Some of us Tyco guys have used a CDROM motor successfully. Just need to grind the block to fit and make a new motor mount and enlarge the pinion gear shaft hole.
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On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 9:22 PM PDT Rob wrote:
Why not repower the tender???? Use an Athearn SW7 or a Bachmann 44 or 70 tonner if you want a smaller tender. With the Athearn drive you get flywheels and all wheel pickup. An old issue of Railroad Modeler(I think) had an article about tender drive years ago. It seems it is used a lot in England.
BobD.
--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "kbkchooch" <kbkchooch@...> wrote:
Jeff
They don't look any frailer than my Rivarossi 0-6-0, and those wheels are plastic with a metal tire too!
Karl B
--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Jeff Pellas <jppellas@> wrote:
It's not the NWSL gears I'm referring to; its the plastic wheel centers that come with the Chatt 2-8-0 drivers that were originally designed to bear a small amount of weight and no torque. To make a functional loco out of the Chatt (which is a tender drive loco), there would be an increase in weight just by adding a motor and gearbox ...but if you actually wanted it to pull anything, you'd need to add even more weight. Just wondering if the drivers would hold up to all of that.
Jeff
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From: Alan Kilby <albyrno@>
To: yardbirdtrains <yardbirdtrains@...>
Sent: Wed, Jul 17, 2013 2:34 pm
Subject: Re: [yardbirdtrains] Tyco 2-8-0 repowering?
From: Jeff Pellas <jppellas@>
To: yardbirdtrains@...
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [yardbirdtrains] Tyco 2-8-0 repowering?
I have never had a problem with NWSL gearboxes not being durable.I put a direct gearbox in a mantua mike,I have an idler gearbox to put in 1 that I'm currently building which should make it easier tp get a good driveline alignment.
Alan
Next option would be to use NWSL parts. The Chatt has 1/8 " axles so finding a NWSL gear tower to fit is no problem BUT the Chatt has plastic wheel centers. It picks up current from the track with wipers. So, although it is possible to fit a gear tower in the loco, how durable is it going to be?
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From: kbkchooch <kbkchooch@>
To: yardbirdtrains <yardbirdtrains@...>
Sent: Wed, Jul 17, 2013 6:44 am
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Tyco 2-8-0 repowering?
Greetings gang!
I have 2 old Tyco 2-8-0's that have been turned into dummies. The "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" tender drives were swapped out for regular tenders, headlights wired, then repainted. Useless, but impressive when tacked onto the rear of a train at shows. Folks always wanted to know how I got the "helper" to run so well with the lead engines.
Anyhow, the show days are over, so I was wondering what the best way to power them was? There is a space in the frame for a gearbox, but no gear on the axle. NWSL parts? Or is there an already powered chassis that will fit? (Mantua, Bowser, etc?)
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Karl B.
