Dear Jim, Our 50 ton trucks are 5'6", the 70 ton are 5'8" except for the ore car which are 5'0. I wonder how ore car trucks would look under a caboose. Don
raisinone wrote: > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob > Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Fred, I am working on that very caboose for our Calif New York > Central fan. I haven't gotten to the point of applying the truss rods > yet, <skip> > > Fred McDermott wrote: > > > > > I am encountering interference from the truss rods with the > trucks. As I don't have the correct trucks, <skip> > > The NYC Caboose Directory indicates the 19000 series cabooses used > 5'6" wheel base trucks. I imagine the SHS trucks and others may have > a bit longer wheel base. Even on my brass 19000 series cabooses, it > is a close clearance using 5'6" wheelbase Bettendorf "T" section > trucks. Not sure what is available in S right now at 5'6", but a > shorter wheelbase truck should help... > > Jim K. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
