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Subject: 
Re: My Big Hook is back
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 14 Oct 2000 03:06:30 GMT
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John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
news:39E77D30.91241DDA@uswest.net...


Dean Husby wrote:

"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:

I've used three trucks together and they work find as long as you • don't put
any space between them, just put them all together.

Oh yes, of course... Silly me.

*Actually*, I have successfully used 3 trucks separated by a half stud in • my
Hiawatha tender with no trouble in the corners.  The 3 wheels right • together
looks too toyish....

-John


I agree but since the whole six wide thing looks "toyish" I figure I might
as well be consistent with my models  :)

jt



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  Re: My Big Hook is back
 
(...) Fair enough. Of course, my Hiawatha is 8 wide:-) I just wanted to chime in the fact that one could move them apart and still have them work in turns. One full stud apart doesn't work, however, unless the flange on the middle wheel was trimmed (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: My Big Hook is back
 
(...) *Actually*, I have successfully used 3 trucks separated by a half stud in my Hiawatha tender with no trouble in the corners. The 3 wheels right together looks too toyish.... -John (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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