J Class Hudson Fan posted:I'm still curious, however, if the grey 785 open spoke wheels and axles will fit onto a century club 773. The locomotives are the same cast and it appears the only exterior difference is the shell color and the wheels.
You would need to change the axles as well because the 773 has Philips head screws holding the wheels while the 785 has what appears to be push ons. 773's magnetraction would be lost but it would definitely help its look.
If anyone has any ideas, I would very much like to hear them.
-Cole
Easiest thing to do on this instance would be a chassis swap. But one begs the question why? .....however, if you have a CC 773, you could probably find a 785 chassis on the bay and do the swap. I’d check to see if the rods and valve gear are interchangeable by part number, otherwise, you’ll have to source all of that for such a swap....also, keep in mind both of those engines have a derivative of the postwar 2426 tender, which is far from scale. I have a 785 I’m planning on doing a Pittman swap to, and I long ago sold off the tender when I found a suitable scale tender on the bay one day. .......also, in reading the PT tender chart on the NYCHS site, there’s a lot of question marks on where some PTs wound up...hmmmmmmm.....maybe my made up 5221 isnt as far off as we think ....ha ha ha!....everything on my railroad is open to interpretation.....and scrutiny.......and head scratching..........sometimes crying...........Pat
