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MDC heavy duty trucks
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Mike Bradley
They were originally offered with the MDC Bessemer & Lake Erie 3 bay hopper. Mike Bradley
On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 9:55:29 PM EDT, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
Does anyone remember what freight car - MDC or Athearn - they went under? My memory banks failed me on this one. Todd Sullivan.
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Athearn shows these trucks on their most recent release of the SP ore cars:
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH97741 They are not on any of the other ore cars announced at that time. It does seem to be time for them to run another batch. I just wish I had a need for these cars--they look great. Ed Edward Sutorik
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Those HD trucks were included in the earlier ore cars but more recent kits and R-T-R versions feature their regular freight car trucks.
I've had good luck finding the earlier versions at swap meets. I plan to upgrade some helium cars with these trucks, knowing full well right after I've converted the last car someone will produce and market a much better car. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Benjamin Hom
Don Valentine wrote: "Three bay MDC hoppers for the B&LE sounds about right to me, Richard. Some of them were purchased 2nd hand by the B&M and they all had trucks with double clasp brakes. Can't help but wonder who else have used such cars to warrant the expense of tooling for those trucks for what appears to be a very limited usage." As noted earlier, the trucks in question were tooled by MDC for their SP ore gons. The MDC offset triple is a pretty terrible model of an early offset triple with stepped taper. It has an odd fishbelly side sill and hoppers that are too shallow in profile, leading to a pretty goofy appearance. I hate the MDC triple hoppers and the fact that they keep popping up on the market with a passion - in a just world, the tooling would have blown up years ago. Instead, Athearn chose to put lipstick on a pig by upgrading these models with separate grabs. As for the B&LE 90-ton offset triples, there has been an accurate model available for these for decades - the Ulrich offset triple. Ben Hom
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Three bay MDC hoppers for the B&LE sounds about right to me, Richard. Some of them were purchased 2nd hand by the B&M and they all had trucks with double clasp brakes. Can't help but wonder who else have used such cars to warrant the expense of tooling for those trucks for what appears to be a very limited usage. Cordially, Don Valentine
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http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=26%27+Ore+RTR&CatID=THRF&OA=True&RN=SP
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Ed Edward Sutorik
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 08:50 PM, Tony Thompson wrote:
The SP ore cars.
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Tony Thompson
The SP ore cars.
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Tony Thompson
On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
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Richard Townsend
I think it was the MDC 3-bay hopper for B&LE
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On Apr 15, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
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Todd Sullivan
Does anyone remember what freight car - MDC or Athearn - they went under? My memory banks failed me on this one.
Todd Sullivan.
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Tony Thompson
Ed Sutorik wrote: Athearn has sold these trucks separately. So you might want to also search under the Athearn name. Athearn essentially sells ALL the parts to ALL their models. But scarcely any parts are on their website. They do give a phone number for the parts department, and I have found that when you call, they are pleasant and helpful. The key thing they tell you is the PART NUMBER for what you want. Then you can go online and order, using that number. Prices are okay and delivery is prompt. Tony Thompson
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Athearn has sold these trucks separately. So you might want to also search under the Athearn name.
They HAVE sold them separately. Ed Edward Sutorik
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Tony Thompson
Richard Townsend wrote:
When I worked on a helium car, I needed essentially those trucks (this was before Corey came along). I used the MDC truck, simply cutting off the roller-bearing journals and gluing on solid bearing journal boxes. It's actually pretty quick and easy. Tony Thompson
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Richard Townsend
Todd, thanks so much! I had forgotten about those trucks, and they are perfect. Not roller bearing like the MDC, and since I don't want the roller bearings, that works out well. Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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From: Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> To: main <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Sent: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 1:45 pm Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] MDC heavy duty trucks Hi Richard,
I looked on eBay for Roundhouse SP ore cars, as that's where I thought the MDC trucks were used, but the photos in the auctions I found were not conclusive. Have you seen Cory Bonsall's trucks used under the Utah Coal Route 70t gons? Here's a link to his auction for them with pretty good photos: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Scale-3D-Printed-Truckframes-70-Ton-Carbon-County-Railway-CBC-2-Pair/232519243454?hash=item36233a16be:g:GwIAAOSweIlZZrgX Todd Sullivan
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Todd Sullivan
Hi Richard,
I looked on eBay for Roundhouse SP ore cars, as that's where I thought the MDC trucks were used, but the photos in the auctions I found were not conclusive. Have you seen Cory Bonsall's trucks used under the Utah Coal Route 70t gons? Here's a link to his auction for them with pretty good photos: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Scale-3D-Printed-Truckframes-70-Ton-Carbon-County-Railway-CBC-2-Pair/232519243454?hash=item36233a16be:g:GwIAAOSweIlZZrgX Todd Sullivan
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Richard Townsend
I am looking for a pair of MDC heavy duty trucks, the ones with the frame extensions for clasp brakes. Does anyone know of a source?
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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