Tipping skip wagons

[danny]

I have some Minitrix tipping wagons and I am trying to make these tip over and right themselves 'hands free'. If I put a magnet in the bottom of the skip part it is attracted to the chassis and always rights itself after being tipped, but now it is very difficult to tip the wagons without tipping the whole thing of the track because the magnet is so strong. Any ideas?

[rod335]

I'm assuming that the wagons are made of plastic. If so, then the self-righting is either because the magnet is being attracted to the steel(?) axles, or it is purely the weight of the magnet lowering the centre of gravity of the tipping body. If it is the latter you can experiment with different weight, non-magnetic, weights. If it is the former, you will have to try weaker magnets progressively until you get the right strength, although it may be that a magnet strong enough to right the body will still cause the chassis to leave the track when tipped.

Good luck!

Rod

[berryr99]

Another approach could be the one I saw at Expo NG last year (can't remember the name of the layout).

The tipping was done by a structure at the side of the track over which the waggon side was tipped as it ran past.

I can post a photo if you like.

Bob

[danny]

I have experimented and the solution seems to be to push down on the top edge of the skip. This means the chassis is being pushed on to, rather than off, the track.

[B.Meldon]

These were N gauge wagons (not 009) and there was originally a special tipping dock made by Minitrix:


(Originating web page: http://www.zkauf.de/minitrix-startpackung-a-kipplorenset-3260-und-zubeh%C3%B6r-e190671300936.html)

This worked fixed to the side of the track because the wagons are wider than the rest of the N gauge rolling stock.
It should however be possible to adapt the design for 009, perhaps making the tipping devise and righting hump movable.

Brian Meldon

[gallopingalice]

Look at "Tipping on "The end of the line" on Youtube.
A sloping frame, leaning over the track pushes the tipper over.
richard