New Supplier of Trucks

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Re: New Supplier of Trucks

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David S Coster wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:27 pm Yes Arch bar Trucks are on my list of items to add to our product line. My question to you and others, is what scale to do first 1.6 or 2.5?
I would take either. I have some 2.5" scale cars that use 1.6" scale trucks mainly for compatibility with others. I can use 2.5" trucks, but need to make the coupler pocket dual height.
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Re: New Supplier of Trucks

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True on the actual scale issue. Not a huge deal, in my humble opinion.
And Allen Models also makes good arch bar trucks.
I easily fit vacuum brakes on mine.
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Re: New Supplier of Trucks

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I have a pair of the Allen archbars under my Fitchburg Northern tender. They are excellent, but not available as RTR. I asked about the cost of getting them machined and the price was outside of my budget. I was hoping for something priced more inline with the Bettendorf trucks that Tom Bee and others offer.
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Supplier of Archbar Trucks

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Ben Viola (The Roundhouse) has two styles of archbar trucks that are available machined and assembled.
His telephone number is 714-891-5378.
I don't own any but because he lives only 2 miles from me i have seen them and they are very nice products.
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