Has anyone added pickup to the tender for the Lionel 18053 (Century Club Berkshire)?
Please advise which parts to get.
Thank you
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Hi look like the coupler is only available if you buy the rear truck on the tender and i seriously doubt you can buy it anyway, your best bet is to go to York in April and some vender will probably have a new old stock or a used part that will work, did you try to repair the coupler it it's not broken show pictures here on the forum and we can help you better!
Alan
@Alan Mancus posted:Hi look like the coupler is only available if you buy the rear truck on the tender and i seriously doubt you can buy it anyway, your best bet is to go to York in April and some vender will probably have a new old stock or a used part that will work, did you try to repair the coupler it it's not broken show pictures here on the forum and we can help you better!
Alan
Alan, I'm looking for the pickup roller, not the coupler.
Thank you for the help.
Hi well like i said looks like the parts are not available, if you just have 1 bent axle you can straighten them or find a roller anywhere including York TCA meet!
Alan
@Windy City posted:Has anyone added pickup to the tender for the Lionel 18053 (Century Club Berkshire)?
Please advise which parts to get.
Thank you
https://www.lionelsupport.com/...6655-000Complete.pdf
More searching https://www.lionelsupport.com/...REFERENCE-R009536050
FWIW, the older ones used integrated plastic spring fingers on the insulator that often failed, broken or melted. The new style uses a metal spring.
I think these are the 3 parts you need per truck
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Thank you very much Vernon
Might want to add a ground/axel wiper and mounting screw also?
Chris
Yep, that was a thing I forgot to add to the list. This is technically the original one for that style of truck but they are out of stock at Lionel.
I plan on using Lionel 18420-20 Handcar Ground Strap
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Thank you to all the respondents.
