The most obvious difference is the cross-section shape of the drop equalizer bar. Most shapes are just vertically rectangular, while this one has a shape of a "I" with top and bottom serif's. I need to check wheelbase differences. True, we don't have much selection of different styles, and most of us are not well-versed in most of these differences.
Dave Engle --- On Thu, 4/11/13, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ed <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: /AM trucks To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7:30 PM > The truck that Des Plaines Hobbies has (generally called "Budd Buddies") is > the 41-NDO-11,<snip> The more widely used "outside swing hanger" passenger > car truck was the 41-CUDO-11. <snip> I've often wondered why that truck was > not done instead. OTOH, the only real difference is the wheel base <snip> > Jim Kindraka The reason for the Budd Buddies name is that the Budd Buddies were the instigators for having a Budd truck produced. DPH obtained the molds after Larry Jackman excused himself from the project. Larry Jackman told the Budd Buddies the wheelbase used was the most common. The main exception, according to him, was that the UP had a wider wheelbase. Right or wrong, I have no idea. Mr. Jackman made them and cannot answer questions right now. Cheers...Ed Loizeaux
