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I have an MTH 4-8-4 ATSF 2900 class Northern with a stripped gear.  MTH does not have parts.  I think the worm gear is stripped.  Looking for an O scale guy who can fabricate or substitute this part. Motor and DCS is good.  If all else fails, I have thought about putting a diesel behind it and pushing it like a dummy unit.  I hate to junk such a nice engine.  It has a huge tender with 8 wheel trucks.   Any advice welcome.

 

Ray

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There is an established company - NorthWest Short Line - that has been supplying

wheels and gears to model RR's for, I think, decades. They are nwsl.com.

There is a contact/question info form; I have never dealt with them, but their

reputation is good, and have known a guy or two who has.

 

I you cannot find a more direct solution (check eBay for MTH parts, frames, fixer-uppers

that you could use for parts swapping - and they do not have to be just your particular MTH loco, either; many parts are shared), then e-mail them with your situation and questions. They do deal primarily with HO, etc - but they know about "us", plus even have a menu item called "Gear Request Form".

 

A gear is a gear - it's all a matter of specifications; getting it on your axle, dunno...see if you can talk to/e-mail them, if MTH/eBay/etc fails. 

Originally Posted by SPMan:

I have an MTH 4-8-4 ATSF 2900 class Northern with a stripped gear.  MTH does not have parts.  I think the worm gear is stripped.  Looking for an O scale guy who can fabricate or substitute this part. Motor and DCS is good.  If all else fails, I have thought about putting a diesel behind it and pushing it like a dummy unit.  I hate to junk such a nice engine.  It has a huge tender with 8 wheel trucks.   Any advice welcome.

 

Ray

Ray,  As Luke states.  I have done this for customers before.  An ASC has to order the frame and swap parts.  I pulled the gear off the bad one and could not find a substitute.  I am sure one could be made with the sample.  G

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