My MTH Premier "Big Boy" wireless drawbar is not capable of pulling my excursion consist up my Helix. I would like to add a standard drawbar and wiring tether. I can figure out how to do the tether. Are "off the shelf" engine and tender parts available for the drawbar? Has anyone done this conversion?
The Big Boy to the left on the lower helix track is stalled while attempting to pull 22 car UP Excursion train.
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My plan was to get a female-to-female tether cable with the appropriate 2x3 connectors and leave the wireless drawbar in place as just a drawbar.
I did that out of necessity after I developed a break in one of the wires at the engine side connection. So I bypassed the draw bar and soldered (very badly) six wires from the tender into the engine. It works. But now I have to handle the engine and tender as a set. I'm sure there are smarter ways to bypass the draw bar but it can definitely be done. Really like the Helix!
One issue with replacing the drawbar is the stock drawbar parts probably won't work as the mounting for the wireless drawbar is different than the older ones with the tether.
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