Strummer posted:AmFlyer posted:Bob, that sounds like an interesting experiment. An apparent benefit of the Ficus trucks would be their greater weight, it should improve tracking and stability. A big downside of using these on the AM cars is the Ficus trucks do not have needlepoint axle ends. This will greatly increase the rolling resistance.
Not wanting to hijack this thread, but I have wanted to ask, and maybe the answer would apply to the topic at hand: is there a reasonably priced and easily obtainable replacement wheel set for PW Flyer? There appears to be quite a lot of resistance to the originals, and (carefully) oiling the axle ends will only do so much...
Mark in Oregon
There are also some vendors who sell brass eyelet-type inserts that decrease rolling resistance in sintered iron truck sides. You have to clean up the ends of the axles and straighten them, but using the inserts seems to work.
