Kadee #573 HO Scale Vulcan Double Truss Self Centering Trucks with 33" Ribbed Back Wheels - HGC
#573 Vulcan Double Truss Self Centering Trucks with 33" Ribbed Back Wheels - HO Scale
"HGC" Two Piece Fully Equalized Trucks
The Self-Centering Action trucks self align themselves parallel with the car for easier placement on track.
Mounts with a #2 or 2-56 screw.
Introduced in the 1920’s - Used through the end of the steam era.
The Vulcan truck was introduced in the 1920's as another replacement for the Arch bar truck. The Vulcan design incorporated a pin which held the journal box in place. Removal of the pin allowed the journal box to be quickly replaced. This truck lasted to the end of the steam era on mainline railroads and somewhat longer on logging railroads and short lines' maintenance equipment where cars didn't leave the owner's property.
"HGC" or High Gravity Compound, weighs nearly the same as Metal Trucks but with more detail & a 2 piece split bolster design for more efficient truck equalization, reduced axle friction for greater rolling performance.
