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General Discussion / Re: The cast sleigh motor 1684

« Last post by T-man on May 29, 2024, 05:47:07 PM »

Thanks,
 I see the alternate number on the page.
 I did notice the cluster gear from the picture. Now I can move forward to get this motor running.

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General Discussion / Re: The cast sleigh motor 1684

« Last post by Terry on May 29, 2024, 04:17:59 PM »

The 1960 revision to the loco 1655 page of the service manual says to use 1655m-7 which is a "cluster gear." Cluster gear means there are two gears stacked together as one part. The earlier m-5 was no longer availible in Oct. 1960.

The wheels are 1655m-18 gear wheel with axle and 1656M-11 plain wheel. Note plain wheel # is 1656 not 55.

Terry

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General Discussion / Re: The cast sleigh motor 1684

« Last post by T-man on May 28, 2024, 05:37:50 AM »

One problem I had was matching up the motor to the engine number. After all the views, I revisited the postwar manual and found the 1655 which has the double reduction gear. Made in 1948. The wheels are geared differently from the 1654. I know the gear is a 1655m-5. Page 122 of the Greenberg Repair Manual.

 

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General Discussion / Re: Show me a video of your old Lionel toy train layout

« Last post by T-man on May 24, 2024, 06:02:15 AM »

This video displays seven different engines running.
The outer loop is O gage.
Then a Lionel HO engine in a loop.
The 248 is on 027track in a  figure 8.
In the beginning of the video on the left, up on the wall is a 50 Gang car.
To the right is o gage run with DC on a back and forth trolley line.
The outer elevated trestle is American Flyer.
The inner trestle is 027.
I will have have to look at it closer to id some of the engines.

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General Discussion / The cast sleigh motor 1684

« Last post by T-man on May 23, 2024, 08:33:22 PM »

For this motor I am interested in part numbers for the double reduction motor intermediate gears and wheels.
I have the frame but do not know exactly what engine it was in originally. I have found other engines with the same single reduction motor, but I cannot find one with a double reduction gearing.

Thanks for any information.

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General Discussion / Re: Recent Additions

« Last post by Terry on May 04, 2024, 11:54:53 AM »

Here's something cool from today's swap meet:

 

 

 

 

 

I think this is a type K transformer from 1914. Cast Iron body with slate top. Looks like the screws on the the top originally had some type of gum rubber sealing them so they couldn't be opened.

Here's the other transformer I got last fall. The  Alternating Current reducer 106 introduced 1909.

 

The cast iron bodied transformewr was on a seller's table with postwar and newer O gauge. He bought something in a liveauction and this was in the lot. It was just junk to him, but we both were happy after  I gave him some money for it.

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General Discussion / Re: YORK April 2024

« Last post by Terry on May 04, 2024, 11:40:36 AM »

How was york?

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Collector Corner / Re: 6044-1x nestles boxcar

« Last post by Terry on April 26, 2024, 09:20:46 PM »

Here's a 6024 red boxcar with no lettering. I sold a 6014 baby Ruth Boxcar years ago that had lettering only on one side.

 

Ebay auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204749935066

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Collector Corner / Re: 6044-1x nestles boxcar

« Last post by Terry on April 17, 2024, 11:22:05 PM »

Here's an interesting car. Unlettered blue boxcar. Might be a 6044-1X McCalls without the stickers, or just a blue Airex with no lettering.
It appears to be the same as the McCalls car shown in an earlier post.

This came from an estate with many trains so I can't tell what set it came with. I was looking at boxes of junk when I saw the blue car. In the same box was this unlettered olive 6076 hopper:

 

I bought all of it for these two cars.

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General Discussion / YORK April 2024

« Last post by early0electric on April 10, 2024, 02:16:23 PM »

I'll be at YORK looking to add something to my collection (Looking for early period Lionel O gauge) and I'll be at the TTP&M meeting.

Mike