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Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...>
Is it just the car that I purchased the other day, or do others have trouble with the wheelsets binding when rolling the car down straight (tangent) track? The wheelsets roll well in the trucks themselves .
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Randy Williamson
Steve,
Use the Kadee washers between the frame and the truck. I had those problems also and corresponded with Tangent about. They work fine once the washers are used. Randy Williamson www.prrfreight.com Quoting Steve Lucas : Is it just the car that I purchased the other day, or do others have trouble with the wheelsets binding when rolling the car down straight (tangent) track? The wheelsets roll well in the trucks themselves . Thanks in advance, Steve Lucas. Sent from my iPod Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: * New Members 2 * New Files 1 * |
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Mark
Sounds strange Steve. Mine went from the box to the adjustment track and then to mainline! Ran like a champ! First Tangent buy and best of offshore models so far!
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Mark Morgan --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> wrote:
From: Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> Subject: [STMFC] Tangent PRR gon... To: "STMFC@..." <STMFC@...> Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 3:00 PM Is it just the car that I purchased the other day, or do others have trouble with the wheelsets binding when rolling the car down straight (tangent) track? The wheelsets roll well in the trucks themselves . Thanks in advance, Steve Lucas. Sent from my iPod [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Randy Williamson
Mark,
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I purchased three of the gondolas at the NMRA in Milwaukee and all three gave me problems. I used the Kadee washers and they run like a champ. Randy Williamson www.prrfreight.com Quoting Mark Morgan : Sounds strange Steve. Mine went from the box to the adjustment track and then to mainline! Ran like a champ! First Tangent buy and best of offshore models so far! Mark Morgan --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Steve Lucas wrote:
From: Steve Lucas Subject: [STMFC] Tangent PRR gon... To: "STMFC@..." Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 3:00 PM Is it just the car that I purchased the other day, or do others have trouble with the wheelsets binding when rolling the car down straight (tangent) track? The wheelsets roll well in the trucks themselves . Thanks in advance, Steve Lucas. Sent from my iPod Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) Recent Activity: * New Members 2 * New Files 1 * |
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This was only a problem with the second run cars, the first run released at Naperville last year didn't have this problem. Simple fix and once Tangent heard about it they posted info on their website.
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Brian Carlson --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Randy Williamson <pennsy@...> wrote:
From: Randy Williamson <pennsy@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Tangent PRR gon... To: STMFC@... Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 3:21 PM Mark, I purchased three of the gondolas at the NMRA in Milwaukee and all three gave me problems. I used the Kadee washers and they run like a champ. Randy Williamson www.prrfreight.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...>
My, did I ever get an answer FAST!
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So the trick is just to shim between the trucks and body bolsters a little. Now to find my Kadee coupler height gauge and see how little shimming I can get away with. By the way, those Whisker couplers on this car break easily. But I have to go to my LHS soon anyhow... Thanks for the advice, everyone! Steve Lucas. --- In STMFC@..., Brian Carlson <prrk41361@...> wrote:
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How'd you break a whisker coupler, I haven't managed that yet?
Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... By the way, those Whisker couplers on this car break easily. But I have to go to my LHS soon anyhow... Thanks for the advice, everyone! Steve Lucas. |
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Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...>
Brian--
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I broke the shank behind the coupler head while adjusting the trip pin after I found that it bound on closure rails. Of course, if I knew about this car riding low in the first place--but I do now. Steve Lucas. --- In STMFC@..., "Brian J Carlson" <prrk41361@...> wrote:
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