Sundance71
New Member
I recently purchased n scale passenger cars from Con-Cor. A couple of the cars "diverge" when going through a turnout. The front truck goes straight through, but the rear truck takes the turn. It doesn't happen at every turnout every time, but pretty often at a couple of the turnouts. They have Micro Trains MT 1017 and MT 1018 trucks with couplers.
The trucks on the car were pretty loose when I got them, so I tightened the trucks, but that hasn't solved the problem. I next thought I'd add some weight to the cars because they felt really lightweight. That didn't help.
I have a consist of Kato passenger cars and the track just fine through all turnouts. The Con-Cor cars weigh 1.5 oz. while the Kato cars weigh in at 1.4 oz. Could the problem be the MTL trucks? Can I switch them out for Kato trucks?
The trucks on the car were pretty loose when I got them, so I tightened the trucks, but that hasn't solved the problem. I next thought I'd add some weight to the cars because they felt really lightweight. That didn't help.
I have a consist of Kato passenger cars and the track just fine through all turnouts. The Con-Cor cars weigh 1.5 oz. while the Kato cars weigh in at 1.4 oz. Could the problem be the MTL trucks? Can I switch them out for Kato trucks?