[PRCo] Re: Second Avenue

[Bob Rathke]

Fred,

The front bumpers of our cars are about 6" from the wall when the wheels
touch the blocks, so there's no danger of the blocks touching anything under
the car.

An interesting question about the weight of the Belgian blocks - I'll have
to go downstairs and weight one of them.  They are very dense, and very
difficult to cut.  I guess that they weigh as much as 6-8 bricks.

Bob 12/29/04

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Second Avenue


> And if you are a little off to the side, they also are good for removing
tie
> rods and oil pans!  My father had a softer approach ... he piled used
tires up
> against the end wall of the garage!  Another way that works ... and I've
been
> threatening to install one in the carbarn in Manheim after two of our
people ran
> the Birney into the wall ... a tennis ball hung on a string from the
appropriate
> rafter.  When it touches the glass, you'd best be stopped.
>
> Curiosity, what does a Pittsburgh block weigh?  About the same as a 10"
concrete
> block?  More?
RR