[:D] Hello everyone I am having problems with Roundhouse husky Stack cars they want stay coupled and the cause huge derailments. I was thinking about changing the trucks and was wondering if yall had any suggestions before I change out 25 cars. Thanks Kevin
Need more info. Are the cars weighted properly? Do they derail at the same place on your layout (turnouts, diamonds, etc.)?
Would love to help.
I solved this problem by changing all the trucks with MT trucks and weighted the containers as the cars are very very light.
Cheers,
Cliff
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are the wheels in guage?
how about the track?
is the curve radius too tight?
speed too high?
Running 22" Radius and the cars are right out of the pack and they are derailing on the middle of the curves and no where else. I am running on Kato track and about 400 Scale MPH?
They need new wheel sets and weights in the containers. No way these can run out of box w/out a tune-up!
Also under 30" radius on these is a problem.
On the Athearn husky stack cars I bought (2) I had to put 3 1/2 ounces of weight in the bottom trailer to get them to run. Once I did that, they have been almost flawless. I really love the husky stacks but they are usually somewhat of a problem to run. All my radius are either 24, or 22" and #6 turnouts.
Those cars weigh about the same as a paper airplane. Add some weight to the containers and you won’t have any problems.
You need a 30" Radius in N scale I was just wondering
He probably missed where you wrote that they are made by MDC and assumed you are modeling HO scale. Notice the reply after his assumed you are running Athearn (HO scale) cars.
The problem is not because of having a smaller radius. I run them on 14" radius and they run well after I added weights and changed the coupling and trucks. As I said earlier these cars are ultra light and if you do not weight them they tend to jump the tracks on curves. A little patience is needed, by trial and error you will get the correct combination of trucks, wheels and coupling.
Cheers
Cliff
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I have a question for you Cliff about how much weight do I need to add to the containers.
Thanks for the info. Kevin
I use container weights from deluxe innovations. They rate each weight to be at 0.14 pound. Quite useful to stabilize the car.
Cheers,
Cliff
Thanks Cliff so to bother you again but did you add the weight to both of the containers or just the bottom one?
I agree completely. Bad wheels and not enough weight. The cars are litirally being jerked off the track because they’re not heavy enough. Ask me how I know.
Deluxe Inovations has container weights.
Here’s a link.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=&scale=&manu=Deluxe+Innovations&item=&keywords=weight&instock=Y&split=30&Submit=Search
How do you open containers to insert Deluxe Innovation weights inside? I bought a couple packages on eBay, but there are no instructions for even installing them into DI containers, much less any other brand. On the N-Scale containers I’ve looked at, there are no screws or obvious restraining mechanisms, but I’ve even tried (gently) prying the sides apart to see if they come apart like locomotive shells.
I tried searching for an answer here on the Forums, but wasn’t able to locate anything pertinent. There were a couple references to adding weight (including DI weights), but no mention of how to do that. All the posts that came up were very old (since DI seems to have gone put of business).
None of the links in this necro thread work and only one responder is still active in the forum.
Not my scale nor era, but I see there are multiple manufacturers of Husky containers on the DI webpage. That probably is important in how they come apart.
If all else fails you could try contacting them.
Good luck with that: http://www.deluxeinnovations.com/index.html