I'm looking to purchase Menards track for my layout. Any idea as to which switch works best? It's been posted that the Ross and Lionel switches don't meet well with the track. Is this accurate?
Thanks!
Sunrise
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Ross makes a tinplate version that should match perfectly.
RossPlate Tubular Rail 072 and #4 switches match perfectly to Mendard's or Lionel tubular track. I've got #4's on my layout and they are top-notch, the best.
i have 14 lionel switches on my layout with menards track.
@Kevin MacDowell posted:RossPlate Tubular Rail 072 and #4 switches match perfectly to Mendard's or Lionel tubular track. I've got #4's on my layout and they are top-notch, the best.
Can you post a photo of the switch? You have peaked my curiosity on this, I am going to be moving soon so a new layout will follow. I am tired of high prices for Lionel track
@Kevin MacDowell posted:RossPlate Tubular Rail 072 and #4 switches match perfectly to Mendard's or Lionel tubular track. I've got #4's on my layout and they are top-notch, the best.
@ThatGuy posted:Can you post a photo of the switch? You have peaked my curiosity on this, I am going to be moving soon so a new layout will follow. I am tired of high prices for Lionel track
In addition to the Ross, I put together a list of Menards compatible switches:
Switches that will mate with Menards track are:
-Lionel 022, 5123 & 5133, 65132 & 65133, 65166 & 65165, 5166 & 5165, 23010 & 23011, 711 & 721, 12080 & 12081.
-K-Line K375 & K376, K763 & K764, K775 & K776.
-Ready Made Toys (RMT) RMT99764, RMT99763, RMT99775, & RMT99776
-O-Line Reproductions OLR604 & OLR605, OLR606 & OLR607
@ADCX Rob posted:
Thank you
@ADCX Rob posted:In addition to the Ross, I put together a list of Menards compatible switches:
Switches that will mate with Menards track are:
-Lionel 022, 5123 & 5133, 65132 & 65133, 65166 & 65165, 5166 & 5165, 23010 & 23011, 711 & 721, 12080 & 12081.
-K-Line K375 & K376, K763 & K764, K775 & K776.
-Ready Made Toys (RMT) RMT99764, RMT99763, RMT99775, & RMT99776
-O-Line Reproductions OLR604 & OLR605, OLR606 & OLR607
Very cool, thank you
Here's what RossPlate switches look like paired with Menard's track...no shims or adjustments, perfect hight & fit.
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@Kevin MacDowell posted:Here's what RossPlate switches look like paired with Menard's track...no shims or adjustments, perfect hight & fit.
Kevin,
Thanks for taking the time to post some photos!! They look great!!! Much appreciated!
Sunrise
Here's a previous post i made on this subject, I hope this helps answer some questions.
Many people ask if they can use switches with Menards tubular track, so i made a video demonstrating how to use Fastrack switches with transition pieces of track, as well as ross switches. The ross switches i use are not the ross plate tubular, they are the more commonly used super line switches. If anybody has used these switches on a layout with Menards track, let me know if you have had any problems, or if not, do you like using them.
@Sunrise Special posted:Kevin,
Thanks for taking the time to post some photos!! They look great!!! Much appreciated!
Sunrise
Hello Sunrise, you are welcome, not a problem at all. I really like them, no de-rails, high quality, good fit. A little pricy but that is (a little) offset by the lower cost of the Menard's track. Would love to have Gargraves or Atlas track but I opted to go with low cost traditional rail. I'm less of a modeler and more of a runner/operator...lots of loops on three levels so that's a lot of track/$$$ !!!
@ADCX Rob posted:In addition to the Ross, I put together a list of Menards compatible switches:
Switches that will mate with Menards track are:
-Lionel 022, 5123 & 5133, 65132 & 65133, 65166 & 65165, 5166 & 5165, 23010 & 23011, 711 & 721, 12080 & 12081.
-K-Line K375 & K376, K763 & K764, K775 & K776.
-Ready Made Toys (RMT) RMT99764, RMT99763, RMT99775, & RMT99776
-O-Line Reproductions OLR604 & OLR605, OLR606 & OLR607
This is very helpful as well! Much appreciated!
Sunrise
