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Kisatchie

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Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« on: October 25, 2013, 09:28:31 PM »
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I have some of Athearn's 50' tank cars and 40' open hoppers that need brake wheels. I tried Athearn's website, but the only parts they list for N scale are 36" and 33" metal wheels.

I checked the Micro-Trains' site and found "Ajax" and "Miner" type brake wheels. Does anyone know which style is best for which cars? Thanks for any help.



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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 09:56:54 PM »
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The Ajax would probably be ok for the tank cars.  The open end hoppers could have had either depending on their road, manufacturers and era.
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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2013, 02:09:07 AM »
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And, if you only have one of a car for a particular road, it could have almost anything, if it was repaired off-line. 
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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2013, 11:30:09 AM »
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Thanks for the info. I guess I'll put Ajax wheels on the tank cars and Miner wheels on the open hoppers. Or maybe I'll put a couple Ajax wheels on the hoppers, or...


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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2013, 02:12:16 AM »
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I used the miner brake wheels on my 50' tank cars, as they more closely matched the prototype photos I have taken.
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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2013, 10:01:19 AM »
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Thanks for all the replies. I have both types in my shopping cart.


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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2013, 11:06:15 AM »
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Depends on how accurate to the prototype you want to be.  Other than that — any brakewheel style from the same era as the model would look fine, and only the rivet-counters would be able to tell if it is an incorrect style.
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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2013, 11:12:52 AM »
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...and according to "Ed's Law" any brakewheel that might be laying around a car shop might be applied to any car that needs one at any given time...

Prototype photos are really your best instruction.  If you find a photo of your particular road number that falls into your time frame, that's the only way to feel like you're absolutely spot on.  Otherwise, Bryan's advice, as always, is sound.

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Re: Does It Matter Which Brake Wheels I Use?
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2013, 01:35:48 AM »
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Lee:  Not only is that "Ed's Law", it really is the way it works.  Fix it and get it back to work, never mind if it matches.  If it's a foreign road shop the new wheel may even be a different color.  The same thing goes for boxcar doors, covered hopper roof hatches, ladders and grabs, etc.
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