I'm considering replacing my oversized flanged MT wheels for the low profile ones. Since I'm new to N scale do the cars stay on the track without detailing alot? I'm thinking, due to the light weight, it would derail alot unless the track is "perfect". Any thoughts or experiences? ------------------ Dave
I have most of my stock fitted with the standard MT wheels, but some have Low-Profile ones, without any problems in derailing. Yes, your track needs to be in good shape! Low Pro wheelsets will find the bad bits But they certainly look better on cars where the wheels are very visible, like spine cars, tank cars, etc. ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.alancurtismodels.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
Maybe I'll have put some low profiles on a car or two and test it out. I think I have some decent track work as my regular MT wheelsets stay on the track but don't know if it's to the "low profile standards" yet.
What is the definition of low profile? What is the flange depth? Will they work on code 40 rail (spiked)? Anyone know?
To answer your questions, yes and yes. Low profile wheels have low flanges and they will work great on code 40 rail with spikes. I plan on changing all my cars over to LPW's as soon as my wallet allows. Regardless of your flange deapth, you should make your track work as flawless as possible. ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!" The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
I've been replacing my regular MT wheels with the low profile wheels,and have noticed no difference in the derailment issue.... ------------------ THE B&O ROCKS!!!! ROYAL BLUE
Much of my rolling stock has been changed to low profile wheels and several peices are now equipped with the low profile, Intermountain wheels. I weight all of my rolling stock in accordance with the NMRA RP 20.1 weight standard and I find that this ensures that my equipment operates with no problems at all. Happy Modeling. Cheers, Terry
Terry, I agree with weighting freightcars. Any piece of new equipment I acquire, is not allowed on the railroad until it has been properly weighted to the NMRA standard, or slightly more. I find that on long cars, like, say 89ft auto racks, the recommended weight is not enough, so we add a bit more. I do have some cars with low profile wheels, and they cause no problem, so I intend to eventually change most cars to them, especially where the wheels are highly visible, like tank cars, etc. Just have to find the time . . . . ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.alancurtismodels.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
Does anyone know a website where the weight specifications for N-scale are given? Thanks. ------------------ Rett
Rett, try the NMRA site - http://www.nmra.org/standards/rp-20_1.html It is one 'standard' or recommended practice. Others have their own variations. Rich Blanchard's site has a slightly different standard - http://urbaneagle.com/data/RRcarwts.html Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alan: But they certainly look better on cars where the wheels are very visible, like spine cars, tank cars, etc. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Alan, will you be supplying low-profiles with the spine cars? I know MTL has some of their line available with the LP wheelsets as an alternative. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
Yes, Gary, I think most of MT trucks can now be bought with low-pro wheels, but not sure if they are available in bulk packs. I just this afternoon ran some of my new 89ft flatcars round the layout, fitted with low peofile wheels, with no problems. I will check the availability of bulk packs for the trucks I use. ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.alancurtismodels.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
Sounds great, Alan. I have only noted the 1037's available in bulk packs w/low-profile wheels. Which car are your 89'ers based on? Did you know there is a comprehensive listing of cars used by TTX at their site? Lists differences between the classes, specs for each, and the alpha (ATTX, BTTX, ETTX, etc.) perfix that the classes fall into. The road number by class is divided into types of car - spine, double stack, flat, etc. -, by commodity carried, and by alpha prefix. All are available in .pdf format for download (Adobe Acrobat only) and printing (Acrobat and Reader). Mind you the class description is 50 pages long! Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
Has anyone tried the Intermountain metal wheels. I have some and they look very good. Just wondering about their operational abilities. Rod v. B.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rgn1: Has anyone tried the Intermountain metal wheels. I have some and they look very good. Just wondering about their operational abilities. Rod v. B.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I have Intermountain metal wheels on 36 peices of rolling stock so far and I find that they roll and track better than the origional Microtrains wheels and yes, they look very good. Happy Modeling, Cheers, Terry
Thanks Terry, Now if I can just talk Intermountain to sell them in bulk, we will all be set. Rod v.B. Rio Grande iNdustries
