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does anyone out there know where I could find some six wheel trucks for kline heavy weight passenger cars?

I found two of my cars with completely destroyed trucks when I was unpacking from storage. don't know how

it happened but I suspect the movers. but can't prove it but anyway any help would be appreciated. thanks

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Good luck finding K-Line 3 rail trucks. You might be able to use Lionel, MTH or Williams trucks though. You would want to compare bolster height before jumping in. Thats where the difference usually is.

That said, did the sideframes crumble or just the steel plate under the truck come loose? If the latter you should be able to repair the truck with epoxy assuming you still have all the components.

 

Pete

 

Last edited by Norton
Originally Posted by RailRide:

May not have been the movers.. K-Line has had occasional bad batches of Zamac (the metal used for die castings) that manifests itself in something called "zinc pest". Search the term on this forum for more discussions on the subject.

 

---PCJ

I think they were damaged as they were completely crushed even axels were bent.

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