--- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote:
> It was a Lionel body with ATLAS O trucks attached. The fellow told >me that
> Lionel trucks sometimes fall apart after some use and have a >bad reputation.
> The ATLAS O trucks had a good reputation. Seems like >quite a few of the O
> fellows preferred buying a product with the >trucks already "switched"
> instead of doing the switching themselves.
Hi Ed, I believe the last sentence but not the first part.My experience is
Lionel trucks need a lot of work with a dremel cutoff wheel to even get them
apart so I can't see them "falling apart"anytime soon. Contrary to what your
vendor told you Atlas trucks are no great favorite of O scale modelers, they
are grossly over wide to accommodate 3 rail tinplate wheel sets. They probably
just use them on the converted cars because they are available and sell well to
those who don't know their shortcomings. When I switched trucks on 3 rail O
cars I would use Weaver trucks or Athearn trucks before Atlas trucks every
time. I even removed Atlas trucks and put more scale like trucks on Atlas cars
if I wanted them to look better. If Lionel scale flyer trucks are as nice as
their 3 rail scale trucks we'll be happy campers even if we have to provide our
own scale wheels....DaveBranum
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