RIVET COUNTER HO Scale P-S Backpacker Well Cars Owner’s Manual

: June 9, 2024
: RIVET COUNTER

Table of Contents

RIVET COUNTER HO Scale P-S Backpacker Well Cars
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
INTRODUCTIONS
ROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC SCALETRAINS
What’s in the bag?
Assembly Notes For Optional Parts
ADDITIONAL PARTS AVAILABLE
WARRANTY POLICY
CONTACT
References
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RIVET COUNTER HO Scale P-S Backpacker Well Cars

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PRODUCT

Product Information

Rivet Counter HO Scale P-S Backpacker Well Cars

The Rivet CounterTM brand aims to provide highly detailed and accurate model trains based on their real-world counterparts. The P-S Backpacker Well Car is a 5-unit set with 40′ wells designed to reduce weight by eliminating bulkheads and using Inter-Box Connectors (IBCs) to secure containers in place. The car’s low profile makes it look similar to Gunderson’s offerings but shorter in height. The earliest production had limitations on container loading, but later versions had strengthened wells that could handle pairs of 20′ containers in all units. The sets handle 40′, 45′, or 48′ containers in the top position, with staggered 53′ containers possible. Most TTX Backpackers are currently in service and are useful for handling 20′ and 40′ international container traffic.

The product comes with several parts that are specific to Roadname and Road Number, such as End Well Right Side Grab Iron, Brake Corner Stanchion, Brake Stand Grab Iron, Brakewheel, Brake Stand, B Unit Brake Chain Linkage End, B Well Trainline Pipe Bottom, B-End Platform, Roping Eye Left, End Well Side Trainline Pipe Left Intermediate, B Unit Brake Chain Linkage Intermediate, Intermediate Cross Platform, Intermediate Stanchion – Right, Intermediate Stanchion – Left, Well Floor, Brake Chain Tensioner Wheel, Interbox Connector, Brake Chain Tensioner Rod Support, Medium Intermediate Platform A, Body – B Well, End Well Side Trainline Pipe Left, End Well Branch Pipe, End Well Retainer Valve Pipe, Coupler Box Cover, End Well Side Trainline Pipe Right, End Well Left Side Grab Iron, End Well Trainline Pipe Bottom #1, Screw – Flat Head – Machine – 2.0 X 4 .0MM, Brake Stand Stirrup Step, Side Bearing Support Left, Coupler Type SBE – Diecast, Coupler Centering Spring, Trainline Hose Intermediate, Medium Intermediate Platform B, and IBC Box. The product also includes non-functioning detail parts such as interbox connectors (IBCs) that can be placed in the IBC boxes when running the car empty, if desired.

Product Usage Instructions

Before using the product, familiarize yourself with the parts that come with it. Refer to the list of Roadname and Road Number specific parts to identify each part’s name and function.
Assemble the model train using the parts provided in the product. Follow the assembly instructions provided in the user manual.
When running the car empty, place the non-functioning detail parts, such as interbox connectors (IBCs), in the IBC boxes.
To use the product for handling international container traffic, load 20′ or 40′ containers in the wells. The sets handle 40′, 45′, or 48′ containers in the top position, with staggered 53′ containers possible.
Ensure that the trainline pipes are properly connected to the locomotive and other cars in the train before use.
When not in use, store the interbox connectors (IBCs) in their respective IBC boxes on each car.
Regularly inspect and maintain the product to ensure its optimal performance and longevity.

INTRODUCTIONS

Our Rivet Counter™ brand strives to create the most accurately detailed model trains imaginable. The real-world counterpart is meticulously researched to ensure prototype fidelity. Each model features numerous factory applied parts including railroad, road number, and era-specific™ details whenever possible. In 1986, Pullman-Standard introduced the “Backpacker” well car, a 5-unit set with 40’ wells designed to reduce tare weight by eliminating bulkheads and using Inter-Box Connectors (IBCs) to secure containers in place. The car’s low profile made it look similar to Gunderson’s offerings, but shorter in height. The earliest production had limitations on container loading, but later versions had strengthened wells that could handle pairs of 20’ containers in all units. The sets handle 40’, 45’, or 48’ containers in the top position, with staggered 53’ containers possible. Currently, most TTX Backpackers are in service and are useful for handling 20’ and 40’ international container traffic.

ROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC SCALETRAINS

All New Model
First time in HO scale
All-new model
Articulated 5-unit well car built by Pullman-Standard (P-S), later Trinity (TRN)
Capable of carrying 1 x 40’ or 2 x 20’ containers per well, with up to 48’ long container in top position per well (53’ containers possible in top position, staggered in every other well)
All-metal Type “E” lower-shelf couplers
Barber S-2 Roller-bearing 70-ton trucks with 33” .110” tread metal wheels at ends, and Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with 36” .110” tread metal wheels at articulation points, featuring rotating bearing caps
Multi-piece brake plumbing and rigging detail
Photoetched see-through stainless-steel walkways
Wireform grab irons on side and end sills
Rugged Celcon corner uprights and vertical grabs
Detailed floors and well interior sidewalls
Separate Inter-Box Connector (IBC) details included for loading in IBC holder boxes on car deck
Diecast bodies for optimum weight and performance
Minimum Radius: 22”, recommended radius 26”
Fully assembled (with some exceptions)
Color matched to Tru-Color paint colors when possible
Photo-etched stainless steel see-through end crossover platforms
Printing and lettering legible under magnification
Accurately profiled .110” wide wheel tread
Coupler cut levers
Trainline hoses
Intricate brake plumbing
Weighted to Industry standards
Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
Packaging safely stores model

What’s in the bag?

In the clear polybag with the model we have included several model interbox connectors (IBCs). On the prototype, these are used to secure the top and bottom containers together for travel. When not in use they would be stored in the IBC box on each car. On our model, these are non-functioning detail parts that the modeler can place in the IBC boxes when running the car empty, if desired.

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Assembly Notes For Optional Parts

Out of the box the backpacker will operate on a 22” radius. To accomplish this we did not install three parts on both the B and C wells. For those that have the ability to run on larger radiuses, 26” and above, these parts can easily be installed, if desired. The three pieces in question are the brake chain tensioner wheel, brake chain tensioner rod and the brake chain tensioner rod support. From the factory the brake chain tensioner wheel is already installed on the brake chain tensioner rod. To install these parts you will need a pair of tweezers and some canopy glue or some white glue and a small screwdriver or piece of wire to apply the glue. We recommend using these glues as they take time to set up and this give time to position the parts. Also possible some small drill bits to clean the mounting holes for the rod. Also we suggest that you test fit the parts before gluing.

To start refer to the exploded drawing above to see the location of these parts relative to the car body. Note that the end of the rod with the wheel goes towards the outside edge of the car. Insert the rod end into the corresponding hole in the car then positing the rod support partially into its mounting hole and then inserts the other end of the rod into the hole in the support while fully inserting the support into its mounting hole. Allow sufficient time for the glue to dry and you are done.

RIVET COUNTER HO SCALE P-S BACKPACKER WELL CARS PARTS LIST

SXT81608 Body – B Well
SXT81609 Body – D Well
SXT81610 Body – A Well
SXT81611 Body – E Well
SXT81612 Body – C Well
SXT81613 Well Floor
SXT81614 Platform Set
SXT81615 Wire Form Set
SXT81616 Photoetched Parts Set
SXT81617 Truck Side Bearing Support
SXT81618 Coupler Bar
SXT81619 Coupler Box Cover
SXT81620 Trainline Hose Set
SXT81621 Body Detail Set
SXT80824 100-Ton Truck, Barber S-2 – Truck-Mounted Brakes .110” Tread (2 Pair)
STX80416 70-Ton Truck, Barber S-2 – Truck-Mounted Brakes .110” Tread (2 Pair)
SXT81622 Screw, Ringed Head, Self Tapping, 2.0 X 4.0MM
SXT80623 Screw, Flat Head, Machine, 2.0 X 4.0MM
SXT80624 Manual for PS-Trinity Backpacker

For a list of parts included in each parts set, see the exploded view.

ADDITIONAL PARTS AVAILABLE

SXT80201 Type E Lower Shelf Coupler – Die Cast 2 pr.
SXT80202 Type E Lower Shelf Coupler – Die Cast 6 pr.
SXT80205 Coupler Center Spring
SXT80206 Coupler Knuckle Spring
SXT80824 100-Ton Truck, Barber S-2 – Truck-Mounted Brakes .088” Tread (2 Pair)
SXT80417 70-Ton Truck, Barber S-2 – Truck-Mounted Brakes .088” Tread (2 Pair)
SXT80209 Rivet Counter Wheelset 33” .088” Tread – 8 Pack
SXT80211 Rivet Counter Wheelset 36” .088” Tread – 8 Pack

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International: 423-299-3689
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