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Re: Bent Cab roof on 675
« on: December 17, 2017, 10:29:47 am »
Hard impacts may bend them without cracking, but straightening them is almost impossible. I have heard that if you heat the affected area, you may be able to gently bend the affected area back into place.
The boiler (with the cab) is a casting, and as such cannot be bent cold without cracking.

Larry

 

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