HO Turntables

We have discontinued production of All turntables.
Most repair parts are available.  When we exhaust these repair parts
we do not plan to restock.  This only applies to the HO steam kits, Cary diesel bodies, O Trolleys and All turntables.

 

A Bowser turntable is made of 1/2" plywood with a brass pit wall, the wood is painted gray; the pit rail is installed and the wiring done. The center shaft , bearings and bogies are installed on the wooden bridge beam. Track and is NOT included. The bridge will accept any type of track you like. A turntable requires a square hole 2" larger than the bridge length and at least 6" of clearance under the layout. The motor requires and N or HO transformer (only controls the rotation of bridge) to move the bridge clockwise or counterclockwise. When the bridge is stopped it is locked in place. You can move the bridge very slowly. This allows you to align the track for the loco to pull onto the bridge. An automatic indexing system (stop at the next track automatically) is made by Dallee Electronic. The Dallee unit stops the bridge at each track without you having to align it. The Dallee Indexer is mounted under the layout and can be installed after the turntable is in your layout without having to tear it apart .

HO turntable with our new deck detail kit.  Detail kit fits 14",16" & 18" turntables. 

KIT INCLUDES:  brass middle tower, brass handrail wire, brass handrail stanchions, pewter shanty, bogie wheel brackets, wood decking and wood ties for decking.

Other photos of new deck detail kit: Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3

Assembly- Exploded View Drawings

More Instructions - these are O gauge but the assembly the same

Motorizing Kit Photos Instruction

HO turntable deck detail kit only.  Detail kit fits 14",16" & 18" turntables. 
Available separately if you already have an old BOWSER turntable. 

#7904  $50.00

Cast parts in the Deck Detail Kit

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Repair and new versions of parts.
79215     Bridge Bushing - holds shaft to wood bridge beam
932043   6-32 X 1/4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW
79214     Pit Bushing - shaft passes through this bushing in the   
                                        bottom of the pit.
79134  HO Shaft  - 5/16 diameter steel
79234  O Shaft  -  5/16 diameter steel
79477  HO Bridge Bogie - wheel assembly that is mounted on 
                                          each end of wood beam
79218  Drive wheel clamp - holds drive wheel to the shaft
79330  Set collar - slides on shaft between bridge and pit bushing
932043   6-32 X 1/4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW

                                

 
Pictures of 18" turntable as shipped from Bowser.

Picture 1: Top view, two wires on bridge are attached to the track.
Picture 2:  Side view of underside with drive wheel and packing blocks in place.
Picture 3:  Underside view with packing blocks in place
Picture 4:  Drive wheel removed.  Packing blocks removed from drive wheel.
                Two wires that are attached to our transformer. 
                One allen wrench used to remove drive wheel.
Picture 5:  Picture of Girders for turntable sides