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Old 02-02-2019, 07:39 PM   #21
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Default Re: Babbitt

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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
These Babbitted axle journals were a high maintenance/high problem item. When/if they ran out of oil, the resulting friction and heat was called a "hot box" and would sometimes set the boxcar on fire. So a lot of time and effort was spent looking for a hot box before it caused trouble.
Any bearing running dry is the equivalent of a "hot box"
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