Re: Casey Jr? - NO Lo Mismo ...

rainbowroute Wrote:
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> I would argue that the rear axles do NOT
> look identical.
>
> Look at the bearing covers - the Western
> Colorado Power speeder has deep, cylind-
> rical covers that may or may not be bolted
> (if so, it looks like 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, & 10:30
> positions).
>
> The unidentified speeder has shallow bear-
> ing covers with four retaining bolts in the
> 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 positions.
>
> Other differences: the frame would have had
> to be stretched in the front and rear ... and
> the needle beam is different.
>
> I offer no conclusions, just observations.


You're right, Rainbow -

I was looking mainly at the springs and their supports - probably standard parts available for a variety of purposes in those days - and not carefully enough at the rest of the components.  The two vehicles had a lot of similar parts, but they do appear to be two different machines, not early and late versions of the same critter.

- Roosso (muy) Loco