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 Posted - July 27 2012 : 4:15:29 PM
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any ideas of maker,and thanks for any responses ken
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 4:45:38 PM
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Looks like Faller...your pump house is missing. Gonna hafta find an N scale one myself as those things are everywhere down here--even parking lots and front yards, we call 'em grasshoppers...
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 4:46:56 PM
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Ken, I believe that's from Faller. These usually have a synchronous slow-motion motor mounted underneath connected by a rubber band belt to the counterweights. I'll see if I can get a picture of mine posted here.
-Thomas
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 5:04:44 PM
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Here's my Faller grasshopper, slightly modified from the original. It's been removed from the layout so that I can replace the belt.
--Thomas
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 5:07:01 PM
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| hi thomas cheers, looks a lot better than one I posted,just shows what a little paint and effort can do ken
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 8:46:55 PM
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oil pumper I sees those here in Nebraska & Wyoming
I've even seen a pic of one decorated like a grasshopper 
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