--- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi George --
>
> Good story! I will let you know if I find the proper form of exorcism...
>
> Re: your boxcar â" if you havenât done it already, check the truck
> mounting
> boss on the car bolster. Sometimes they crack or swell from the pressure
> of the screw self-threading and bind the trucks ability to pivot or rock.
> I have yet to go so far as to remove those that offend, because I I can
> usually file or slice them down to a non-interfering fit.
>
> Let me know if that helps,
> Bill Winans
> ------------------------------
> Bill,
>
> I've got a Ball Line boxcar that derails at most switches. I've got 4 other
> similar cars that don't. We've installed NSWL wheelsets, added weight,
> removed part of the underframe, added different trucks, checked the gauge 10
> times. Still no fix. If you have any luck let us know.
> Tony Koester once related on a similar problem that he put the problem child
> in a purple painted drum with a yellow stripe and beat on the drum to drive
> the devils out. Said it seemed a perfectly normal response at the time.
>
> George Courtney
>
Gents, There have been some reports from others in HO that using a "3
point" suspension helps immensely. One truck should be tightened to just
swivel, and the other truck loosened enough to swivel and rock. Maybe even try
reversing this system from one truck to the other. This supposedly eliminates
the "shakes" often seen on some HO, might help derailment prone cars as well.
Bud Rindfleisch
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