----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Werre Tom, where would you put the SSA roller bearing trucks--I mean the newer style?. . . . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know that I'm familiar with them. I still have a few of the old kits to put together. < < < < < < < < < < < < < I have several pair of the earlier kit type and they seem okay although they don't do well with 36" wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I heard that from someone locally too. I dismissed it as a personal problem, but maybe we have to look it to it. < < < < < < < < < < < < < < . . . . . Also don't forget the Smoky Valley version (that I have yet to build). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which wheelsets are recommended for those?
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich Bob Werre > > > Speaking of which, I understand there is a correlation between the > axle to > axle distance and the weight carrying capacity. And of the three > manufacturers of roller bearing trucks, AM, SHS, and Ace, Ace has the > greatest wheelbase and thus would be best for the heaviest cars. There > are > numbers to substantiate this which I don't have at hand. > > I also note the car is marked 36 in wheels, another indication that > it's a > heavy car. And I'm betting this car will really come with 36 inch wheels, > unlike those of a certain other manufacturer, some of whose cars, though > marked 36 inch wheels, come with 33 inch wheels. > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich > http://michmod.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
