American Models 860 Truck

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860

Passenger Car Truck

Pullman

Die-cast

painted & lettered

Heavyweight 6-wheel. Available with hi-rail wheels (#860HR) or scale wheels (#860S). The model is equalized, but not sprung. Older production runs were very stiff. The center axles tended to be too tight in their journals, and therefore the center wheelsets did not rotate well. The truck tended to remain skewed on the track, and traversing curves was problematic. This problem is easily resolved by using a #40 drill bit to deepen and vertically elongate the center axle holes, thus allowing the center axles to move both laterally and vertically with respect to the outer axles. Current production trucks are improved, with the center axles having shorter, rounded ends. Be sure to examine yours.