It's ... SWITCHER SATURDAY!!! February 3, 2024 Edition

@Don McErlean posted:

@Bill Swatos- Been thinking of getting one of the Lionel Speeders...can they pull any cars at all?  Do they even have couplers?

Thanks

Don

Don- they don't but I've thought about making a small flat car to pull behind mine. An old 4 wheel steam leading truck would be the correct scale wheels I think.

A simple draw bar would connect the two.

Bob

@Don McErlean posted:

@Bill Swatos- Been thinking of getting one of the Lionel Speeders...can they pull any cars at all?  Do they even have couplers?

Thanks

Don

She's got no couplers as the prototype did not. She's "one axle" drive, but one of the wheels on the driven axle has a traction tire and the single Mabuchi can motor is the same one as that used in the two-motor K-Line and "Kughn-era" Lionel diesels. I guess you could view her as one truck from a WbB 44- or 70-tonner. In addition, the bridge rectifier looks like it can handle decent current draw. Therefore, she won't have trouble moving a few cars, especially if they're light. I pushed 5 unweighted Weaver boxcars around my flat oval at only about 5V. The plastic coupler knuckles won't scratch the front "bumper," either.

Bob has an interesting suggestion for a "work car" above, too.

@RSJB18 & @Bill Swatos - Thanks for the answer and discussion guys.  I think maybe that Bob has an approach which would work.  I have done something similar with what I call a "transition" car to allow some of my Marx locos to pull my Lionel freights.  Thanks for responding.

Do