Securing An Evans Auto Loaders Cars

[Crabby44]

Just a drop of Elmers glue underneath each tire. I immediately removed the plastic cars and substituted them with diecast 1955 Chevy Bel Airs.

 

[fifedog]

A quick and easy solution is a roll of glue dots.  A more permanent solution is to "strap" the axles down with black 20 gauge wire.

[dsmith]

I use hotmelt glue on the bottom of all four tires.  It's fast  and if you want to remove the cars in the future, the hotmelt glue is easy to remove with just a flick of a fingernail.  Yes, diecast cars would be substantially heavier than the plastic ones but will work OK , but you may need to reduce the number of freight cars you can pull.  The only hazard I forsee is if you run your trains fast and have tight radius curves, the top heavy Evans Loader might be inclined to tip over.

[rtraincollector]

I had the nascar version ( same thing just decorated differently) and I cut balsa wood to fit inside and cut slots for the tires to go into I had some Thunder-birds and some mustangs on one and some corvettes on another that worked out real good.

[Seayakbill]

I use Elmer's rubber cement, you can get it at just about any store with school supplies such as Wal-Mart.

[KRM]

Seayakbill

I use small pieces of balsa wood painted black in the front & back of each auto. Glue down the balsa pieces with rubber cement that will rub off if you want to remove the balsa retainers.

Bill T do you have a link to the rubber cement you use, I would like to see some.

 I forgot to say that the ty-wraps I use are about 1/8th" x 4" long and some loads you may need put more than one together to be long enough to hold doen the load.

 Kev

[Seayakbill]

I use small pieces of balsa wood painted black in the front & back of each auto. Glue down the balsa pieces with rubber cement that will rub off if you want to remove the balsa retainers.

[KRM]

ILIONBOB,  

Depends on what you trying to hold down and where you can, but I use very small black TY-wraps I get from Ace. They look much better than other things and just snip off the extra with side cutters. That may work for you too.

 Kev

[ILIONBOB]

What is the recommended method for securing the plastic cars on a Lionel Evans Auto Loader car. I bought the Postwar re-issue and the four cars are loose on the bed of the car. There are no lock downs, stops or such. I could use twist ties or twine but I feel I am missing the obvious. At age 54 , I am returning to the hobby after a long absence. I never owned this  rail car and always wanted one. Can you put Ertl or other diecast metal cars on the loader to substitute for the plastic ones? i am thinking it may add to much much weight.