Axle Gear(s) for Red Caboose GP9,etc...

I am pretty sure the Red Caboose drives are just Weaver parts.  P&D Hobbies purchased the Weaver Drive tooling and still supplies replacement parts.  Here is the link for the Weaver replacement axle gears.  Now...  if you still have the original Red Caboose wheelsets, then it still might be worth changing to a new set of NWSL axle/gear/bearing wheelsets anyways since the new NWSL geared wheelsets have a much better wheel/flange profile and recently changed to a stainless steel material for the wheels which, in my opinion, does a much better staying clean vs. the original Weaver steel wheels.  The original steel wheels on my Weaver models that I have picked up over the years do not have the greatest 2-Rail wheel profile and a terrible machined surface finish that just loved to get caked in typical rail gunk.   It's up to you... 

https://pdhobbyshop.com/product/gear-axle-trans-2

Scott

No, they are not the same as Weaver.  They are the same as the early Atlas F units.

I would stick with NWSL replacement gears.  If allowed, here is a link for a package with four replacement gears.  https://nwsl.com/products/spur...riant=31684241391725

The number for a single gear is, 2527-6.

Jay

The original Red Caboose drive was identical to the drive in the Atlas F9 from the 80s.   I asked them about it, adn they insisted it was all new molds/design etc.    It looked identical to me.   I had a pair of the "bag-o-kit" when they sold off inventory.   They came without drives.   I had some old Atlas F9 chassis and the drives dropped in as a perfect fit.   The RC drive did have a pittman motor vs the unlabeled in the atlas unit.

P&D offered replacement drives based on the weaver parts.    They came later and were never offered from RC directly.   On the Atlas and RC drives, the axles have inside bearings and the sideframes are just along for appearance.    On the WEaver/P&D drive, the axles ride in the trucks (outside bearings) and the trucks are equalized.

I have seen NWSL offerings of replacement axles with gears for the Atlas/RC units.  I think they mentioned brass gears too, but not sure.    I have never seen the gears offered separately.    I have replaced F9 gears with gears from the Atlas plymouth switcher that I picked up cheap.   Actually I picked up 2 of the Atlas plymouths for the gears for about $20, and only got 2-3 good gears out of 6 axles in the 2 units.

@Jay C posted:

No, they are not the same as Weaver.  They are the same as the early Atlas F units.

I would stick with NWSL replacement gears.  If allowed, here is a link for a package with four replacement gears.  https://nwsl.com/products/spur...riant=31684241391725

The number for a single gear is, 2527-6.

Jay

Thanks Jay

Mark in Oregon