I'm rebuilding the motors on a 44 tonner today. Go one running like a champ; the other is still apart. It's in worst shape than the first. Have to rebuild the bearing cap/brush assy., cuz it had a meltdown, the I thot I would be schmadrt and sand the little commuter. Well, it spun on the shaft and ripped the little wires off. I got 'em soldered back on. I immagine when this is over, I'll just sit and drool. Cause of death: over lubrication. Tell yer little plastic folk to go light on the grease...
HO Scale Diesel Mechanic
- Thread starter jon-monon
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What were you using to sand the poor little commuter ????
I use a Dremal with the fine wire thingy it do`s a good job
Bet you had lots of fun soldering the wires back
Been there done that did not like it.
Well I hope all is back together now and you have two motors running
I passed you message on to my little men
Cheers.
Chris.
PS Kleenex are on the way
I use a Dremal with the fine wire thingy it do`s a good job
Bet you had lots of fun soldering the wires back
Been there done that did not like it.
Well I hope all is back together now and you have two motors running
I passed you message on to my little men
Cheers.
Chris.
PS Kleenex are on the way
My little plastic people are too darn lazy to do anything, which come to think of it doesn't make em' any different from me!
jon let this be a lesson, next time those out of work Gandy Dancer's beg you for something to do hand them brooms instead of tools.
Sorry to hear about the problems.
t.
Sorry to hear about the problems.
t.
Punishment
I just signed a 4 day suspension without pay for those plastic people. Maybe that will teach them a lesson. Please banish them to the bottom of a drawer until Thurs. @ 7pm. Then they can come out and have Thanksgiving leftovers
I just signed a 4 day suspension without pay for those plastic people. Maybe that will teach them a lesson. Please banish them to the bottom of a drawer until Thurs. @ 7pm. Then they can come out and have Thanksgiving leftovers
This Means War The second motor can't be salvaged. I have it runnin' with just one motor, like errol did on his 44T. The bearing holder just can't be salvaged to the point of reliability. Even with me out there don' the work. The little plastic mechanic said I should just replace both; then it hit me. If I throw more money at it, his life gets easier, and my proffits drop out. When I confronted him on this he got all huffy, started spouting about safety and unions. I fired him on the spot and he said he was going to see his lawyer. Well, I told him! I let him know that OSHA hasn't even beem invented yet, the EPA won't be coming on for 20 years, and the Mafia still runs the unions and John Ghady still a little kid, so he won't be getting locked up for a long, long time. Then I just smiled and polished my magnifying glass and said, "Sure was a shame how that old Gandy Dancer got found out on the sidewalk all melted like that" (evil laugh)
AAARGH!!! not another case of idiotic workers doing in the motors.
I thought only my crew did silly things like that. They should all be shipped to the funny farm and subjected to your magnifying glass Jon.
I thought only my crew did silly things like that. They should all be shipped to the funny farm and subjected to your magnifying glass Jon.
LOL! I ain't ascared. I own them. They're not very schmadrt anywho. They know I have acetone too.
Originally posted by shamus
whats it going to be next, chopping off little peoples legs to fit them into the 44 tonner.
Shamus
HeHeHe!
Been there and done that Sometimes that's the only way I can get them inside of the Jordan vehicles 
88, just sneak up on him from behind with the magnifying glass, and focus it on his head... juuuuust until it smokes a little! That'l teach him to sit on his (_!_) on company time!
Keep an eye on the ebay...I picked up a couple 44 tonners for under $20 each. They were brand new with dcc on board from a very reputable supplier. Great runners...but a little noisy. At that price you may consider them disposable.