I saw a CN electric plow that was in all sences a 36’ flat with powered trucks and a wood box (cab) tossed on top. MY problem is that the cab can fit a sizable motor and flywheels but I need to go strait down to crear the deck.Using a chain and two gears might work. From there I figured that I would run a shaft along the bottom to the trucks. I have no idea what trucks to use or how to mount them. So far its all paper work.
Help much apricated, they’re going to be my version of NP’s F units, one train eight locos!
Maybe look at drive components from Tiger Valley or Bear Locomotive/Hobytown diesels? Both use a “tank drive” system that transfers power from the motor to a center shaft in the fuel tank via a chain or gears, thence to the trucks via shafts at each end of the tank.
Alternatively, Northwest Short Line would have parts to custom-build a drive along the same lines. Then you could use whatever truck arrangement you wanted.
Thanks, I think I’ll go nwsl so its all the same. Yes a felow ALCo. lover When Snoqualmie vally RR repairs the 201 (an RSD 4) I’ll send an alert and try to have a recorder handy!
THINK PDT!!! THINK PDT!!!
I recently acquired a 74 vintage Florida East Coast, AHM, BL-2 locomotve that has a motor mounted vertically into a drive truck. It is pretty crude but it works and doesn’t occupy much space. something like that might work.
Richard Burns
Titusville, Fl.
I just finished the scale drawings and a chain or anything other than two gears together unfortanitaly reversing the direction of rotation (not dazasterous but still alittle confusing) A vertical motor won’t work becouse the trucks are seated under the platform section while the cab is dead center of the loco with not but some brake rigging hanging off the bottom. This has no room for anything unless I make the motors look like sanding tanks. still look wierd a five foot sanfing tank for each side? Good idea though. Would work for a matiance prototype I saw with the cab over one edge and scaffulding, tools and wire on the deck of it. One more project[B)]
Why not just use underfloor power trucks like PDTs? I believe there’s a model intended for powering freight car trucks, for situations where a locomotive has to be left unpowered.
Jim
Ottawa
Does it work for powering flatcars without a load?