Rotary Dumper

[Cody J]

I saw this video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Y9vzHztDc&NR=1
And I was wondering if anybody made Rotary Dumpers and where they could be found. I need pre-assembled ones because of my lack of arts and my inability to build things. Anyway, if there is anyway to get a dumper please let me know.

Thanks,
cody

[Guilford Guy]

Walther's originally made kits for them. I know they planned on re-releasinh them last year or the year before but to my knowledge they never did. The original kits are still out there but are often in the $100-$200 range. If you do manage to build the kit definitely pick up some Sargent Engineering Rotary Dump couplers.

[Cody J]

I can't find anything on the Walthers website.

[ABC]

I can't find anything on the Walthers website.

I don't know where you were looking I did a quick search and found this..
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3145
Here's a picture of Walthers Cornerstone
Cornerstone Series(R) Rotary Dumper
Walthers Part # 933-3145
HO scale, $39.98, sold out at Walthers

[Nigel]

The Walthers dumper is not very reliable, and the mechanism wears out very very quickly.  There was an article in one of the magazines about rebuilding it for more reliable operation.  The main problems are that the structure is not rigid enough, and the gears are styrene (very weak).