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by PRR5406
Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Pair 24 volt wheelchair motors for sale and discussion.
Replies: 0
Views: 50148

Pair 24 volt wheelchair motors for sale and discussion.

I have two 24 volt wheelchair motors for sale. Both are used but run. Before considering whether these are right for you, and they may be, I want to discuss them before the group. Don't worry about offending me! People offend me everyday! The motors are attached to a gear mechanism using machine scr...
by PRR5406
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:50 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: "So you want to build a live steam locomotive" for sale *** SOLD ***
Replies: 2
Views: 1333

Re: "So you want to build a live steam locomotive" for sale

Wow! Nobody interested in the book? I'll entertain offers + postage.
by PRR5406
Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: "So you want to build a live steam locomotive" for sale *** SOLD ***
Replies: 2
Views: 1333

"So you want to build a live steam locomotive" for sale *** SOLD ***

I have a copy of "So you want to build a live steam locomotive" , by Joseph Foster Nelson with which I am ready to part. This is Wildwood Press, dated 1974. The book cover is worn, but the book itself is pristine. For those unfamiliar with the book, there are detail explanations of each pa...
by PRR5406
Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: coal size
Replies: 13
Views: 5939

Re: coal size

I drove to Pennsylvania from Maine last September and could not find what I was looking for, which was Pocohontas vein nut size coal. I finally got some advice from live steamers in New Jersey, and located a private coal yard where I picked up 5 bags of nut coal, supposedly pretty good stuff with li...
by PRR5406
Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Battery electric instrumentation
Replies: 6
Views: 3329

Re: Battery electric instrumentation

Glenn: From where are you getting the electric motors, and are you chain drive or direct gearing?
by PRR5406
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:49 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Direct drive electric motor to geared axle ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1694

Direct drive electric motor to geared axle ?

I'm looking for a vendor who sells truck mounted electric motors which drive a geared axle. The motors I was going to use are far too wide in diameter and will likely hit the rail heads on switches, crossovers, etc.
Any recommendations for a 1/8th scale four axle Diesel?
by PRR5406
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Ebay locomotive
Replies: 12
Views: 3926

Re: Ebay locomotive

From the look of the images, it's the 4-4-2 that is up for bid. There is a 4-6-2 next to it, but I don't catch any information indicating it too is for sale. The seller apparently doesn't know an Atlantic versus a Pacific in wheel arrangements. The Atlantic has seen a great deal of brass polish as w...
by PRR5406
Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Sprocket question and others
Replies: 66
Views: 21052

Re: Sprocket question and others

Great discussion!
by PRR5406
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Copper steam whistle, possibly steamboat whistle? *** SOLD ***
Replies: 3
Views: 2374

Re: Copper steam whistle, possibly steamboat whistle?

No interest here so she's over to eBay. PM me if you have interest in this whistle.
by PRR5406
Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Injectors: History, Theory & Application
Replies: 6
Views: 2849

Re: Injectors: History, Theory & Application

I have just installed one of the EE intermediate injectors on my Reading A5a. I need to tweak it for perfect service, but I am delighted to have one of the best of the best at hand. Keep 'em coming, Anthony!