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Title: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Nix on November 09, 2018, 09:45:18 AM
Hey guys,

Could you please help me to choose the right fit metal wheelset for 40' boxcar?
Will it be 33' or 36?
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Trainman203 on November 09, 2018, 11:31:08 AM
33".  36" is for passenger equipment and later heavier freight cars.
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Nix on November 09, 2018, 02:57:48 PM
Thanks for the response.

I'm bit new to this hobby and confused with wheel size. Which will be the right fit for 40' boxcar?
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: jonathan on November 09, 2018, 03:42:31 PM
33" is correct for 40' boxcar.

Regards,

Jonathan
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Trainman203 on November 09, 2018, 05:05:59 PM
I said 33".
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Nix on November 09, 2018, 05:38:14 PM
Oh yeah.. I misread your post.

Thanks a lot both of you!
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: infamouselijah on November 09, 2018, 05:57:33 PM
Out of curiosity, what would you consider to be a "heavy" freight car?
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Flare on November 09, 2018, 06:41:33 PM
Quote from: infamouselijah on November 09, 2018, 05:57:33 PM
Out of curiosity, what would you consider to be a "heavy" freight car?

I'm assuming a Schnabel car?

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=258_324_659&zenid=lbh1i08m602r7vilamvkfmgeu4
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Trainman203 on November 09, 2018, 09:54:57 PM
Newer cars got bigger and heavier .
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: jward on November 10, 2018, 08:34:34 AM
My understanding is that the older cars of 70 tins or less capacity used 33" wheels. The 100 ton and larger cars that came along in the 60s began the use of 36" wheels on freight cars.
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Trainman203 on November 10, 2018, 09:46:27 AM
Thanks Jeffery, I couldn't remember the tipping point.
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Nix on November 10, 2018, 11:09:38 AM
Quote from: jward on November 10, 2018, 08:34:34 AM
My understanding is that the older cars of 70 tins or less capacity used 33" wheels. The 100 ton and larger cars that came along in the 60s began the use of 36" wheels on freight cars.

Thanks Jeffery!
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Len on November 10, 2018, 01:15:03 PM
Probably more than you ever wanted to know about freight car wheels:
http://www.standardsteel.com/wheels.php

The key to the previous table:
http://www.standardsteel.com/files/Wheel%20Diagram.pdf

Len
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Terry Toenges on November 10, 2018, 04:26:57 PM
Len - Clicking on the first link takes me to a picture about wiring a toggle switch.
Title: Re: 40' boxcar wheel replacement
Post by: Len on November 10, 2018, 11:36:44 PM
Ooops! Fixed. I was posting to two threads at the same time and got the links switched around.

Len