SuperChiefer84 posted:irish rifle posted:SuperChiefer84 posted:You can find replacement trucks from previous run that match the ones on your new husky stacks. They have hidden uncoupling tabs and are sprung. They aren't cheap for a set though.
I'm glad I loaded up on the previous release husky stacks with no thumbtacks. And they included a bunch of BN and SF containers across the line which I don't see in new run.
I did get 1 new TTX EOT car to match my 5 TTX cars from the last run. Although not perfect, Lionel decided to go from 6 digit to 5 digit road numbers on the new TTX (black logo) cars. I'd like to remove thumbtacks also but it has power pickups and eot mounted to side of coupler.
I would be cautious concerning your comment in the first paragraph, as I had read on other threads on the Forum that you could not substitute the old Lionel trucks for their new ones for several reasons, although I cannot recall exactly what they were.
I've already switched out the thumbtack trucks on my 6-83561 SF PS1 Express 50' double door boxcar. Very simple, just unscrew and install new ones. Side frames are exactly the same but trucks are sprung and have hidden tabs. They are heavier also and make the car feel a lot nicer compared to the plastic thumbtack trucks.
Aren't the old/good metal tab trucks side frames different than the new fangled un-sprung ones?
