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AMS Boxcars

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

This afternoon the Big Brown Truck delivered 4 AMS Boxcars to the WV&K NG. Anything I need to know about tuning up them up?

#2

Yeah - Take of those crappy couplers and send them to me :smiley:

#3
Jon Radder said:
Yeah - Take of those crappy couplers and send them to me :D
You want mine Jon? I have two pair (from 1/29 AMS cars) sitting in with the extras. I converted my AMS cars to Aristo couplers. Gonna be at the Fall ECLSTS?

-Brian

#4
Bart Salmons said:
This afternoon the Big Brown Truck delivered 4 AMS Boxcars to the WV&K NG. Anything I need to know about tuning up them up?
Lube up the journals. Remove the truck and carefully sand or file the paint off the bolster and where the truck rides on the bolster and lube that as well. Make sure the couplers swing freely from side to side.
#5
Brian Donovan said:
Jon Radder said:
Yeah - Take of those crappy couplers and send them to me :D
You want mine Jon? I have two pair (from 1/29 AMS cars) sitting in with the extras. I converted my AMS cars to Aristo couplers. Gonna be at the Fall ECLSTS?

-Brian


Thanks for the offer Brian. I’m not in an immediate need. I still have quite a few left from a swap I did with JB a few months back. I won’t be at the fall show. Once a year is enough :smiley:

#6
Bart Salmons said:
This afternoon the Big Brown Truck delivered
I love the big brown truck sometimes!
#7

As long as it comes when my wife is still asleep!

#8

I have a number of them, single and double door, as well as the stock cars.

On some of the trucks, there is insufficient clearance between one axle and the coupler tang, some of them have rubbed. I dremel out a bit more clearance, but I will eventually cut the tang off completely, since I am all body mount Kadees.

Regards, Greg

#9

Greg, are yours the 1:20 cars (AMS) or the 1:29 cars (AML)?

I’ve got two of the AMS flat cars, and the trucks are a bit stiff rolling, but that’s about the only issue I’ve had. I believe they ride on the same trucks as the box cars, so I’d bet your results would be something similar. Some folks install ball bearings into the journals; I don’t know that it’s worth the trouble. You need some level of rolling resistance so the couplers couple. Otherwise you’re continually pushing the car down the siding trying to connect to it. If your trains are short (6 - 8 cars) then replacing the bearings is–in my opinion–something of a wasted effort. I just keep 'em oiled.

Later,

K