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by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Building the Bellevue and Cascade Railroad Ox in 2 1/2 scale
Replies: 25
Views: 47305

Re: Building the Bellevue and Cascade Railroad Ox in 2 1/2 scale

Friend of mine has acquired a large portion of the original Plymouth blueprints from Williams distribution 😎Currently waiting for them to be organized. And then I am going to get the bearing blocks and adjusters And the proper end bumper casting made .When he decides to make it public then I will di...
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Building the Bellevue and Cascade Railroad Ox in 2 1/2 scale
Replies: 25
Views: 47305

Re: Building the Bellevue and Cascade Railroad Ox in 2 1/2 scale

Now that my project my 74 CJ5 Jeep is on the road I can actually get back working on the Plymouth
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: RC Controller recommendation wanted
Replies: 15
Views: 4114

Re: RC Controller recommendation wanted

Get on YouTube and look up Mill Brook Railroad his engines are remote controlled and seem to do pretty darn good, he even does rebuild on his engines get in contact with him
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Mon Jan 16, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: One Last Shorty
Replies: 249
Views: 41050

Re: One Last Shorty

Carl the first set of Morris Caboose trucks were bought by a friend of mine he bought the first Morris diesel and the first caboose and his name was Larry volzer of Northeast Ohio live steamers, when Larry passed away in 2010 I believe one of the club members bought the Caboose and another member bo...
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Sat Sep 10, 2022 7:54 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Gauging interest
Replies: 12
Views: 5176

Re: Gauging interest

I do know railroad Supply used to build emd F-7's and B units and the tender does look like the railroad Supply and the other one looks like a Railroad Supply also .but the last two they look like a little engines RS3 Mike offered them when they moved to Pennsylvania I believe for a very short time
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: RRS GP-40 8 hp Kohler problem
Replies: 11
Views: 5719

Re: RRS GP-40 8 hp Kohler problem

Hey Marty the fuel pump is probably needing a rebuild ,very easily done and I would get a new shut off valve for the gas tank,It may still be leaking? fuel tank has a shut off so I must assume it's up in the air pretty high. not needed when you have a fuel pump on the Kohler the fuel tank should be ...
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Sun May 22, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Lifting transfer table.
Replies: 14
Views: 6434

Re: Lifting transfer table.

Bill they are still available they are called air over hydraulic single and dual post lifts in the ground they are available. I just checked,so yes service stations have gotten away from them but they use side post lift now they are less expensive to install and use but there are hard to use if not ...
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Fri May 06, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Diesel issues, unknown builder
Replies: 14
Views: 8673

Re: Diesel issues, unknown builder

No the railroad Supply engines only had eight horsepower Kohler k181 coupled to an Eaton 11 hydrostatic transmission chain driven jackshaft below the frame of the locomotive to right angle gearboxes on the axles
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Sun May 01, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Diesel issues, unknown builder
Replies: 14
Views: 8673

Re: Diesel issues, unknown builder

Wow that's got way too much horsepower going through that eaten 6 or 7 that should be a Eaton 11 transmission in its place does it at least have a cooling fan on it ? also can we have better pictures of it maybe we can help solve the problems!?
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:43 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Couplers
Replies: 34
Views: 14892

Re: Couplers

Well back in 2000, I paid more than 150 for a pair of superscale with a coupler pockets for the front of my steam locomotive that I never built.🤔
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Starrett #123 26" Vernier Caliper
Replies: 35
Views: 26574

Re: Starrett #123 26" Vernier Caliper

As for why the extra few inches is so that when you're 23. 994 you're still able to read it up to 24 in exactly if you owned a pair of 24 inch Vernier calipers and use them you know why it's 26 in just like 36-inch when your calipers are 38 in Long I own three pair of Starrett Vernier calipers my bi...
by ERIE S-1 BERKSHIRES
Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: Museums, Factories, Etc.
Topic: Big Boy
Replies: 3
Views: 9230

Re: Big Boy

Apparently he hasn't watched any of the videos on restoring the big boy and the number of Parts they had to fabricate sorry but this country still has the ability to build brand new steam locomotives today there are a few in the works?