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 Posted - December 11 2013 : 10:14:30 AM
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Got this Varney 2-8-0 last week! good condition, but came with damaged and broken pilot.
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 10:32:00 AM
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hi erich,thats same guy i got the mantua from,was tempted but could not get him down low enough on that one,ken
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 10:46:15 AM
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got mine for half the price he claimed
this is is the original pic from the auction, here you can see that the pilot is damaged.
here another one. what does the seller do here ? holding the loco at the pilot, or holding the broken pilot against the loco? - Erich
Edited by - Erich on December 11 2013 10:48:33 AM
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:03:11 AM
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| i offered 50 he declined,and yes regards the pilot,i think it looks broken,ken
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:15:06 AM
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| Did the Mikado was sold Ken?
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 11:52:18 AM
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hi erich,not sure what your message meant,ie Did the Mikado was sold Ken?,if you asked did i buy it answer is yes,ken
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 1:07:52 PM
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Oops! Got confusded by The Word "declined"!
Nice One Ken! How much did you got it for? - Erich
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 1:19:45 PM
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| £30 which i think is about right ken
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 1:29:00 PM
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Ok now i got it! You offered 50 on Mine!
But 30 on yours is very good! - Erich
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Posted - December 11 2013 : 2:29:57 PM
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| that's right Erich,we both did alright,ken
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Posted - December 12 2013 : 12:48:31 AM
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| I just picked up a Casey Jones and it's broken in the same place - but the whole front portion shows pot-metal fatigue throughout. Must be certain years are subject to this problem. I saved it for parts -
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Posted - December 12 2013 : 08:19:07 AM
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quote:
Got this Varney 2-8-0 last week! good condition, but came with damaged and broken pilot.
Erich
Originally posted by Erich - December 11 2013 : 10:14:30 AM
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Erich ; You have 2 broken parts. The frame and the front pilot. This is the weakest part of the frame. Just 2 little , very thin cast members extending forward to provide support for the much larger front pilot. Any hit to the pilot will cause this break. It is not a casting problem but a design one. This casting is no longer made. Your going to have to make some kind of a bracket on your frame to hold the boiler, frame cylinders and pilot together. This is a challenging repair and can be done. Just think about it.
frank
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" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
Edited by - toptrain on December 12 2013 08:29:07 AM
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Posted - December 12 2013 : 09:14:34 AM
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Thanks Frank!
at first glance I also thought that the frame is broken .
Fortunately, it is not. the pilot i can get as a spare part! - Erich
Edited by - Erich on December 12 2013 10:59:54 AM
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