08-2018, 02:34 AM

I'm surprised it's geared down that much, unless it was used to pull a railroad car.

Also, how did they climb into it? Since the wheels are 4' 8 1/2" apart, and the heavy wood undercarriage is inside the wheels, it would be quite a climb up.

Hoogah · 02-08-2018, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

I'm surprised it's geared down that much, unless it was used to pull a railroad car.

Also, how did they climb into it? Since the wheels are 4' 8 1/2" apart, and the heavy wood undercarriage is inside the wheels, it would be quite a climb up.

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slammin · 02-08-2018, 08:44 AM

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That is a great picture. I'm a railroad buff and have never seen a picture of a contraption like that. Logging railroads were usually low budget operations, re-purposing much of their equipment, seldom discarding anything. As far as the gear reduction, the trackage was marginal at best, limited to very low speeds. The As potential of speed of 40+mph would have been a death ride on most backwoods railroads.

Fullraceflathead · 02-08-2018, 11:45 AM

That's all fine and Dandy until You see the Train Coming!!!

02-08-2018, 01:01 AM	#2
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 778	Re: 1929 A Ford sedan on rails What an excellent picture. Never buy tires again

02-08-2018, 01:42 AM	#3
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Re: 1929 A Ford sedan on rails Thanks for sharing that one. What an interesting picture.

02-08-2018, 02:34 AM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: 1929 A Ford sedan on rails I'm surprised it's geared down that much, unless it was used to pull a railroad car. Also, how did they climb into it? Since the wheels are 4' 8 1/2" apart, and the heavy wood undercarriage is inside the wheels, it would be quite a climb up.

02-08-2018, 08:44 AM	#6
slammin Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fruita, CO Posts: 281	Re: 1929 A Ford sedan on rails Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That is a great picture. I'm a railroad buff and have never seen a picture of a contraption like that. Logging railroads were usually low budget operations, re-purposing much of their equipment, seldom discarding anything. As far as the gear reduction, the trackage was marginal at best, limited to very low speeds. The As potential of speed of 40+mph would have been a death ride on most backwoods railroads.

02-08-2018, 11:45 AM	#7
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,175	Re: 1929 A Ford sedan on rails That's all fine and Dandy until You see the Train Coming!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask