Turntable Help

[nealknows]

A friend of mine has the Big Boy and the 130' turntable. It does clear the turntable, but the nose hangs over a little..

Neal

[SeeYou190]

Can you simply avoid the need to turn the Big Boy?

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All my large locomotives just run to and from the staging yards. The largest thing I need to turn is a USRA 2-8-2, and the 90 turntables handle them just fine.

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As I purchase better running smaller locomotives I might not need to turn even the Mikados any more. Then I can replace one of those space-eaters with a 70 foot armstrong table.

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-Kevin

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[mlehman]

Is the 20" length over the couplers? What matters with turntables is the wheelbase. If the distance between the pilot truck and the last exale on the tender is less than 19 3/4" you should be OK. Measure and see. It will be tricky, but doable, I'd bet.

[RR_Mel]

The cost has gone up since I bought my 135’ CMR turntable kit (January 2000) but it handles the Big Boys.  Their motorization option works very good at .5 RPM, slower with lower voltage.  The 12 VDC motor drives a super gear system making it a very healthy turntable.

 

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/p/135-foot-turntable-project.html 

 

 

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

[Nickel Plate Road]

Okay Dokey

  My longest steam loco is a h.o. scale big boy which measures out at 20 inches. A walthers 130 foot H.O scale turntable measures out at 19 3/4 inches. My lower level width is 24' wide so I do not have room for  wye or offset wye. I thought about buying a 22 inch lazy susan and modifiying it to a turn table...but...how do I turn my locos around without GIANT HAND Action? Any suggestions? Thanks