Re-Motoring a steam loco

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I have a Bachman URSA 0-6-0 HO scale steam loco with some problems with the engine. I was curious if I would be able to re-engine it somehow because it is sort of a nice engine. If not I will contcact Bachman about that Lifetime Warannty…

Avenger

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Try checking out Northwest Short Line at www.nwsl.com

They have motors and parts that you could use to re-motor it. It’s not really cheap to do, but if you really want to keep the locomotive, it may be your best option.

I personally haven’t had great luck with Bachmann and their so-called “lifetime warranty.” But you could also give them a try if you don’t like the idea of re-motoring it yourself. It would be less expensive to do it that way, anyway.

Good luck.

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If it’s a new loco, Bachmann should either replace the motor, or the entire loco, both for free.

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If you’re dealing with the older version of this loco, it has a pancake motor and noisy gear train, and there are no viable alternatives for remotoring. This engine was recently updated with a smooth running Mabuchi can motor, and if you send it in to Bachmann they will replace it with the newer version, which is your best bet.

Edit: Wow! Great minds think alike, huh? [swg]

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Avenger,

Personally, I wouldn’t even bother. For the amount of $$$ you’d spend on remotoring it, you’d be better off looking for and picking up a Proto 2000 0-6-0 off eBay, which is a MUCH better running and looking locomotive. I picked up a 2nd run Proto 2000 0-8-0 last year for $80 off eBay. (MSRP: $250) It’s one beautiful locomotive! [^][tup]

Tom

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How would I be able to contact Bachman and pressure them to replace my loco?

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You can call them at the number listed here. Service/Parts

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Kind of a poor choice of words: I’ve found Bachmann very pleasant to deal with and the folks in Parts and Service to be very friendly and helpful. A polite explanation of your problem will get you much better results than any confrontational approach.

Wayne

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I may or may not try and convince Bachman to service it. It is 10ish years old and besides, there are more problems than the motor. I’l have think it thru…

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They are very pleasant and professional to deal with. Because of Bachmann’s warranty, $15 will get you a loco running like new. (If not a new one) Just be sure to use a tracking number when shipping said product.