tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post1935289990921946436..comments2024-03-28T12:37:29.643-07:00Comments on modeling the SP: Truck and wheelset modelingTony Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-28324275202741887072016-04-19T18:58:18.965-07:002016-04-19T18:58:18.965-07:00Ribbed backs were only on cast wheels (though not ...Ribbed backs were only on cast wheels (though not all cast wheels had ribs), and though cast wheels were a decreasing part of wheel production after 1950, certainly they were commonplace throughout the 1950s. I'm not sure how late it would be reasonable to include them.<br />Tony ThompsonTony Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-40991850354843873752016-04-19T17:56:06.518-07:002016-04-19T17:56:06.518-07:00I noticed that your wheels have ribbed backs. How ...I noticed that your wheels have ribbed backs. How late in time would these be appropriate?<br /><br />-Jack Shall<br /><br />http://blog.lacentralrr.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-27656470950156947402016-04-19T12:34:17.371-07:002016-04-19T12:34:17.371-07:00You are right, Steve, and the same was sometimes t...You are right, Steve, and the same was sometimes true even of wheelsets which would receive roller bearings. The journals are the same.<br />Tony ThompsonTony Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-19422208058738330822016-04-19T11:34:57.411-07:002016-04-19T11:34:57.411-07:00typo---"much like the STAVES of a barrel.&quo...typo---"much like the STAVES of a barrel."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-77721471879023424562016-04-19T11:33:19.311-07:002016-04-19T11:33:19.311-07:00When stored on rip tracks, plain bearing wheelsets...When stored on rip tracks, plain bearing wheelsets were often covered by rags and/or wood strips wrapped around the journal much like the saves of a barrel.<br /><br />Steve Lucas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com