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Post by stevef45 on Sept 4, 2012 14:03:43 GMT -8
Ok im hoping some of you guys can help me out. I need to know what kind of mounting surface is on the athearn RTR 4 axle trucks used on the GP's? Im slowly, very slowly working on a custom project that uses a SD40 frame with milled fuel tank. The frame accepts the sd40-2 trucks that have that circular portion and flat metal over the gears. Do any of the GP bloomberg trucks use this? Can anyone post pics?
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Post by calzephyr on Sept 4, 2012 17:27:06 GMT -8
Ok im hoping some of you guys can help me out. I need to know what kind of mounting surface is on the athearn RTR 4 axle trucks used on the GP's? Im slowly, very slowly working on a custom project that uses a SD40 frame with milled fuel tank. The frame accepts the sd40-2 trucks that have that circular portion and flat metal over the gears. Do any of the GP bloomberg trucks use this? Can anyone post pics? Show us a picture so we can decide what exact mount you have. Larry |
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Post by stevef45 on Sept 4, 2012 17:34:14 GMT -8
I attached a pic as photobucket.com is down and I can't upload any new pics right now. Its a Athearn RTR SD38/SD40 frame, not a dash 2 frame. Attachments:
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Post by bdhicks on Sept 4, 2012 20:41:22 GMT -8
I seem to recall that the SD trucks and GP trucks are different heights, but I don't have any handy to check.
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Post by craigz on Sept 5, 2012 6:26:56 GMT -8
The Blombergs I've worked with have a flat tab on top that has a hole in it. The frame's bolster has a small male pin cast on it and the frame does not have the recess in it that your photo shows.
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Post by stevef45 on Sept 5, 2012 13:42:00 GMT -8
Well it looks like custom mounts are in order from a friend who does some milling.
Does anyone know what the length of a 2500 gallon EMD fuel tank is?
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Post by Brian on Sept 7, 2012 10:26:51 GMT -8
That is a SD40-2 frame you have there.
I think that out of the frames I know about (Athearn EMD) is that one is unique in how the truck mounts. All of the other EMD's they do in the BB line have a flat bolster with a pin. The truck is flat across the top, with a hole to locate the truck.
Regards,
Brian
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Post by Judge Doom on Sept 7, 2012 22:03:24 GMT -8
That is a SD40-2 frame you have there. I think that out of the frames I know about (Athearn EMD) is that one is unique in how the truck mounts. All of the other EMD's they do in the BB line have a flat bolster with a pin. The truck is flat across the top, with a hole to locate the truck. Regards, Brian Ahh, but have we forgotten about the Athearn SW7 and SW1000/1500 (the actual SW1500 at that) which share a similar SD40-2-ish mount? ;D I believe the S12 also takes those switcher trucks as well... |
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Post by stevef45 on Sept 8, 2012 3:51:48 GMT -8
That is a SD40-2 frame you have there. I think that out of the frames I know about (Athearn EMD) is that one is unique in how the truck mounts. All of the other EMD's they do in the BB line have a flat bolster with a pin. The truck is flat across the top, with a hole to locate the truck. Regards, Brian Ahh, but have we forgotten about the Athearn SW7 and SW1000/1500 (the actual SW1500 at that) which share a similar SD40-2-ish mount? ;D I believe the S12 also takes those switcher trucks as well... Does anyone have a pic of the above mentioned truck to verify its mount? If it can fit in the SD40 frame, could bloomberg b sideframe's fit and would it work? |
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Post by stevef45 on Sept 8, 2012 3:58:12 GMT -8
Ok i found this pic online and it looks like it has a similar mount. But if anyone can take a pic of a genesis or rtr sw1500 truck i'de appreciate it very much. Attachments:
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