Arden, Tom and Everyone else:
A couple of us had discussed getting some extra drivers from SHS
and replacing the blind ones. I then checked the side-to-side movement
and discovered that the engine would have trouble making most curves if
converted. So unless you want to do some major rebuilding on the frame,
I think we will be running blind drivers. Thus far, on my layout, I
have to relay a few inches of track with a slight kink. The SHS engine
will derail when backing through that area. All of my other engines
(most of them larger) run through this area, so I never bothered to fix
the track. This just proves that every steam engine will have it's own
issues and some will find your own shortcomings.
There had been a SP (TN&O) 2-10-2 on display at Houston's Zoo which
has recently been moved to Minute Maid Park. Several years ago a group
got together with the idea of running it again. They started work on it
but never got very far because of the money issue, but we had a talk by
one of the workers. He said that engine would run anyplace a 2-8-2
could run because the side to side movement of the middle axles was
greater where other engines resorted to blind drivers. I also
understand that if a engine had blind drivers the thread width would be
greater so the engines drivers would not drop off the rail on a sharp curve.
Bob Werre
Tom Hawley wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Arden Goehring
> Are you saying that the SCALE SHS 2-8-0's all have blind drivers?
> Which, the
> center two axles?
> > > > > > > >
> I believe I once heard Don Thompson say he could not persuade his
> engineer
> to put flanges on all wheels on the scale version. Yes, it would be the
> center two that are flangeless.
> Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
>
>
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