Dick, Just one correction -- I don't know the details, but I do know it is possible to get S gauge black beetles from PHM (US distributor) with hirail wheels. A friend has three of them with hi-rail wheels that he got from PHM.
Michael At 2/13/2008 01:27 AM, Richard Karnes wrote: >John, Bob -- > >The Black Beetle power trucks are fairly light-weight. Black Beetle >places a rather low weight limit on each truck for satisfactory >operation -- I forget what that is. If you use two (a must for a >switcher), you can probably haul about ten plastic cars or four >metal ones. Adding weight to the loco for more pulling power would >probably overtax the motors. > >Hirail wheels are not an option. > >FYI, the ones I ordered have 36" wheels and an 8'-6" >wheelbase. Quality is similar to that of North Yard's diesel >chassis -- simple yet well-engineered. > >Dick Karnes > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Greene Dunstable, MA, USA Member: NMRA(Life), NASG, Bristol S Gaugers, The 470 Railroad Club National Assoc. of S Gaugers http://www.nasg.org DCC Corner http://www.dccinfo.com Maine Railroads http://www.mainerailroads.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
