New Kadee O Scale/P48 Trucks

John,

I really thought your post would create more feedback.  Not sure why it did not.

Bottom line, I'm glad you're happy with them.

I'm hoping they come out with an Andrews truck, like they have in HO.

Jay

I think they look great. However, P48 is a very small niche market of O scale in general.... itself which is a minority scale compared to HO and N.

I think they are a welcomed addition to Proto48. I have a few here to try out. I like what I see so far.

We need to support and encourage any manufacturer to produce Proto48 products.

Love those flanges.  P48 modeling is always so inspiring to see.  Glad to see Kadee supporting it.

@Jay C posted:

I'm hoping they come out with an Andrews truck, like they have in HO.

I'd like to see them come out with many other truck styles in standard and P48.

@Jay C posted:

John,

I really thought your post would create more feedback.  Not sure why it did not.

Bottom line, I'm glad you're happy with them.

I'm hoping they come out with an Andrews truck, like they have in HO.

Jay

Thanks Jay! I put them up here for those to see who may be interested. Bottom line, I am very pleased with these to say the least. At last someone listened to us and now we have a great option for scale trucks, not just Proto48 but O scale as well. The trucks roll very freely and are fully equalized and track great. btw... I heard recently you had a big part in getting these to fruition so a big thanks to you for doing that!

The middle truck below is the new Kadee 100T, the truck above it is a Protocraft 100T from their first release, and the bottom truck was from one of their later releases. Protocraft is definitely the gold standard for trucks but these Kadee's look and operate just about as good, and are about the third the cost. Kadee also includes a couple of spare roller bearing caps with each pair.

Here's another shot showing the inside of the truck frame.

"Thanks Jay! I put them up here for those to see who may be interested. Bottom line, I am very pleased with these to say the least. At last someone listened to us and now we have a great option for scale trucks, not just Proto48 but O scale as well. The trucks roll very freely and are fully equalized and track great. btw... I heard recently you had a big part in getting these to fruition so a big thanks to you for doing that!"

John, let's just go with, I tried to insert myself, sent a piece of my P48 Flex Track, and made a general PIA of myself.  That they actually went forward with production is a win for all of us.  2R O Scale & P48.

To be perfectly clear here, my personal use is regular old 2R O Scale.  Too old and have too much stuff to change now.  Having said that, P48 is growing much faster then many will tell you.  I know because it's nearly half my business.  People that try to tell us otherwise don't know what they're talking about.  I think a lot of it stems from, they aren't modeling in P48 so nobody else must be either.

Jay

I received a pair of the A.S.F 70T trucks yesterday and installed them this morning on a Weaver PS-2 34' 2 bay hopper. The supplied adapters worked great and they only took a couple of moments to install. I used M2.5 x 8 laptop screws to attach the trucks.