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Sorry, I don't agree with Jay. I find the best place to put the weight is directly over the trucks themselves...in fact for "house" cars, I use steel washers centered directly over the hole where the truck screw comes up through. As Dave Nelson says, it's a good idea to weight all cars to NMRA standards........[ and I am not an NMRA member, never have been ].....because you get better results under any set of conditions. For instance, if you have well-laid track, all properly gauged metal wheels, and properly installed couplers, and If you CAN NOT back a four or five car train over your whole layout without derailments, including through your sharpest turnouts, crossovers & ladders, you will probably find that bringing your cars up to recommended weight will fix that issue.[:0] Really...I'm serious. This time. Regards Mike[:D]
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