Truck with pickup roller and electocoupler for TMCC conversion

It would help if you specified which operating car.  You can get collector trucks for most versions of rolling stock trucks, so the answer is certainly 99.9% going to be yes.  I have a number of trucks with collectors and electrocouplers.  Look for the trucks used on stuff like the Vision Line PFE Reefers or tank cars.  There are a few Lionel cars with pickups and electrocouplers.

I'm modifying a Lionel 3469 Dump Car to TMCC and want to control the dump and add electro couplers that would also be control separately from TMCC 

John, You want the Lionel NTCL-1 truck:

http://store.justtrains.com/NT...e-Roller_p_2690.html

This is the same truck your car has, with the addition of the center roller collector. If you choose, you can discard the shoe, but I would keep it and wire it in for either the couplers or dump mechanisim to be operated by a UCS (powered by track power, not accessory power), and not exclusively TMCC.

Sounds like a winner.

bmoran4 posted:

John, You want the Lionel NTCL-1 truck:

http://store.justtrains.com/NT...e-Roller_p_2690.html

This is the same truck your car has, with the addition of the center roller collector. If you choose, you can discard the shoe, but I would keep it and wire it in for either the couplers or dump mechanisim to be operated by a UCS (powered by track power, not accessory power), and not exclusively TMCC.

bmoran4,

Thanks for the link!

The other option as these trucks seem priced pretty dear is to just get a lighted caboose that comes with pickup rollers. Some even have both trucks with rollers. I use transfer cabeese and their trucks are closer to the car ends like most freight cars (shorter couplers). You can find many cars for less than the price of that single MTH truck.

Pete

John,

I might also have some newer cars I want to upgrade to TMCC, do you happen to know the part number for the vision line refer trucks, I only can find the manual for them on Lionel's site, It doesn't bring back a parts diagram.

I added the snap-in pickups to these trucks.  There are others, just can't find the part number right now.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

I added the snap-in pickups to these trucks.  There are others, just can't find the part number right now.

Thanks John

John

I was able to get a pair of trucks and ordered a Mini Commander ACC.

Sounds good, looks like you're all set.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Sounds good, looks like you're all set.

gunrunnerjohn,

Do you happen to know the size of the mounting screw for the trucks?

John Graser

Not offhand, I'd have to find one and stick it into a screw gauge.  I believe the modern Lionel ones are a metric screw.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Not offhand, I'd have to find one and stick it into a screw gauge.  I believe the modern Lionel ones are a metric screw.

It looks like the truck will  work great once I can get some screws.  I started wiring the car up last night.

Thanks for your help!

Which trucks? One popular Lionel truck screw is this one...

6306770071 SCREW / WSHRHD / 3 mm x 8.0 mm x .5 thd

CJACK,

The truck is Lionel #610-9845-060.

Try a 3 mm screw with a .5 thread. They are available probably at the hardware store...

The one that I mentioned above, the 8 mm long one, I think is the proper screw for that truck...best I can figure with Lionel's search. I looked for the tender the truck might have been on and then what the screws were.

You also want one with the broad head, the real truck screws are the "washer head" with the flat extending out.

CJACK/GUNRUNNERJOHN,

Thanks, I'll see what I can find tonight.

This one...

6306770071 SCREW / WSHRHD / 3 mm x 8.0 mm x .5 thd

I've also seen a thin washer and a  standard screw head on some Lionel cars.