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Tilden
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January 2004
790 posts
Posted by
Tilden
on Friday, June 3, 2005 4:44 PM
Lately I've had some trouble with trucks. A couple of trucks on an A-Line 5 car double stack set were out of square. This caused the trucks to derail a odd places on the track. Of course replacing them with sprung trucks solved the problem, but it was a hassle none the less.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, June 3, 2005 3:16 PM
Don't know where my head is?? Have the book in my library and didn't even think about it. Senility strikes again. Thanks.
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IRONROOSTER
Member since
June 2003
From: Culpeper, Va
8,204 posts
Posted by
IRONROOSTER
on Friday, June 3, 2005 3:06 PM
Kalmbach has a book on freight cars "The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Cars" that has a section on trucks.
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Paul
If you're having fun, you're doing it the right way.
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cwclark
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January 2004
From: Crosby, Texas
3,660 posts
Posted by
cwclark
on Friday, June 3, 2005 2:16 PM
I usually purchase "all metal" bettendorff 70 ton trucks and on occasion barber S-2 roller bearing trucks, ..atlas trucks are my favorite, but intermountain and kadee trucks aren't too shabby either..i put the bettendorf on most boxcars and the barbers on hoppers and gondolas
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Railroad trucks
Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, June 3, 2005 1:59 PM
Help.
Bought some garage sale stuff. Number of freight car bodies,etc. without trucks, or broken. Wi***o repair and paint for my line. Went on-line to a number of venders. Without having to do extensive research how do you know wha trucks to buy, had some 50+ to choose from at one site. Any general rule of thumb to follow? Not interested in the most modern, some cars from the "20's. thanks. Don
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