Lowering my MTH caboose

Nice work. I noticed the same on one of mine, and after doing the same style modification as yours decided I didn't want to do it again.

good job!

Very nice! I did the same on one of my MTH cabooses that sat too high. Not only that, but it wobbled while going down the tracks. I didn't want to cut apart the frame, so I carefully put it in a vice and compressed the mounting pads until I liked the way it looked. I didn't do it to solve the wobbling, but it did get rid of it which is a plus. The only problem I've had with it was the silver rivet that holds the roller in place (pictured) rubbed up against the frame and caused a short. I just put a small piece of electrical tape on the top of it, and it's been working great since.

Very nice work. As much as I love MTH most of their rolling stock sits way too high for me and I've lowered quite a few myself. Wish I had known about Keith's compression approach earlier. Would have save me the trouble of drilling through the metal frame on a couple of cars.

Scott I know what you mean, I like the MTH premier tank cars but that is way to high for me so I don't have any. But I do have enough Weaver tank cars that sit down where they belong.   

I've flipped the steel floor over on a couple of my MTH boxcars and used a piece of aluminum sheet to mount the trucks and couplers:

I'd have to check my cabooses, but it seems like I did one like this too.  The coupler shown is using a Weaver box I think, may even be a Weaver coupler but I don't think so (seems like I run out of coupler boxes before I run out of couplers!).

The 2 screws showing are the ones that go into the posts inside the car body.

Nice job man! I lowered one by flattening the the steel floor and then building it back up so the flanges barely clear the floor. It was a PITA so next time I will do what you did and just cut them out  It was just a "beat on something with a hammer" kind of day. I replaced the MTH trucks with Atlas trucks anyway so the originals mounts wouldn't work. I did feel better once I pounded the floor flat though.

I couldn't flip this frame upside down, my preferred method. Caboose as full interior.

Clem 

I did a pennsy porthole and n8 caboose lowering job by making a whole new floor out of .80''plastic material.

I cut an opening in plastic floor so springs from 3rd rail pickup would swivel and not be hitting floor.

It makes a huge difference in looks. I ground lobster claws down to clear end sills.

Painted floor and trucks with rustoleum camo earth makes a good base for eventual weathering.

I repainted, weathered, lowered, and converted to 2 rail this Railking NE caboose.  I also moved the trucks outward to more accurately capture their real spacing as I don't need it to turn tight radii as a 2 rail car.

Great job Clem! That made a huge improvement in the looks of the caboose.