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HO Fox Valley Hiawatha Tender

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HO Fox Valley Hiawatha Tender
Posted by LooperHo on Friday, March 3, 2023 1:56 PM

I'm looking for any information on wheel arrangement for my Hiawatha tender. I had the wheels off to clean and lube and now I can't remember the wheel arrangement on the trucks. Insulated vs Non-insulated sides of the axles. Are all the insulated wheels on one side like my Rivarossi?

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Posted by cold steal on Thursday, March 9, 2023 10:54 AM

They all pick up on the same side. That said ,you have a 50 50 chance of getting it right the first try.

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Posted by maxman on Thursday, March 9, 2023 8:59 PM

I think if you put the wheels on with the insulators on the same side as the Rivarosi you probably have a 100% chance of getting them installed correctly the first time.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, March 10, 2023 6:55 AM

Generally, the uninsulated sides goes on the right, or engineers side.

Mike.

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Posted by LooperHo on Saturday, March 11, 2023 8:05 AM

Thanks for all the replies. I matched what was on my Rivarossi and it worked great. Really appreciate the help.

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Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 9:10 PM

Incidentally, on the A-class Atlantics the six-wheel Commonwealth truck is in front, under the bunker, and the four-wheel truck is in the rear.

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