I thought I was alone in these travails. I feel better now, misery loves company🥴 Dave Yingst Corning, CA

Cattle have real lousy depth perception so they balk at contrast like white lines on black pavement. They dont work past dark shadows on the ground either. Dave Yingst Corning, CA

Precision Scale offers metal replacement leaf springs. I used them in Kadee Vulcan trucks for an Espee caboose. Dave Yingst Corning, CA

I have used it many times. Looks a little red compared to what I recall but it matches the color chart in the PFE book. Have fun Dave Yingst

The Santa Fe film "Payday", dealing with reducing lading damage from about 1953, shows a load shifter in operation. The film can be found on YouTube by searching Santa Fe railroad. Dave Yingst Corning

All this discussion of tracklayer tractor loads got me to thinking about modeling a load of treads on a flat car or gondola. Are there suitable model parts available? Thanks. Dave Yingst Corning,CA

I used the ladders supplied with the intermountain kits on my Sunshine Rr7 . After studying photos there seems to be a commonality about SFRD ladders. Not sure what metal ladders would be equivalent,