What about a wire from axle to axle passing under the center/bolster mount sort of like usa’s power pickup
That might be a possibility. If it gives me more trouble, I’ll look at that. For now it’s tracking good so I’m going to leave it be for now, except for paint.
Most of the UK OO scale guys use a whisker spring - a length of springy wire. (I use phosphor bronze sold as trolley-wire.) A bit of 1/32nd music/piano wire will also work.
Just tie the wires to the sideframe and make it rest on the axle with the elongated holes. See figure 62 on this massive document, and in my experience if the truck can move in all planes, you don’t need to spring both axles.
http://www.clag.org.uk/41-0rev.html#section14.3
I’m still stuck on the picture of figure #59 thinking if you had a Northern Jersey or Brooklyn hooker with a heavy accent trying to describe this on a pod cast it could go either way?
OK, I finally get it, this is all code. Who do you really work for, Mr. “Rooster”?!?
Roosters work for no one. They are nothing but cocks and peckerheads. However they do keep priceless items on top of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Was just digging around blocking out the real world (actually looking for pics of Dan so he can owe me $20) but I found these and thought you might want to grab them.
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Over the last few days I’ve been running road tests on the indoor with the new front wheels. I’m satisfied that they track as well or better than my C-19s. I’m ready to take them off for painting.
Today J&B #4 was chosen as the road loco for indoor ops.
Lately I’ve been doing a simple 3 for 3 box car swap at 3 locations. One move requires pulling 6 box cars up a steep grade out of McGillicudy’s Supply through an S switch to the parallel main. None of my C-19’s or the 45 Ton diesels can do this unassisted. J&B #4 handled it with ease!
J&B #4 officially has the most tractive effort of any locomotive on the property.
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