Okay… to me it looks as if the motor is glued down with something called JB weld. That stuff is an unbelieveable glue. It is one of the hardest glues I have ever delt with. Good luck pulling that motor off.
James
A fellow creature of the night ken, i can also be reached at 314.606.6046 in the shop 2-8 pm tues thru sat and 11-6 on sun b0b
Darth, E-mail is sent. I have some spare motors, flywheels, drive shafts and extra trucks I can send. They are all old Athearn but work.
Not J-bee weld, the gooe is still soft to the touch but cured.
Being still green to this hobby I have never seen a Athearn chassis with out the 4 holes in the bottom of the chassis. But I will say most of it looks like my other Athearns.
Don Gibson, reason I buying used and some “junk” is other wise’s I would have nothing at this point. Company I worked for 25 years down sized and let go most of the senior people. My Golden Parachute was Zink at best. Went from $75,000.00 base + to now if I am lucky $30,000.00.
If I got into this hobby say 3 years ago, I would have hired a Pro to custom bulid a layout for me and added a room to the house, not use my garage. Plus more than likely running brass by now. But what was is over and I have to deal with the lack of budget I have. I would love to walk in to K-10 Trains and just point at a 4-6-6-4 Broadway and tell Ken I take 2.
At this point I can spend around $10.00 to $20.00 a week, sometimes nothing as well. So I buy what I can aford and hope I made the right purchase. I will all so add you have read about the problems engines and cars, not the great buys I have found. Got a NIB details not added PK E-6 for $25.00 with shipping, or 8 Athearn rolling stock, Athearn FP-45 and 2 dummy GP-30 Athearns for $15.00 plus shipping.
Making due with what I can afford, and getting better at this hobby Cuda Ken
All I can offer is this advice: Do NOT snap-bid on ebay just because the price is within your range. Do a little research first. If the bidding is too low to be believed - it probably is for a reason. That’s not to say you can’t get really good stuff in the $20 range, it just takes patience. I managed to pick up a Proto2000 S1 for $20, brand new in the box, from a reputable dealer no less - MB Klein. I must have watched a dozen others of this road number (they made two, I already had one) go up past $0, which was still a deal compared to MSRP, but at over $40 I didn’t need it THAT bad. Finally this one came along and I grabbed it.
Outside of my PCM Reading T-1 steam loco with sound, I haven’t paid more than $50 for any loco I have, and they are all Stewart, P2K, and Atlas. Most have been $40 or less. Careful bidding on Ebay, and careful shopping at trains shows can get you top quality at Tyco prices.
–Randy