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jonnyspeed,

 

You are correct.  I cannot convert one based on the cost of conversion.  That does not mean that a determined model railroader cannot do it himself. but I will not do it.  This subject was brought up before somewhere and the consensus seemed to be for what you would put into the conversion, you could find a brass Sunset or Yoder 44 Tonner.  Now, if the Williams has a nice paint scheme you want, maybe that is worth some effort.

 

Joe Foehrkolb

Baldwin Forge & Machine

Originally Posted by pro hobby:

Anyone know if the new MTH 44-tonner can be converted for 2-rail?

In their infinite wisdom MTH decided not to offer a scale wheel version of the 44 Tonner. What that means is that the new trucks are not Proto 3/2 convertible. So you would have to insulate the axles and fashion your own pickup wipers. The good news is that the Proto 3 electronics will run fine on 2 rails using DC, DCS, or DCC.

Originally Posted by Old Goat:
Malcolm,
Plans are in MR magazine.  Build it using styrene.  The hoods and cab will be the correct width.  Williams copied the Yoder loco, flaws included!

I remember that - full set of drawings along with the Arcade & Attica article. I even got a few Weaver north-eastern railroad cars for a small-space O scale 2R layout, but I never got around to the 44-tonner.....hmmm....

Brother Love,

 

Are you using heat shrink tubing for wheel insulation?  I see that green material sticking out of one of the converted wheels.  If you don't mind my asking,  how much time have you spent on this conversion to date?  I like your wiper assemblies.  ARe they screwed to the truck frame.  I think I can see a small screw in the middle of the PC board.

 

Joe

Joe, Yes, That is heat shrink tubing I used with the Atlas wheels (a tip from Rick Bacon). I have about 2 hours in this so far and the rest will just be getting it assembled and wiring connected. I am planning to add a DCC decoder but I will wire it for 12 vdc to test the mechanism. That is an 00-80 screw used to attach the wiper assembly to the truck. Joe, you could probably do this in 30 min with your eyes closed.
Malcolm
 
 Originally Posted by rrjjf:

Brother Love,

 

Are you using heat shrink tubing for wheel insulation?  I see that green material sticking out of one of the converted wheels.  If you don't mind my asking,  how much time have you spent on this conversion to date?  I like your wiper assemblies.  ARe they screwed to the truck frame.  I think I can see a small screw in the middle of the PC board.

 

Joe

 

Malcolm,

As always, thank you for documenting your handiwork.

 

I'm curious as the reason the wheels are behind the skirt.  It appears that the wheelbase is a bit short or the skirt is too long?  Or is it the photo?  Checking drawings and prototype photos, the front wheels should be a bit more forward behind the steps.  Do you expect to encounter any clearance problems when the sideframes are installed?

 

 

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Wheel/axle mounting option:
NWSL offers insulating flanged bushings.  Check their website for specifications.

 

NWSLProto64WheelAndInsulatedFlangedBushing

I am converting an HO loco mechanism for use in S scale and the NWSL flanged bushing will allow NWSL Proto64 wheels to mount on axle stock with the identical diameter as the HO axle....eliminating the need to accurately enlarge the hole in the axle drive gears.

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