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when my dad gave me his collection of tyco/mantua trains this santa fe sharknose engine was one of them. For a while i've had the drive shafts out and i must've misplaced them, i havent been able to find them for a long time, i'd like to know if anyone has any spares to it. all i need is the drive shafts, i cleaned her wheels and lubricated her motor so she runs great but she doesnt move. Anybody got parts? i have the shell it's just off
 here she is, you can tell the part i need
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 5:09:33 PM
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SCVR66,
That is one of Athearns very first gear drives "Dual Gear" is what they called them. As for parts spares are going to be hard to come by I have made shafts for them from some Hobbytown parts. I will post pictures as soon as I dig them out gotta find them first.
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 6:05:01 PM
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this is a tyco, easily seen by the design of the shell and motor
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 6:59:00 PM
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No, Pierce is correct - the picture you have shows a very early Athearn Gear-Drive GP9 power chassis. Hobbytown made and may still make a universal drive shaft kit that could be what you need.
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 7:38:03 PM
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but this doesnt fit a gp9, it perfectly fits my sharknose c liner which was the exact shell it was on when i obtained it.
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 7:58:53 PM
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The Sharknose shell must have been adapted to the Athearn Geep drive. I have the same version of the F-unit chassis with the Globe shell.
And not to pile on, but a Sharknose and a C-Liner are completely different locomotives. The Shark was a Baldwin product, and the C-Liner was made by Fairbanks Morse. I've seen eBay sellers making the same mistake.
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 8:03:36 PM
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i honestly dont know, it looks to be bone stock, and woops my mistake it'd be more of a fairbanks morse
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 8:11:13 PM
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SCVR66,
Here is a link to the instructions, 2 pages front and back
http://www.hoseeker.net/assemblyexplosionAthearn/athearngp9dualgeared1957pg1.jpg
http://www.hoseeker.net/assemblyexplosionAthearn/athearngp9dualgeared1957pg2.jpg
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Posted - March 04 2012 : 01:47:13 AM
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Sorry for doubting you guys. I still believe it has a relation to a tyco Fairbanks morse or else it wouldn't fit. My dad had these as a kid, I dont know the last time he used them but for over 30 years they've sat in a box. I picked this engine exactly the way it was, I didn't remove the shell it was on so it's been that engines frame. I don't think it was swapped. It probably was I just can't see that.
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Posted - March 04 2012 : 09:13:06 AM
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The driveshafts are plastic? There is a slim possibility that I have some.
How about posting a picture of the shell? Just for grins.
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Posted - March 04 2012 : 12:48:25 PM
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Yes, but they are shaped weird. And sure il gladly
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