PING to Jay...............
Talk to Mike Bauers, he's doing some research into exactly the same thing.
Don
I've been looking for underfloor power (more or less) for my soon-to-be
> interurban fleet. The SPUDs are over $75, which is too much.
>
> I finally got wise and looked at N scale for my power needs. I think I might
> have found it. A switcher, I believe a Plymouth MDT (?) might just be the
> thing, or possibly an EMD SD truck. I figure I could cut off some of the front
> and rear of the Plymouth frame and remove the middle wheels. I'd then need to
> install HO sized wheels in such a way as to bring them into proper gauge. >
> For the SD truck I might be able to go with a floor-level mounting which could
> make for minimal intrusion of the motor in the passenger areas. Small motors
> would be fine as each car would pull its own weight.
>
> It appears that the N scale wheels have a hole in the middle to mount them to
> the axle shaft outside the frame. Is there a way of mounting an HO wheel or
> axle extension on an N scale power truck?
>
>
> Jay
> CNS&M North Shore Line - "First and fastest"
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