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SOLID NICKEL SILVER WHEELSETS

All individual wheelsets are Weathered SOLID NICKEL SILVER Wheels on non magnetic weathered brass axles. Upgrade your own cars and Diesel locos. Some form of working suspension is recommended for most reliable operation.

Our simple, low, pricing formula for all standard Proto:87 disk wheelsets is just:
$1.50 per wheelset
(2 wheels and one axle)

Plenty of the  most common sizes and styles in 1.015" axle lengths ( WXXD26P below)  are always in stock.
We also have smaller quantities of  the appropriate  wheel diameters for HOn3 Narrow Gauge,.
plus we supply all the wheels and axles as separate items for upgrading other locomotives
 and various interurbans, trolleys and streetcars.

Most wheels can be also be supplied in other axle lengths and end types.  Just change the part number suffix to order.
e.g. 0.970" (use suffix WXXD25P), 0.944" (use suffixWXXD24P) , 0.917" (use suffixWXXD23P)
      

Please call or email with your specific requirements or questions

Part #,           Description

FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER CARS

W24D26P     24 inch dia. (7.0mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.) x 2mm pointed axle

W26D26P     26 inch dia. (7.6 mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.)  x 2mm pointed axle

W28D26P     28 inch dia. (8.2 mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.) x 2mm pointed axle

W30D26P     30 inch dia. (8.8 mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.)  x 2mm pointed axle

W33D26P     33 inch dia. (9.6 mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.) x 2mm pointed axle

W36D26P     36 inch dia. (10.5 mm) disk wheels on a 26 mm (1.015 in.)  x 2mm pointed axle

FOR LOCOMOTIVES

W40LPT       40 inch dia. (11.7 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 3/32 in. half axles
                      (direct replacement for the inside frame style of Athearn and many P2000 locomotives)

W42LPT      42 inch dia. (12.2 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 3/32 in. half axles
                      (direct replacement for the inside frame style of Athearn and many P2000 locomotives)

W45LPT      45 inch dia. (13.1 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 3/32 in. half axles
                      (direct replacement for the inside frame style of Athearn and many P2000 locomotives)

Click Here to see our pictorial instructions for installing 3/32" in. axle Athean type loco wheels

       See our Athearn wheel comparison shots 

W40LKT       40 inch dia. (11.7 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 1.5mm  half axles
                      (direct replacement for the outside frame style of Kato and some P2000 locomotives)

W42LKT      42 inch dia. (12.2 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 1.5 mm. half axles
                      (direct replacement for the outside frame style of Kato and some P2000 locomotives)

W45LKT      45 inch dia. (13.1 mm) disk diesel  locomotive wheels on 1.5 mm. half axles
                      (direct replacement for the outside frame style of Kato and some P2000 locomotives)

Click Here to see our pictorial instructions for installing 1.5mm axle Kato type loco wheels

SPRUNG and EQUALIZED FREIGHT TRUCKS


    All trucks supplied complete with Proto:87 solid NS wheelsets

Complete truck prices start at only $9.95 per pair of trucks, depending on style as below.

Part #,     Description,                     Price,  Click the Camera to see a  Photo

T500        Later Bettendorf              $9.95

T501        Arch Bar                         $9.95 

T509        Andrews                         $9.95 

T511        Early Bettendorf            $10.45 

T515        Vulcan                          $10.45 

T517        Pennsy 2D-F8               $10.45 

T504        ASF A-3                      $10.45 

T513        Roller Bearing               $11.45 
                 (36 in Wheels)
T518        Barber S-2                   $10.95 
 

E-Z RIDER TM
3 POINT TRUCK SUSPENSION UNITS

( patent applied for)


Click the picture to go to the  E-Z Rider TM Instruction page.

The E-Z Rider TM  Suspension System is designed to significantly improve both the track holding and prototypical operating movement and appearance of all HO cars of any HO wheel standard.  In particular it  dramatically helps the track holding of cars with rigid framed trucks, and especially those with finer flanges  or proto:scale wheels.

