Re: NNG - Oh Boy!! More Heisler Pics!!!

John K Wrote:
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> So Earl, a question... with that extra gearbox,
> and only two gears in it, doesn't that reverse the
> direction the truck will drive compared to the
> front or rear one?
>
> I think I'm missing something. All of your
> pictures have pointed out there is A LOT of
> complexity to the 3 truck design!

If you compare the top pic with the previous thread showing the gears of the rear truck, you will note the middle truck has its gearing swapped to the left side to take care of the change in shaft rotation.

Good catch, I hadn't thought of that.

More stuff to overheat and break......