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How did you add more weight to totally sealed freight cars?
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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="da_kraut"] <P>Cisco Kid, it was quite a surprise when I found out that the end pieces of the Walthers tank cars come off. I will certainly follow the advice you have given in this post. Some tank cars need another 2 ounces of weight and the wheels changed to steel ones as well. It is rather sad when you consider the amount of money you pay for these items and then still have to upgrade them afterward.</P> <P>Thank you everybody.</P> <P>Frank <BR></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P>No problem.</P> <P>Gee, that seems like a lot of weight you have to add. I don't have an unweighted tank car on hand, but I don't think I ever added more than an ounce plus some metal wheels to get smoothly operating cars.</P> <P>My tank cars are 5.5". At the NMRA weight that would be 3.75 oz. I measured one now with metal wheels and I have it at 3.6 oz. I think I added 1 oz. to this car. If I added 2 oz. it would be up to 4.6 oz.</P> <P>Whatever you prefer is ok, of course. Although getting even two half oz weights in the cars was tricky, at times.....some cars had plastic screw pylons or plastic grids inside to get in my way.</P>
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