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Posted - March 10 2022 : 5:06:07 PM
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Is a motorized coach a locomotive?
(Many thanks to WKS who gifted me a coach and inspired me to do this microlayout. Interesting factoid about WKS: he doesn't own a car, drive a car, or need a car. He gets everywhere by rail and by bus. Myself, I'd love that, though it makes it hard to get a sheet of plywood!!)
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Posted - March 11 2022 : 10:22:38 AM
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I can't do what WKS does, even if I lived on the east coast. Most of the places I go don't have bus service, and my train hopping days were over a long time ago.
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Posted - March 12 2022 : 1:22:30 PM
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Got this today. Not a scratch on it. Box has seen some shelf life, but the loco appears un-played with.
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Posted - March 12 2022 : 7:20:34 PM
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Sweet Burlington SD-24!
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Posted - March 12 2022 : 10:20:08 PM
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I now know why it doesn’t look played with. The large gear broke its mounting post and the smaller gear under it was stripped.
I’m trying a repair. Anyone got a 3 axle SD24 motor block they don’t need?
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Posted - March 13 2022 : 12:17:02 AM
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Whether they have two axles or three, PT blocks are all the same.
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Posted - March 13 2022 : 09:40:16 AM
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quote:Whether they have two axles or three, PT blocks are all the same.
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Originally posted by gmoney - March 13 2022 : 12:17:02 AM
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There’s something different about these blocks that I can’t put my finger on.
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Posted - March 13 2022 : 10:45:54 AM
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I got it fixed and it runs very well.
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Posted - March 13 2022 : 10:58:42 AM
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Never mind. I fixed it. And it runs pretty well
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Posted - March 13 2022 : 6:26:57 PM
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Excellent!
If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.
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Posted - March 14 2022 : 06:22:40 AM
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quote:Excellent!
If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.
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Originally posted by gmoney - March 13 2022 : 6:26:57 PM
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I don’t have any locos with a spring on top of the block. So the block cradle wasn’t something I was used to
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Posted - March 14 2022 : 10:47:13 AM
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PT stands for "Plenty 'o Trouble." RP gets them to work, but I throw them away whenever I come across them.
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Posted - March 14 2022 : 1:03:54 PM
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quote: quote:Excellent!
If you figure out what’s different about that PT, please clue me in on it. I know some use one screw to hold on the bottom cover and others use three, but I can’t imagine that affecting the axle count.
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I don’t have any locos with a spring on top of the block. So the block cradle wasn’t something I was used to
Originally posted by WillVÂ -Â March 14 2022Â :Â 06:22:40 AM
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hmmmm...I wish my Rocky Mountain Line '24s were easily accessible; I'd take a look to see what you're referring to. I've had them apart before, but can't remember anything unusual about them.
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