Putting rollers on Lionel 221 loco

No idea but I am hopeful we will get an answer....

I believe the part(s) you are looking for is part # 2036-122

This is snapped into the collector as you would the sliding shoe.

I would wait to have someone very my part # though just to be on the safe side.

Or you can shoot an email over to Jeff at the Train Tender and have him verify it!

Hi Mark, I tried those, they look like it would work, but the fiber on the board for the 2036 roller mounting is different, having slots, as well as a rectangle cutout. Also the retainer spring is further back. Thanks though.

    Very best, Don Johnson

Don,

About the only other one made that may fit would be part # 229-7.

It is a little longer then the 2036-122.

There is no way to convert to rollers. It is already a tight fit between the rear slider and trailing truck screw, any type of roller assembly will not clear the screw. The only suggestion I can offer is bend the sliding shoe downward a bit, and if it stalls on Super O switches, add a plug and wire assembly between the loco and tender and use the tender pick-ups as an auxiliary pick-up. If it is a 221T without a whistle, add a pick-up to the front truck.

Thanks Guys, I was getting the impression I was going to have to run a jumper from tender rollers. I just wanted to avoid that if possible. Looks like not possible.

   As a point of information with SuperO, if the center rail is just cleaned with a scothbrite pad or the like, the sliders are not too bad. But on 4-5 laps with a roller loco will make the sliders not contact well. If you run lots of roller locos, then put on the slider loco, it will hardly move. Fastrack tends to do this also, but not nearly as bad.

  Very best, Don