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Pineedles · 03-13-2010, 08:32 PM

I hope someone actually calculated the need to pump 72,000 lbs of cement into the the Mount for ballast as opposed to "well the old engines weighed 90K lbs and the new engines are 9K lbs, so I guess we need to make up the difference...." Placement of the weight is also a concern I would think?

03-13-2010, 08:32 PM	#65
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	making up ballast numbers? I hope someone actually calculated the need to pump 72,000 lbs of cement into the the Mount for ballast as opposed to "well the old engines weighed 90K lbs and the new engines are 9K lbs, so I guess we need to make up the difference...." Placement of the weight is also a concern I would think?