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 Posted - February 19 2019 : 11:08:37 AM
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My SOTW is this Lionel Confederation Flyer from 1970. As I was helping sort through a large donation at my club, I came across this set. I've always wanted one, and I took it home for a song. Have any of you repowered any of these to pull more? It can barely move the 10 cars and caboose.
 
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Posted - February 19 2019 : 12:53:50 PM
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I only have the loco from that set!
I think the Tyco cars & loco would look good with that set
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Posted - February 19 2019 : 4:46:01 PM
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Wah hoo! That is an amazing set, and as a Canadian piece, a real sweet
find.
You will probably burn out the motor if you try to haul it, I know from
hard experience. Best option would be to run it a few cars at a time,
or at minimum double head it. Putting more weight in the diesel will
likely cause the motor to overheat.
One could try adding a small tab of plastic safe lubricant to each of the
88 journal boxes, which I do on a lot of my Tyco stuff, and that will
lower rolling resistance, but may not make enough of a difference.
I'd favor running five cars at a time, max.
I took a Tyco Shark and threw away the chassis and its rotten
PT motor, and took a Model Power Shark chassis, and with the
help of Wildecoupe, had it milled down and fit well into the
Tyco shell. It wouldn't pull diddly squat before, but you can see
what it does here:
https://youtu.be/PsorLkpyr84
My BN set.
Edited by - Chops124 on February 19 2019 4:53:37 PM
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Posted - February 20 2019 : 08:58:14 AM
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Here is a photo of Penn Line PRR passenger set of F7's and streamliners, complete in its box. Photo was taken at the last Edison Greenberg train show 11-24-18.
frank
toptrain
" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
Edited by - toptrain on February 20 2019 08:59:55 AM
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Posted - February 20 2019 : 9:06:53 PM
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| Wow!!
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Posted - February 21 2019 : 4:48:48 PM
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quote:
I took a Tyco Shark and threw away the chassis and its rotten
PT motor
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 19 2019Â :Â 4:46:01 PM
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shoulda gave me that chassi & motor 
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Posted - February 22 2019 : 9:00:13 PM
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| Nice set, toptrain. It appears to be in excellent shape.
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Posted - February 22 2019 : 11:32:58 PM
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quote: quote:
I took a Tyco Shark and threw away the chassis and its rotten
PT motor
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 19 2019Â :Â 4:46:01 PM
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shoulda gave me that chassi & motor
Originally posted by microbusss - February 21 2019 : 4:48:48 PM
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Prolly in my junk box. I've learned to be careful about throwing stuff away. Getting some shelves put up in the garage to hold all my Tycomania. It all started when I got that Tyco Pipe Unloader as a "joke gift" a few years back. Little did I know then what a **** storm that would set off. Slippery Slope indeed. Still, I have the sense that your collection must be staggering.
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