Any tips out there on the correct procedure in installing Bachmann's passenger car trucks to one of their passenger cars.Have found no information on this topic on the web so asking this community for some tips. Thanks

Thanks guys for shrinking the world, but after trying several other things and it has improved a little, I don't want to try and take the trucks off this locomotive as the gears are attached. Don't want to go there. Again thanks for the suggestions.

To Wales and Australia I say Thank You. Will check out your suggestions. Hoping to avoid the return to Bachmann.

Just got a new Heisler. Works well. Do have a problem though in that the locomotive has a pronounced lean to the right. It does not sit in a balanced position, but has a definite lean to the right. Any suggestions as to why this is happening and any suggestions as how to correct the problem would be appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for the tip. Will have a peek. Hope things are well down under.

Thanks a bunch Rich. Will do. Just didn't want to buy the wrong size.

Wondering what size of speaker you would use for the Bachmann On30 Outside frame locomotive and also what size of speaker you would use for the Bachmann On30 Inside frame locative as well. I believe the correct Sountrax sound decoder is TSU-1000 Light Steam version( Decoder part #826101). Thanks

Thank you to everyone who replied including the Bach Man. They are nice but you can also do some fairly realistic weathering on the wood like decks that come on Bachmann's flat cars. Going to try one of the Banta kits anyway.

To the folks in Bachmann's service department. I would like to thank you on behalf of all those you kindly sent replacement gears to. It is so easy to post a rant or complaint  here on this forum. Life is a two way street and we are all in this world of On30 together. When something positive or good happens, we should post that too. Good news is always that.....Good. Always nice to hear also.

Thanks Steve and to the Bach Man.....Thanks for the reassurance. Looking forward to seeing that Whitcomb also.

Make that 18 foot flat cars............ not cares. Sorry for the typo.

The 28 foot flat car  Standard issue by Bachmann, not the new 18 foot flat cares they just issued.

Has anyone installed the Banta Model flat car kit on any of your Bachmann On30 flat cars ? How realistic is it's appearance and would you recommend it ? Thanks

I was an HO scale person for many,many years and loved every moment of it. Then one day I purchased a small On30 locomotive. I could run this loco on my HO scale track and then I bought a few small pieces of ON30 rolling stock.I was hooked on these small pieces, but I wasn't ready to make that giant leap just yet. A few years passed and I acquired some more On30 pieces of rolling stock and a couple of locomotives( of the larger variety...reefers, flat cars etc.) and they too would run on my HO layout layout for the most part, except where clearances were tight.

In On30 there is not the grand variety of rolling stock and locomotives for prototypical railroads that you see offered in HO scale. In this scale I also found people were not so bound to correct colour schemes and locomotive numbers etc., etc. that I found in HO scale. Amateurs and Master craftspeople coexisted very nicely in On30. I found  that this scale challenged your creativity more than before. I enjoy seeing  precise modelling as much as the next guy and doing the same, but there should always be some fun in this great hobby of ours too.

The big day came as what direction I was going to go. Continue with HO or make that leap into On30. I decided to go the On30 route and it has been a wonderful experience. My wife thought I was nuts when I announced that I was going to dismantle the HO layout( after all she had logged more than just a few hours in it's creation also )On30 is a whole new world for me. I had to give my two or three great prototypical standard gauge railroads I had modelled for years in this process. That was the big decision for me to consider when thinking of a scale change. Also I had been a total diesel guy and was about to enter the world of steam locomotives and tenders.No Proto 1000 0r 2000 in On30. I do find now that having switched I am modelling more( and buying less at train shows as HO is still King at the train shows for items being offered for sale)

Have fun in all your deliberations. The new layout occupies the same space as the old one, just a few less structures and rolling stock than the old one and I used my HO scale track also (with some modifications ) as well.

Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate them all. I didn't know about the new shorter cars until this weekend. I just may wait until November when they are supposed to be on the market and then make my decision to go with the 18 footers or try something else.