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 Posted - August 15 2013 : 12:39:53 PM
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got this today for free,according to sites it is n gauge,but it runs on hon3 track? ken
Edited by - catfordken on August 15 2013 9:00:10 PM
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Posted - August 15 2013 : 1:13:50 PM
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| It runs on N scale track. It is HOn30, there's a difference between HOn3 and HOn30. HOn30 is 2 foot gauge and HOn3 is whatever EBT and Rio Grande run on.
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Posted - August 15 2013 : 1:42:17 PM
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hi LGLrr845,does not fit on my n gauge track(kato)just to small,same gauge as mdc, ken
Edited by - catfordken on August 15 2013 2:25:34 PM
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Posted - August 15 2013 : 4:21:09 PM
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It's possible that a previous owner re-gauged it to HOn3. The difference between N-gauge and HOn3 is only 1.5mm.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOn3/message/70824
All of the Eggerbahn items that I have run fine on N-gauge track.
-Thomas
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Posted - August 15 2013 : 5:55:06 PM
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| Weird. Will needs lots of work, the rods aren't set right. Can't beat the price though.
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Posted - August 15 2013 : 7:10:18 PM
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hi LGLrr845,problem solved,reset to n gauge,as it should be,cannot find anything wrong with rods runs ok,original photo is of same side in both photos,ken
Edited by - catfordken on August 15 2013 8:08:20 PM
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Posted - August 16 2013 : 01:12:04 AM
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| -shrugs- Looks fine now. I got 1 and half of those engines. 1 that works and another that is kaput. My first one barely worked until I had gotten a new chassis for it, the original had succumbed to zinc rot, pest, or whatever it's called.
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Posted - August 18 2013 : 02:37:36 AM
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Those were sold as AHM MiniTrains. http://tycotrain.tripod.com/ahmhoscaletrainscollectorsresource/id85.html
Up until a few years ago no one thought the saddle tanker had made it further than the drawing board, but I've since seen them on eBay quite a few times.
They were brought back to the market a few years ago, and retooled with a quality drive and blackened wheels.
http://modelrailroading.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/the-big-city-hobbies-hon30-minitrains-0-4-0-mining-set-review/
There's always a guy at the Greenberg show who has them buzzing around a small layout. They're smooth runners.
The Tyco Depot
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