proper weight for rolling stock?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
1

i read some where that an HO scale car should weigh 3ounces plus 1 ounce for every 2 inches of length-- is this correct beacause i need to weight down some cars

2

The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) recommended weight for HO scale is 1 ounce, plus an additional 1/2 ounce for each inch of car length. A 5-inch long car should thus weigh 1 ounce plus 2-1/2 ounces, or 3-1/2 ounces total.

If you need weight recommendations for a scale other than HO, you can download the data from the NMRA web site.

3

The NMRA recommended weigth is good for a start. I find with metal wheelsets and free rolling trucks a little less weight will work fine. Keep the added weight as low as possilbe in the car.

4

Here’s the link http://www.nmra.org/standards/rp-20_1.html

Enjoy
Paul

5

Check back on this forum on this exact subject, it was posted not too long ago, and there were some surprising answers (and a lot of responses) to the weight question, you may be surprised, I was.

6

Cacole is bang on, MR put out an article on this during the summer and I beleive MRC put one out last issue or the one before.

7

I just weigh them down enough so they dont hop.

ICMR

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