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I've been hearing different things about Friday's sale. Some people say that they ran out of trucks for their rolling stock, while others say that they got (or are getting) a shipment. Does anyone know? If they don't have them, are they readily available? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by CarGuyZM10:

I've been hearing different things about Friday's sale. Some people say that they ran out of trucks for their rolling stock, while others say that they got (or are getting) a shipment. Does anyone know? If they don't have them, are they readily available? Thanks.

i asked at a local train shop,a well known weaver dealer , about trucks and they about laughed at me. by now ,all your going to see is some tables and shelves.-Jim

Joe told me when I was down a few weeks ago that he was waiting on a shipment of trucks. I wanted to pick up twenty pair for a forum member when I was there. He said he would call me if they came in. I was supposed to call him the other day, but I forgot, and I forgot again today. I am so busy at work that I just don't think about it. I'm still debating on going down on Friday. I'll try to remember to call him tomorrow.

Don

Originally Posted by Martin H:

Ebay and other secondary marketplace options have lots of weaver rolling stock for sale without their trucks.  It almost appears as if the trucks are worth more than the rolling stock bodies.

Especially the latest die-cast Hi-Rail trucks. Also, I have found that the Weaver 2-Rail plain bearing freight car trucks are EXCELLENT for use on Atlas O 3-Rail track.

Originally Posted by rail:
Originally Posted by chessie1971:

It would be nice if mth pick up the trucks for weaver cars. Thats my main problem something happen to the trucks won't be able to get replacements.  

MTH supplies the trucks for Weaver, so they will most likely still be available.

Don

How would THAT work? If MTH is the "subcontractor" for supplying Weaver Hi-Rail and 2-Rail scale trucks, then who or how would another dealer contract with MTH ro sell those products? 

I just repaired an Atlas car and the trucks screw up from the bottom. I just bored out the hole a bit and used a flat head #4 screw and the trucks were better than what Atlas delivered. You can do same for Weaver cars
 
Originally Posted by Bill T:

Without the Weaver trucks the Weaver body shells would be difficult to attach other manufactures trucks.

 

    Bill T.

 

OK do you think Mike will be an opportunist and produce the parts for Weaver cars or not do so and create a better market to buy MTH rolling stock.??
 
 
Originally Posted by rail:
Originally Posted by chessie1971:

It would be nice if mth pick up the trucks for weaver cars. Thats my main problem something happen to the trucks won't be able to get replacements.  

MTH supplies the trucks for Weaver, so they will most likely still be available.

Don

 

A note about Weaver trucks, plastic side frames and metal wheels.   We had several cars, used on the Fort Pitt High Rail layout with these trucks.  Easiest, but costly, correction was to replace the trucks with Weaver metal frame/metal wheel trucks.

 

We did a correction on many of the plastic frame/metal wheel trucks by simply changing the placement of the wheels on the axles. (A wider spacing), corrected the de-railing problem. 

 

Pretty nice stuff available for small dollars. IMO.   Mike CT  

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