11-02-2015, 08:58 PM
The standard for freight car wheels is 33". (9.625mm) But there are others.
I can't advise about Marklin trucks as I don't have any. You may be able to get the axles out. If the trucks are cast metal then metal wheels may be a problem (if you don't break the truck in the process).
I would probably go for a nice plastic replacement, if there is a suitable match.
The ideal coupling solution is to mount them under the floor, especially if all your other couplings are body mounts. I think Kadee makes (they used to) trucks with couplings mounted.
(Tom: I think it's just a gondola, not a loco.)
I can't advise about Marklin trucks as I don't have any. You may be able to get the axles out. If the trucks are cast metal then metal wheels may be a problem (if you don't break the truck in the process).
I would probably go for a nice plastic replacement, if there is a suitable match.
The ideal coupling solution is to mount them under the floor, especially if all your other couplings are body mounts. I think Kadee makes (they used to) trucks with couplings mounted.
(Tom: I think it's just a gondola, not a loco.)
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.