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Re: Fox trucks... - e-paw - 10-17-2010

Thanks for the ideas. But I have to say a special thanks to Sumpter 250 for a few sets of the real things. I painted them up and installed them on my coke cars.     I can't beat a commercial casting.     "ewwww a little out of focus." I will still hold on to my molds for now as a" just in case".

Re: Fox trucks... - BR60103 - 10-17-2010

Here's one i had made up earlier...
   

Re: Fox trucks... - Tom - 10-18-2010

Ever seen fox trucks with roller bearings in them? We have a pair under our SP Rotary snow plow. Looks FUNKY. Almost as funky as the roller bearing equipped arch bars under the Nevada Northern's steam derrick. The WP had borrowed that one for a while in the 60's when their Oroviller Derrick ran away at Keddie and destroyed itself. The WP converted the arch bars under it to rollers while it was on their property. Looks wierd.

Re: Fox trucks... - Puddlejumper - 10-18-2010

I'd like to see those. Conrail's oldest piece of active rolling stock was a rotary plow that had fox trucks with roller bearings installed.

EDIT: here is a link, it was built in 1898. Can barely see the front roller bearing fox truck.

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Re: Fox trucks... - Sumpter250 - 10-18-2010

I'm happy to see those trucks doing something better than "filling a box". I like the coke cars! Thumbsup

Re: Fox trucks... - Justinmiller171 - 10-29-2010

Tom Wrote:Ever seen fox trucks with roller bearings in them? We have a pair under our SP Rotary snow plow. Looks FUNKY. Almost as funky as the roller bearing equipped arch bars under the Nevada Northern's steam derrick. The WP had borrowed that one for a while in the 60's when their Oroviller Derrick ran away at Keddie and destroyed itself. The WP converted the arch bars under it to rollers while it was on their property. Looks wierd.

Tom, is the snow plow in the right of this picture the one you are talking about?
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Unfortunately this is the only picture I have with the snowplow in it, Next Time I visit the museum I will be sure to take some good pics of the trucks Misngth

Re: Fox trucks... - Tom - 10-29-2010

Yeah.