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Dana Russell
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Hello Rod!
Very nice work on your layout and your models!
I'm considering wooden rails for my deadrail logging operation in On30.
I'm working on a Class A Climax right now.
I see you have very wide tread width on your wheels.
Is that for realism, or did you have issues with standard HO tread width?
I'd like to not have to find wide tread wheel if I don't have to.
Thanks for your reply.
Dana
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27th, 2019 09:50 pm |
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Dig around and find some books on logging railroads.
Railroads in the Woods comes to mind, and This Was Logging.
Both have photos of pole road logging railroad operations.
They tended to run wider tread width.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27th, 2019 10:02 pm |
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Rod Hutchinson
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Dana,
Timber rails were not used with motive power much at all.
They were primarily used for horse drawn logged or sawn timber.
In cases where it was used, steel rails would be used on curves,
or the timber may have flat metal sheet nailed on to them.
Where locos were used, the weight of the loco,
would quickly cause the timber to break down.
In addition straight pieces of timber were used on curves,
so the gauge on curves would vary with distance.
Hence the wide tread.
Another option is pole roads and double flange wheels.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27th, 2019 10:04 pm |
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Rod Hutchinson
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For single flange wheels on pole roads,
the tread was wider than wide wheels used on sawn timber rail.
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Dana Russell
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Thanks guys!
I was really asking more about the performance of standard HO wheels on scale wooden rails.
I guess I can set up a temporary track and see what happens.
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