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Title: overland limited track help
Post by: oompalompa on December 26, 2009, 04:56:16 PM

i have the train set and i want to add switches witch are the 22" radius switches

Title: Re: overland limited track help
Post by: Joe Satnik on December 26, 2009, 11:04:13 PM

Do a Bachmann Board search on "early cutoff", there might be some useful info in the 2 threads.

Joe

Title: Re: overland limited track help
Post by: ABC on December 26, 2009, 11:06:14 PM

Number #6 turnouts work well with 22" radius, nice and gradual.

Title: Re: overland limited track help
Post by: oompalompa on December 29, 2009, 04:01:51 PM

i went to the store today and that switch is huge!!! i asked the someone and they said an 18" would work but dont i have to add 18" to other parts of the oval to?

Title: Re: overland limited track help
Post by: Joe Satnik on December 29, 2009, 06:02:21 PM

If you use an 18"R turnout, your layout minimum radius drops down to 18"R.

The Number 5 turnout is mentioned in the threads as working well with 22"R curves.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,7427.0.html

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,7879.0.html

Hope this helps.

Joe

Title: Re: overland limited track help
Post by: oompalompa on January 03, 2010, 03:15:59 PM

thanks i also want to add an under ground mine what is my max grade for 6 inches?

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