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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5278

HHS OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 54 Thank you received: 40	Take a look as the S Scale Loco & Supply wed site for parts. They offer Reading Dolfin tender trucks. 234.7 234-7 Dolphin-Reading Tender Trucks equalized, less wheelsets $25.00 Hugh
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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5279

tcalvin48
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Hi Hugh,
SSL&S is where I learned the name – can some tell us if it is correct? And I do have some on order, however Fred is so back logged that it will be a long time before I receive them. Also, I run S Hi-rail and will have to convert his trucks anyway, so I’m thinking maybe I could do something if I had more info. This is for a different project than so I could use another pair.

Tom Stoltz

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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5282

LNE-401
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Tom,
I'm really sorry, I goofed up and the picture of the Mikado probably has some sort of Taylor flexible truck (now I feel I have to really research this one!), and mixed them up with the PRR Keisel truck. The Dolphin is a Pennsy truck, I posted a builders photo of a K4 with them. I also posted a picture of the Bowser version which are identical to the Bachmann's Casey used in the awesome I-7 build. Now, the best part is those trucks in question, a Reading favorite was a Baldwin product and the third picture is a scan from the 1927 locomotive cyclopedia with some dimensions to possibly rework into S scale. If the scan is too small PM me and I will send the scan over to you. I hope this clears up some of the confusion.

Bill

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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5284

tcalvin48 OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 25	That does look like it, thank you Bill. Now I am wondering why SSL&S refers to them as ‘Dolphin’? The dimensions are a bit small even when I zoom in on the scan. But it does give me the correct truck to search for. Thanks again, Tom
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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5288

HHS OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 54 Thank you received: 40	Tom, Located an old J. Harold Geissel drawing for an I-10 drawn to S scale. The wheels are 36", and the WB is 5'9". These tender trucks where on many of the locomotives built in the 1900 to 1930 time frame. Hope this helps. Hugh
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Dolphin tender trucks 7 years 11 months ago #5289

tcalvin48 OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 25	Hugh, The 5’-9” wheelbase is the same as the one I’m seeing on the P-7, that’s a good start. However, the second post were you say you scanned the tender section has not shown up in the forum. Could I ask you to send the scan to my personal email address? Thanks, Tom
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