Rich-Art Chain Drives

If you get an answer, I too would like to find a source for the plastic drive train chain.  Are the plastic gears and chain the same on Richart O & Standard Gauge motors?

Micro-Mark has plastic drive chain and gears, but I don't know if it will fit Rich-Art drives or not. You might want to check it out. 

Ed

Looks like the O military engines use the same gear and chain. I ordered a foot of the chain Micro Mark sells. I will let you know if it works. Their shipping on a couple of ounces of plastic is rape & pillage.

I also added some pictures of the set in the original post.

Steve

Nice rich-art mining train.   I looked at

Steve,

I will be eager to learn if the plastic chain drive belt you just bought from Micro-Mark works as I have several RichArt locos in both O and Standard Gauge whose belts will need to be replaced in the future.

Bob Nelson

Steve, the chain you ordered from MicroMark, was it the #85517 "ladder chain" or the #84791 "Miniature Drive Chain (Price per Foot)"?

The chain I ordered was the #84791. I just installed it and it is the correct chain for these Rich_Art drives. My only complaint is the non adjust-ability so the there is a little more slack than I'd like, but it will do. Not a chain issue, just the design. If it were to give problems, they sell gears and I could make a idler to take up the slack.

At least we know a source now for these types of units. The shipping cost still irked me, but happy to have it back like it should be.

I also have one more type car from the series on the way. That will give me 5 cars and the engine. Anyone know how many were made? Steve Latta says he still has a number of frames left from this project.

Steve

I have 7 cars, dated 1983 through 1989, TTOS National Conventions.  Not sure if that's complete but I think it is.

Thanks for the info and evaluation on the chain.  Mine still looks okay, but I'm going to order a foot of it like you did, to have it on hand.

We can narrow it down then. Steve Latta said the 1983 car was the first one he decorated for TTOS.

Steve

Just a follow-up note on the Richart drive chain subject...

Although bigger and heavier than the mining train locomotive by several multiples, the big standard gauge Richart 28-wheel Olympian bipolar locomotive uses the identical drive chain on its 8 drive axles; and the Micro-Mark #84791 "Miniature Drive Chain" is an exact match, and works well once installed.

... just in case you were all just holding your breath waiting for that information...

I will try and remember to dig my Army loco out and compare it with the Std gauge. I'll let you know.

 

Steve