DaveJfr0 posted:SANTIAGOP23 posted:Ball bearings everywhere!
Lionel be like “what’s that?”
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Lol.
I give it to Scott for going to ball bearings (from an internalized idea that ball bearings = better), but I'm not sure I would hate on Lionel, or anyone else for that matter, for not using them on our model trains...
My question to the group is...has anyone actually done any mechanical study with hard numbers and determined what actual benefit these ball-bearings have done for our models and whether or not it really matters at the types of force our small trains actually encounter?
The age old argument bearings are better than bushings. I would be interest in the question. The good news is that I was able to purchase their last CB&Q A & B last night. Thank you Scott. I started out the week purchasing the Santa Fe A & B. Boy, did this topic get me in financial trouble.