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Changes in Aristo Heavyweight Pass. Trucks....Kadee Couplers

Modeling
#1

With the changes in the Aristo 6 wheeled trucks on their heavyweight passenger cars, the body mounting of Kadee couplers will be effected.
They are now using smaller wheel diameters. (Seem to be the same as their normal freight equipment)

This lowers the car by about 1/8th inch, causing the Kadee conversion mount with the flex bracket to be too low.

Kadee already was shimming the car by about a 1/16th".

 I have talked with Sam at Kadee about this and he is investigating.

In the mean time, on my refurbishing project of a bunch of the cars, I’m trying a few things. I may try milling the big mount that is glued to the floor, down anout 3/16ths and see if it is closer to the correct height; although this may cause the coupler itself to be too close to the simulated diaphram.

Has anyone else seen this problem, or are all of you staying with the Talgo style coupling ?

I’m also changing the trucks to have the bolster in the centre of the trucks, so I have to body mount, with the flex bracket.

#2

Fred, do you have a description of how you are changing the bolster? I think you are changing the pivot point, but I’m not clear. I have a set of the newer style aristos and can’t body mount, too many S curves, and also a crossover of 2 back to back wide radius switches…

Thanks, Greg

#3

Right now, Greg; I’m toying with the idea of using the “Secondary bolster”, as the main bolster, and cutting off the old main bolster.
I have already drilled the centre holes in the truck, and am now looking at the coupler situation. The Kadee conversion set along with the flex brackets looks good, but with the introduction of the new smaller diameter wheels will make it necessary to mill down the Kadee part that glues to the car. I have talked to Sam at Kadee about the change and he is looking into it. Kadee on the original mount, included a washer to raise the car about a 1/16th…I want to overcome this; so this is an added challenge.

Fred

#4

I’m going to have to look at mine and see what you mean by secondary bolster… do you mean the second raised boss? There are 2 bosses, one goes in a hole in the truck, and it is the pivot point, and the second one rides in a curved slot in the truck. So are you thinking of moving the pivot point to the other raised boss?

(Sorry if I am being thick!)

Thanks, Greg

#5

Yes, Greg; the one in the curved slot. It is attached to the bottom of the car with three screws. It looks like, if you reverse it; you can use it as a bolster in the new hole drilled in the centre of the truck. I’ll have to drill new holes to mount the bolster on the bottom of the car.

#6

Hmmmmm, Isnt this thread kind of hypocritical .

Who said hook and loops rule???

Remember Nicky luv all equally…

#7

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky. Did you not notice this thread is 7 years old? Things change!

#8

Correct Jon, But I do enjoy reminding some of the experts of there past posts

in lite of there new ones. “The mind is a terrible thing to waste”

:slight_smile:

#9

Sometimes the humor is lost in the translation…:wink:

#10

Wait, Fred wasn’t serious about Hook & Loop preservation? I’m devastated.

#11

Ken Brunt said:

Sometimes the humor is lost in the translation…:wink:

Only when not factual and out dated as is 1/24 :slight_smile:

#12

1/24 is outdated? Holy…

But, but but, but that’s the scale I build to.

:frowning:

#13

David Maynard said:

1/24 is outdated? Holy…

But, but but, but that’s the scale I build to.

:frowning:

:slight_smile:

#14

Maybe someday I will dust off and finish my train station, in 1:24th scale

:stuck_out_tongue:

#15

David
I like it, it looks a lot like North Conway N.H.

Richard

#16

Thanks Richard, it should. Those where the (HO) plans I was using.

#17

I like it Mr. Maynard

All of my structures are in 1:24 …scale matters not what the traveling eye cannot see

:wink: