tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308436923321175757.post6688453690212586367..comments2024-01-30T07:21:55.119+13:00Comments on Motorised Dandruff: For the rest of youRABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00929466289526140335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308436923321175757.post-21975786517231241102009-09-26T10:00:08.232+12:002009-09-26T10:00:08.232+12:00The picture is of a loaded milk train at Waitotara...The picture is of a loaded milk train at Waitotara.<br /><br />As previously mentioned, the LSM's (the tanks on the OM's) slope to one end to facilitate unloading.<br /><br />The OM's are paired up with the unloading points together, hence the funny looking "ridgelines" when looking along the train.<br /><br />As for loading / unloading, its one hose per tank.<br /><br />I will do an in-depth blog about milk train operations in the near future, when I can get an hour or so to string some words together.<br />DrewAndrew Hamblynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214094683222004865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308436923321175757.post-76587075339693021852009-09-25T23:59:24.574+12:002009-09-25T23:59:24.574+12:00I think one tank at a time per connection hose, Pa...I think one tank at a time per connection hose, Paul, from what I remember seeing at Oringi and Whareroa.<br /><br />I will need to confirm that for my representation of the Oringi terminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308436923321175757.post-40666052814448008562009-09-25T22:42:51.028+12:002009-09-25T22:42:51.028+12:00There's no height difference.... the tanks are...There's no height difference.... the tanks are all mounted sloping down to one end to aid in draining them out. They are typically run in facing pairs to save time dragging hoses from one wagon to the next - I'm not sure if one connection can do two tankers at once, or one tank is drained then the other.woodsworksnoreply@blogger.com