All-wheel electrical pickup

May I try with this posting one again?

If Albertstrains is listening somewhere, I think he was in on this topic, along with Rustytrack...

I don't want to press the subject unduly and am hoping to get some advice, be it pro or con.. Maybe I'm completely in left field on this... and I could have it all wrong.

Thanks all.

Well, in olden days I would have suggested SHS Flyer conversion wheels for the caboose, but I don't know if MTH will rerelases them.  Even then, you'd have to fabricate some sort of pick up for the insulated wheels.

I suppose the next best thing would be to replace the trucks with American Models 4 wheel tender trucks (4th ones down.)  They pick up on both sides.  I don't know how well the wheelsts would fit in the Flyer trucks.

Rusty

Thank you Rusty.

Actually, I am trying to solve the problem of my AF Atlantic locos losing power pickup when going through an old AF turnout. Apart from cleaning track and weels etc., I cannot find another way of adressing this issue.

I'll let you know how I make out.

Try this vendor:

http://www.lbrenterprisesllc.com/index.html

He has advertised 4 wheel pick up for AF tenders.  Don't know if he sells them to the public or if he installs them.  Has quite an inventory for upgrading older AF.

Roger

I used some for an Atlantic I was converting to "scale". I had to fabricate a new tender frame (which was not difficult), and it seems to work really well. I doubt the wheelsets would fit into Flyer truck frames,as I believe the Flyer axles are longer...

Mark in Oregon