My 2-8-0 tender trucks it the dust. I know of problems, no need to rehash, and these already had the fix first identified by Dave Goodson when the Connie appeared.
Question 1: Are the Connie tender trucks from the parts site identical to the original trucks or has the problem been corrected?
Question 2: Can I put K27 trucks on the Connie tender? Are the bolster holes same diameter?
Question 3: If I can use K27 trucks, how can I order the metal trucks and not the plastic trucks.
Thanks in advance for any info. Ted
The plastic K27 trucks have some improvements over the 2-8-0 trucks and seem to only be different in that they are missing the two spacers on either side. These parts can be removed from the 2-8-0 trucks and inserted on the K27 trucks. I have done that with several 2-8-0 tenders.
The metel K27 trucks are vastly superior. Alas when I ordered the K27 trucks some time back I got the plastic ones. You would have to call to determine if they now have the metal ones.
The only problem of using K27 metal tender trucks on a 2-8-0 tender would be to figure out a way to instal the spacers. Without them the trucks rock a great deal.
Hope that helps.
Stan
Stan, thank you for the info that I needed.
You mentioned the spacers and some you had done to Connie tender. Any suggestions (hopefully your memory is better than mine) Thank you Ted