Weaver Models - Truck Question

Here is a page from Western depot of a woodside reefer 3159 that might help you?

 http://www.westerndepot.com/pr...47/products_id/36286

Those reefers were issued over a long period of time, some with plastic trucks and some with metal. Older models most often have plastic trucks, as die-cast was an extra-cost option. Newer models were manufactured with metal trucks exclusively. If the boxes are available, stock numbers ending in D or LD have the die-cast trucks (D for die-cast).

Newer models were manufactured with metal trucks exclusively. If the boxes are available, stock numbers ending in D or LD have the die-cast trucks (D for die-cast).

Those "newer" models would have only been from 2008-2009 to 2015 where Weaver models stopped the 3 rail plastic trucks and went all die cast as what the market demanded.

Team, no box on a few of them others just are marked #3102 and #3103 so I guess it is safe to assume these were plastic. Does anyone know if a MTH or Lionel set of die cast trucks will fit? I may just go to the local hobby store and see what they have.

Any suggestions?

It is difficult to adapt Lionel or MTH trucks to Weaver cars because the Weaver trucks mount from the bottom and on both the MTH and Lionel trucks, the mounting screw goes in from the top. It can be done but it's not a bolt-on. Atlas are a bit easier, I think. You might be better off looking for some Weaver die-cast trucks. 

Preferences are subjective, but the Weaver trucks are the only that allow the car to sit lower near prototype.   I have installed Atlas O and MTH trucks and they can be mounted but the car sits way too high for my tastes.

Part of the "team"

Mark

Thanks all - Need t start looking for Waever Trucks - anyone know who bought their parts inventory?

I suspect that unless someone did buy Weaver's parts inventory, a lot of battered or badly-repainted Weaver cars with the newer die-cast trucks are going to appreciate in value as sources for spare parts.

Thanks all - Need t start looking for Weaver Trucks - anyone know who bought their parts inventory?

 

Yes Bob Lavezzi of All About Trains is getting the final shipment of Weaver Die cast Trucks and couplers for BOTH the Roller Bearing and Bettendorf styles of trucks. He also has the separate Die cast weaver coupler pair packs. 

Give him a call at 908-925-6035. You will get an answering machine and leave a message. Please be patient as Bob is recuperating. We almost lost him.

For those of you who have the following :

• O scale Brass Freight cars
• O scale Brass Cabooses
• O scale Weaver Freight car kits [1980's White Box]
• O scale  wood Gloorcraft kits
• O scale wood Quality Craft Models
• O scale Red Caboose freight car Kits
• O scale Intermountain Kits
• O scale American Standard Car kits
• O scale Walthers wood freight car kits

And you want to convert them to Three rail, NOW is your opportunity to STOCK UP on the Final Weaver Trucks and couplers. I SERIOUSLY doubt anyone will run these types of die cast bolsterless trucks and die cast couplers in their line-up esp when the remaining mfg's/importers will NOT have the ultra-line molds to run the Weaver cars. Whoever bought those molds will most likely adapt those molds to run with their own established brand of trucks- that have bolsters built right on the truck frame.

The Weaver truck, either plastic or diecast, mounted with one #2 X 3/4" or (better) 7/8" screw.  Coupler and truck were two parts.   Plastic, refers to the side frames, and couplers on earlier issues. Wheels and axles were metal either plastic or metal truck.

Mullet River caboose project with Weaver trucks. Note the coupler is not being used with this mounting.

 Weaver truck with the coupler, one screw.

prrhorseshoecurve

Thanks, I was able to purchase what I needed from Bob. I left him a message and he got right back to me. He told me that he purchased as many trucks as he could, sounds like he got them all. They will go fast so if you need or want a few - better move fast.

Thanks for the heads up.

K

The interesting about the most recent batch of trucks, was the they didn't arrive until just shortly before the final sale on Saturday July seventeenth. I had gone down with some friends a few weeks prior, and Joe said he was waiting for a shipment to complete prior orders. When I left on Saturday, there were a lot of the Delrin trucks available, and die cast trucks were given to anyone who purchased rolling stock, for home application. I don't know what was left as of the close of the final sale. I was able to get Joey A an order that Joe shipped direct, as I made the transaction by phone in between the two trips I made.

Don

Mark,

Have installed Atlas, MTH and Lionel on my Weaver cars and clearly does not look good. I am going back to Weaver Die Cast. Unfortunately, I threw the trucks that came with those cars away - plus I found a few weaver cars at a garage sales "truckless."  Bottom line, they are now hard to find and I want to convert back and have a few spares.

I wish I had kept them.

K