Description
The Caboose Industries 5218S is a manual ground throw for hand-operating model-railroad turnouts.
What it is: Caboose Industries 5-pack bulk version of the 218S — five HO/N sprung ground throws (.165" travel) with the full set of five selectable end fittings each, at the bulk-pack price.
- Quantity: 5 ground throws
- Same as: Five 218S singles
- Scale fit: HO and N (0.165" travel)
- End fittings (per unit): Hook (Atlas), blade (Roco), hole (Peco), small round pin (Micro Engineering), large round pin (Shinohara)
- Tie-level shim: Included (one per unit)
- Caboose Industries part: 5218S (Walthers 097-5218)
Tip: The single best Caboose Industries pack to keep on the workbench — covers virtually every common HO and N turnout with its 5 end fittings, and you've got 5 of them ready to drop in.
About Caboose Industries: US manufacturer (Mt. Prospect, Illinois) and the industry-standard maker of model-railroad ground throws — the manual, hand-operated turnout-control accessory used by serious modellers on every scale from N through O. All Caboose Industries ground throws are molded from strong, self-lubricating black Delrin. An external cam provides maximum life and travel; the ingenious internal mechanism gives a positive lock in both straight and curved throws (effective from 10° above horizontal to the full down position). A detent assists in holding the handle horizontal for installation. Both rigid ('R' suffix) and sprung ('S' suffix) versions are produced; sprung models have internal stainless-steel springs to absorb over-travel and let the throw connect directly to the turnout.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.