Weaver Brass PRR 4-6-0 loco | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Michael 100OGR Forum Member

I have a Weaver 4-6-0 that I have added ERR TMCC & Sound to the tender. Occasionally , it looses sound and TMCC signal going across switches. There are two roller pickups on the loco but none on the tender. I am thinking of adding an additional roller to on of the tender trucks. Has anyone ever done this? The easiest thing would be to get a replacement truck with roller installed I imagine. What do you guys think?

11/25/2111:27 AM

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I've added tons of rollers to the trucks, brass engines are my most frequent additions. I make the supports out of fiberglass sheet or Styrene sheet if I don't need the strength of fiberglass. Frequently, I drill and tap holes in the truck for the mount, makes for a cleaner job. Finding replacement trucks with pickups for older brass is going to be an exercise in futility for the most part.

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