Reply to "Adding sprung drivers to an All Nation 4-6-0"

adferraroOGR Forum Member

So I know this is late to the thread, but I had the same clunking problem on an mth USRA 0-6-0 switcher that had been converted to 2 rail by Joe Foelkrob.

It would clunk, the front driver would lift up, and sometimes even derail.

I finally figured it out. The first set of drive wheels were too close together. THEY WERE OUT OF GAUGE! So it would hit the frog and pop up, always clunking when it dropped down, and derailing at speed. I took a screwdriver and pried the wheel out ever so slightly. Problem solved! No more clunking, no more derailing!

I never thought to check for gauge problems because it was a Joe F. Conversion and he does amazing work. But that was the issue.

So before going to the trouble of putting in spring drivers. Check the gauge of the drive wheels is my suggestion!

Adam

2/21/2111:48 AM

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