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Besides Athearn trucks, what will fit on an Athearn frame?

Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.

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Besides Athearn trucks, what will fit on an Athearn frame?

 #1041199  by deandremouse
 
I was wondering if you could use a different company's trucks for an Athearn GP38-50 stock frame for example:

Kato GP35 trucks for an Athearn GP50 frame

that or Atlas trucks.

has anyone tried before? will it work?

Re: Besides Athearn trucks, what will fit on an Athearn fram

 #1041472  by deandremouse
 
Backshophoss wrote:Maybe a Proto-2000 truck could fit,the drives are basicly a "clone" of the Athearn drive.
The truck mounting points on Atlas/Kato are not compatible.
Hmm interesting, they looked close

Re: Besides Athearn trucks, what will fit on an Athearn fram

 #1065249  by JBConn
 
Are Kato and Atlas trucks interchangeable with each other?

I have been told that all Kato frames use the same truck mount confguration, so that the four- and six-axle units would be able to interchange trucks. So far so good, but Kato Blomberg GP40 trucks are scarce and pricey, Atlas are less so.

Just to be clear, goal would be to mount Atlas GP40-2 trucks on a Kato SD45 frame. Is it possible?
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