The E-Z Rider TM  Suspension System is simplicity itself and fitting is an incredibly quick and easy task.

The E-Z Rider TM  Suspension System consists of a pair of precision preformed extremely thin metal washers  with tiny central ridges, that are fitted to the underside of the car body, against the truck king pin bosses. The trucks are removed, the washers glued in place and the trucks re-attached. It's that simple!

These tiny thin E-Z Rider TM washers are only 0.010" thick and raise the car height by less than one scale inch! So there is no need to adjust couplers and there is no apparent visual difference even to the most accurate of scale models.

Click here to go to the  E-Z Rider TM Instruction page.

  Apart from greatly improved track holding,  E-Z RIDER TM 3 POINT TRUCK SUSPENSION UNITS will reduce the amount and rate of unprototypical fast shocks and vibrations caused by uneven track and running over bumpy switches/frogs.  They will increase the tendency for cars to be more stable and run more smoothly on flat trackwork and sway and roll more slowly and more prototypically around curves and less flat track.

Part #,       Description,                                   Price,          

EZR-8        8 Pairs of Washers,  -                 $2.95
                (enough to upgrade 8 cars)

SCALE, PROTOTYPICALLY WORKING,
EC87 and EN87 COUPLERS AND COUPLER KITS
from SERGENT ENGINEERING


The EC87 fits in the Kadee #5 Style RTR coupler pocket


The EN87 comes with a close to scale draft gear box

A Comparison between the Model and the Prototype.
The model coupler is the one on the Right
(images copyright Peter Brown - all rights reserved)

These fabulous operating couplers have to be seen to be believed.

You should buy a set just to play with them!

IMPORTANT NOTE: These couplers are not guaranteed to inter-couple with "Kadees".
However, some of our customers have reported satisfactory inter-operation with Kadee #58's.

These couplers are hand uncoupled by waving a small (4 inch by 1/8 th) magnetized rod or "magic wand" over the coupler.   Please call or email if you have any questions.

Part #,       Description,                                               Price,           Click the Camera to see a Photo

EC87K-5    Pack of 5 coupler kits                              $6.00

EC87A-5    Pack of 5 assembled couplers                  $9.00          

EC87AO-5 Pack of 5 assembled couplers                  $9.00
                   (for over sized mounting post)

EN87K-5    Pack of 5 coupler kits                             $7.00
                     (with draft gear boxes)

EN87A-4   Pack of 4 assembled couplers                  $9.00
                     (with draft gear boxes)          

UCW1        Uncoupler wand                                      $6.00

UCT1         Traveler uncoupler              (no longer available)    

CL87-10     Dummy Bottom Cut Lever Linkage         $2.00
                    (pack of 5 pairs)          
AH87-20    Dummy Air hose - 10 pairs                      $1.35                     

BB01-5       Coupler Spare parts                                $1.00
                   Tiny ball bearings - Pack of 5
                   (In case of loss during assembly)
RM87         Tapered reamer                                       $14.00
                    (to fit EC87 to oversize posts)
 
AFC-1        EC87K Assembly Fixture                        $13.00
                   
AFN-1        Assembly Fixture/tools for EN87K          $16.00
                  

MISCELLANEOUS  PARTS

These parts are designed to upgrade or super-detail trucks.

Part #,       Description,                                                                         Price

PPB1-8      Brass Pinpoint axle bearings - pack of 8                             $1.95      
                  (for upgrading plastic trucks  - may require
                    shorter axles- please enquire)

SMBW-8    2mm bore simulated bearing - wide - pack of 8                 $1.95         
                  (for simulating inside axle bearings
                    on standard width trucks - disguises the gap)                    

SMBN-8    2mm bore simulated bearing - narrow - pack of 8              $1.95         
                  (for simulating inside axle bearings
                    on scale width trucks) 
           
TSPM-8    Spare truck springs - pack of  18                                       $1.95         
                  (All T series trucks except T513)
                              
TSPH-8     Spare truck springs - pack of 18                                        $1.95         
                  ( T513 trucks only)                  

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