Pre-war 700e Hudson and the cat...

I looked up an exploded drawing of Lionel's 6-18005 reissue of the scale Hudson.  It shows the eccentric rod assembly part # 690-700E-216 [right hand] and 690-700E-217 [left hand].  Search the internet for the part and good luck.

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Pat

Thank you!

I was struggling to be sure I was shopping for the correct part. I guess there have been a few 700e re-issues/updates through the last several years and they kinda muddied my confidence in my search results. I found and ordered one.

Sounds like the cat should get some major adjustments too.

@artyoung posted:

Sounds like the cat should get some major adjustments too.

Indeed.

It was an unforced error. We rearranged furniture for the upcoming holiday visitors. This gave  mew enough proximity to explore new areas 🙄

I spoke sternly to her and warned of punishment should this reoccur. She left the room while I was speaking 🤪🙄🤣

You should be able to find that rod. Try Jeff Kane. If George Tebolt were alive he would of had that part. Jeff may have bought all his parts.

@woodsyT posted:

Indeed.

It was an unforced error. We rearranged furniture for the upcoming holiday visitors. This gave  mew enough proximity to explore new areas 🙄

I spoke sternly to her and warned of punishment should this reoccur. She left the room while I was speaking 🤪🙄🤣

actually knowing how cats think the leaving the room was more of a "yea right"

The Cat was giving you the message "thou shalt not worship graven images, thou shalt worship me". If that was my cat he would knock the train over, give me the imperious stare, and the next morning there would be a chipmunk head at my back door.

@eddie g posted:

You should be able to find that rod. Try Jeff Kane. If George Tebolt were alive he would of had that part. Jeff may have bought all his parts.

It is my understanding that Trainz bought all of George Tebolt's parts.

With pets come responsibility and risk.

Over a couple decades ago, the wife and I inherited our daughter's pet: A young Siberian Husky that was in his "teens" in dog years. (Daughter married and moved to an apartment that did not allow pets.)

Several months later, the daughter (and her husband) moved into a "pet friendly" environment. By that time the wife and I were attached to Chip in a major way, so we wanted him to stay with us.

We had "Chip" for 11 years. We loved him and he was like part of the family. In those 11 years I learned some very important truths about owning a pet: They are similar to having a child. That is, you MUST have patience with them and they MUST be accounted for. (i.e. Fresh water at all times, good diet, good health care, home in time for the evening/nightly pee/poop outing, boarding if to be out of town/etc.)

Pets are a genuine responsibility.

Upon Chip's passing, both the wife and I agreed together: No more pets. We no longer wanted the responsibility nor the need to deal with the collateral damage that every pet creates. We knew that IF we took on another pet, then with it came the above responsibilities.

Daughter (and grand daughter) are both dyed-in-the-wool "pet people". I get that and fully understand it. They both do an admirable job of accepting the responsibilities of owning pets. My older sister is also a pet person. She fully gets it, too.

In the case of all of them, their feeling is "I'd rather have my pet than that vase (or other item) it just accidentally broke". They accept the fact that there will be collateral damage. That's their decision.

Some gladly accept the responsibility, others can't.

My hat is off to "woodsy" for accepting the collateral damage to his 700e that his pet inadvertently caused. For the sake of their pet, I'm glad their cat wasn't disposed of, or worse, tossed into a wooded area to fend for itself.

IF you're thinking about a pet, please understand it's a life long (the pet and possibly yours) commitment. Please assess the ramifications of being a pet owner, understand the responsibilities of owning a pet, as well as the undesired side effects of owning them. They are not "disposable" for convenience sake. Go into it with your eyes wide open and be ready to commit.

With pets comes responsibilities. Some of us are cut out for it, some of us aren't. Please don't make your pet pay for your lack of understanding in regards to the responsibilities of owning one.

(The above sounded like an ASPCA announcement! Sorry 'bout that... but reading the cat vs the 700e incident put it on my mind.)

Andre

700E Linkage PNs from Olsen CD. I believe I have indicated the linkage piece you need.

Agreed on all counts, Andre!  I've had dogs almost all my life; most of them were cast-offs, some by people we knew, some were simply dropped off nearby and showed up.

Our latest addition showed up July 6, creeping out of the field as I was grilling.  She is an ancient medium-sized mutt, mostly black with white socks and graying face.  She's party blind and deaf, arthritic, especially in the hips, a little skittish, and sweet as a sugar bowl.  She has never made a normal sound, just an occasional Yip when sleeping and a rare Yipe when she gets hurt (such as trying to back out of a thorn bush).  No bark, no whine, no growl.

We didn't want another dog (we have a much younger, larger, and healthier outside rescue dog) right now, but she crept up, lay down with her head on her front legs, and pleaded for help with her eyes.  I could not turn her away.

I am of very mixed mind about people who do this sort of thing to dogs.  I am grateful for the opportunity to have this dog in my life, even if for only a short time, but I am afraid my gratitude would not prevent me from explaining in emphatic and possibly kinetic terms what I think of them should I ever meet them.

Sorry to continue the hijack.