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| cfellows:
Looking good, Arnold. So, here's a question... How come the tires on the wheels are tapered? I would think they should be flat??? Chuck |
| DaveH:
Arnold, Coming along nicely, must be warm in Namibia :D You got two brain cells, have you had a sneaky brain cell transplant. :lol: :lol: :lol: There again I would think unused brain cells in Namibia are quite common. :lol: :lol: :lol: Looking good Arnold. :thumbup: :beer: DaveH |
| spuddevans:
--- Quote from: cfellows on June 25, 2011, 02:44:14 PM ---Looking good, Arnold. So, here's a question... How come the tires on the wheels are tapered? I would think they should be flat??? Chuck --- End quote --- I cant remember all the reasons why, but it is something to do with helping stability when encountering any sort of non-straight tracks, the camber on the wheels really help staying on the rails in the corners. Tim |
| Bernd:
Reason for the taper is that a solid axle on a locomotive has no differential like a car for going around corners. When going around a curve the outer wheel will ride higher on the taper giving it a faster speed than the inner wheel. I hope this makes sense. Bernd |
| Dean W:
It's looking great, Arnold. They are a neat little loco. Dean |
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