Refurbishing my Railroad

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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Glad that it at least runs! Might contact the RMI folks about troubleshooting. You may end up having to upgrade your controller if there is a problem. Might not be a bad idea anyway since the current one is now 23 years old.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Thanks Pontiac! I found the manual for the Dynamic DS161. It is showing an internal fault that inhibits the drive. Got a phone call into RMI to see if they have a controller on hand. Now to take a look at the drive chain.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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The drive chain had so much slop in it that I could compress and stretch it over an inch! New chains on order. I wonder how many miles these chains have seen?
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Old motorcycle addage from 1960's

Install chain at minimum adjustment
Take out slack as needed until out of adjustment
Take out a link and start over
When out of adjustment second time -> toss chain
Repeat until have enough $ to purchase BMW with driveshaft.
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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That’s pretty good Bill! I rent bicycles and can relate to getting the most out of a chain. I buy it in 400’ rolls. I’ve got a 2019 Honda CRF450L with 3400 miles and the dealer says the chain and sprockets are worn already…seems they don’t last like they used to or the HP is much harder on them.

Back to trains…the #35 chain used on my switcher looks like pretty stout stuff. When looking for replacements I did see different load ratings. The one I ultimately ordered was made by Triton with a 1,776 load rating. They had another one with a 2400ish load rating but it was unavailable…as is a lot of things these days. Patrick
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Grinding dirt in pins may have a lot to do with it.

I seem to remember..FWIW...

chains with o rings on the pins to keep lube in and dirt out.

The Munch Mamod had the right idea..chain completely covered in enclosure with enough oil bath to keep it slippery
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Got some more track ballasted today with my helpers.
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The other helper went along for a ride.
https://youtu.be/0DSCVn9fgOU
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Where in Seaside are you located? An aerial view will be fun.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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I have a lot of miles/years on motorcycles since I was 12 years old.
Some knowledge about chains. Spend the money on quality O-ring chains they last much longer.
Cheap ones stretch, and then point load your sprockets and ruin them too.
If in a dusty/gritty environment, use chain wax instead of sticky chain lube.
There are a lot of high HP go kart chains that would work very well in the backyard train hobby. #219 chains from RK, RLV Extreme, DID, and others hold up to full throttle standing starts on 30HP 2-cycle engines. Once you adjust for initial stretch of the new chain, no adjustment is typically needed.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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NP317 wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:37 pm Where in Seaside are you located? An aerial view will be fun.
RussN
The railroad is located at 321 S Holladay. Google just shows the building under construction, which was 3 years ago.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Thanks.
I previously looked on Google Maps where I thought you MIGHT be located, and did not see tracks.
Now I know why.
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Re: Refurbishing my Railroad

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Here are some pics from late summer. I’ve since finished the siding from the switch to inside the building.

https://flic.kr/p/2mhuX7Z

https://flic.kr/p/2mhuX92

https://flic.kr/p/2mhyL5o

https://flic.kr/p/2mhwcGv
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