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These two units have been bouncing around the RR in between permanent assignments. #3 used to be assigned as the switch engine @ Terrapin, it was replaced by #15, when it was bumped out of the mill switcher slot for being too slow (gear head reduction motor in a PFM 25 ton Shay) #15 was bumped out of that slot by my Bachaman climax, which has some kind of malfunction going on it it's front truck, and is out of service. I'm thinking of returning #3 to the Terrapin duty, and using the other to move log cars between Terrapin and the Strong and Perry mill @ the Gizzard.
The vertical boiler unit has it's original motor, and with the 44-1 gear ratio, the motor will melt it's plastic brush and bushing block if used for long runs. #3 had two or three original style motors replaced before I remotored it with a heftier motor. I had to butcher the boiler to get it to fit, but after all these years the boiler just looks like it has rolled over a coulple times. I'd have too find a tiny motor if I did the vertical boiler unit, as it's motor is in the water tank. which looks way big to my eye allready, so no long runs for it,
Bill Nelson