Building UP 844 | E7 | The Pilot Truck

Welcome to Building UP 844! This is episode 7 in our series covering the construction process for our 7.5" gauge Little Engines ALCO Northern. In this video, we will cover the fabrication and assembly of the pilot truck for UP 844. Enjoy and thank you for watching this video here on The Steam Channel. Below is a timestamped guide to this video: 00:00 Begin 00:12 Part Overview 00:39 Pressing Bearing Into Journal Box 01:11 Pressing Journal Boxes on to Axle 01:17 Pressing Wheels on the Axle 01:40 Equalizer Bar Buffing 02:12 Dry Assembly 03:26 Test Fit 03:48 Waterjet Cutting Jaw/End Spacers 04:22 Milling Jaw/End Spacers 04:40 Drilling Jaw/End Spacers 04:55 Tapping Jaw/End Spacers 05:25 Dry Assembly Continued 06:21 Final Assembly 07:21 Pilot Truck Placement Under Chassis 07:58 Pedestal Binders 08:13 Trailing Truck Sneak Peak 08:51 Gemini Announcement You can keep up with the latest work on 844 by exploring the build gallery over on our Flickr page: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmTD3M4z We'd like to thank our YouTube & Facebook members and our Patreon patrons supporting our productions. __________________________________________ Support The Steam Channel on Patreon:   / thesteamchannel   NOTE! this video may not be reproduced without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV