I started on Tyco with the Rock Island 4301 just like that engine in a road and rail set. A slot car set came with the train set. The train crossed the racetrack. Hours of fun back then! I still have it from 1978, 1979 or so. It’s nice to see how to service these engines the way you do
Hello beautiful tyco you should clean the wheel contacts and check the cables and the motor where the coals are, clean it with the pencil eraser. I restored trains for years. Greetings we could be in touch
You make it look so easy Harrison. As soon as you put the wheels back on, I thought they were on wrong. But you got it right eventually. So as I said before, pick up parts locomotives for cheap when you see them, so you have parts if need be. Keep track of what you paid, and if you scavange a part for the repair add it to the shipping cost to send back to the subscriber. Tycos are a dime a dozen. Hope you get it running better before sending it back. Another cool Canadiana, but the 🦈 nose has it beat. Nice video and like that you took the time to share a subscriber's letter. Ah, the lost art of letter writing via 🐌 mail. 👍👍👍
SMT - Be sure to also check the metal gear to make sure that no solder has gotten onto the gear teeth, or between them. You can use a bare piece of wire, dipped in flux, to " wick away " excess solder by placing the wire between the gear & the tip of your soldering gun. The solder would be drawn away from the gear & coat the wire.
You should get a smaller iron for more precise jobs. When you solder, if you are concerned about heat melting plastic, take something metal (like a small screwdriver) and touch it to the metal shaft near the gear you want to protect. -- The metal in the screwdriver will bleed the excess heat away before it gets to the gear.
SMT - I wonder when the previous owner soldered the metal gear onto the armature shaft, the plastic gear's teeth that contact the metal gear got hot? This could cause those gear teeth to melt & deform. That might explain the stalls & " ticking " sound. You may want to try putting another gear from a Power Torque motor in your parts' drawer in its place & test it again. Maybe needle files & an X-acto knife would be useful for reshaping any deformed gear teeth?
I had a Rock Island version of this. Never ran and oddly enough, the powered truck couldn't even pivot! I tried filing and everything to get the truck to pivot freely enough to at least make a dummy out of it but nope. Just couldn't do anything about it.
Hey loved the video btw but I wanted to tell you I have a video on my channel that tells the whole process on how to clean tyco gears properly so maybe that would help but I don’t know
That’s one for the trophy case. Years later children will ask if she ever ran and they’ll be told “yes, in her prime, but now we don’t touch her, we just admire from afar”
I have the 1776 usa locomotive and the virginan locomotive both have been a rusto on my set the run great know I'll post a video about them soon and I'll probably do a rusto video soon
The tick and kind of sounds like when you would put a baseball card in your bicycle spokes it might be something one of the wires Maybe rubbing on a Gear
Have you thought about replacing that armature with a spare from another Tyco loco? I would THINK that with Tyco's mass production, that there has GOT to be another armature around that would work. Other than that - another great job!
Hello ! I have the exact same model , do you have a picture of where the springs are supposed to go ! I’m not very experienced and have no idea . If you have a link to a picture or diagram that would be great !
Hay smt firstly sorry for me not joining the streams I've been back at college and been away second keep up the videos wish I could say the same for myself lol I've got lots of filming to do got a video planned for my 200 sub video this weekend I'll hopefully get into the next stream fingers crossed 😂
It's totally okay - we all have important things going on in our lives and sometimes less important things have to be put on hold in order to get through them. I'm just happy you're still here after all this time. Congratulations on 200 subscribers!
Great video! Thanks again for restoring it, yeah it doesn’t sound too good but at least it runs for now
I started on Tyco with the Rock Island 4301 just like that engine in a road and rail set. A slot car set came with the train set. The train crossed the racetrack. Hours of fun back then! I still have it from 1978, 1979 or so. It’s nice to see how to service these engines the way you do
Terrific video. Excellent explanation
Always enjoyable to watch you work and troubleshoot problems and then find solutions......most excellent !!Keep up the great work.
Big Paul T in Wpg
Awesome video Harrison and have an awesome day
Hello beautiful tyco you should clean the wheel contacts and check the cables and the motor where the coals are, clean it with the pencil eraser. I restored trains for years. Greetings we could be in touch
another successful job... thx for sharing.. vinny
Serenity, we sorta have a runner! Cheers from eastern TN
oh I love the paint job on this unit! Another great quality video!!
Cool restoration!
Good try and ur right time for new motor in it least u helped n tried good restore video SMT
everyone gangsta until another canadiana comes
Oh great ANOTHER Canadiana
They are taking over your layout SMT!
You make it look so easy Harrison. As soon as you put the wheels back on, I thought they were on wrong. But you got it right eventually. So as I said before, pick up parts locomotives for cheap when you see them, so you have parts if need be. Keep track of what you paid, and if you scavange a part for the repair add it to the shipping cost to send back to the subscriber. Tycos are a dime a dozen. Hope you get it running better before sending it back. Another cool Canadiana, but the 🦈 nose has it beat. Nice video and like that you took the time to share a subscriber's letter. Ah, the lost art of letter writing via 🐌 mail.
👍👍👍
SMT - Be sure to also check the metal gear to make sure that no solder has gotten onto the gear teeth, or between them. You can use a bare piece of wire, dipped in flux, to " wick away " excess solder by placing the wire between the gear & the tip of your soldering gun. The solder would be drawn away from the gear & coat the wire.
this also had a matching boxcar & caboose
you are welcome! nice restoration
You should get a smaller iron for more precise jobs.
When you solder, if you are concerned about heat melting plastic, take something metal (like a small screwdriver) and touch it to the metal shaft near the gear you want to protect. -- The metal in the screwdriver will bleed the excess heat away before it gets to the gear.
I got a Tyco SD40 once off eBay, and it didn't run at all. Motor and bogie swap later, and it's a sweet little runner.
This engine is beautiful
Omg I’ve wanted that for so long, nice video smt. I never clicked out of train sim 2019 so fast 😂
Your videos are cool
Cool
Canadians has some extra details compared to some of the other tyco locos that use the same body
liked video SMT Mainline :)
SMT - I wonder when the previous owner soldered the metal gear onto the armature shaft, the plastic gear's teeth that contact the metal gear got hot? This could cause those gear teeth to melt & deform. That might explain the stalls & " ticking " sound. You may want to try putting another gear from a Power Torque motor in your parts' drawer in its place & test it again. Maybe needle files & an X-acto knife would be useful for reshaping any deformed gear teeth?
I had a Rock Island version of this. Never ran and oddly enough, the powered truck couldn't even pivot! I tried filing and everything to get the truck to pivot freely enough to at least make a dummy out of it but nope. Just couldn't do anything about it.
there is another...
Hey loved the video btw but I wanted to tell you I have a video on my channel that tells the whole process on how to clean tyco gears properly so maybe that would help but I don’t know
I’m getting a 1776 one today! Also, that’s a cool locomotive
Nice, they're interesting locomotives.
That’s one for the trophy case. Years later children will ask if she ever ran and they’ll be told “yes, in her prime, but now we don’t touch her, we just admire from afar”
I have the 1776 usa locomotive and the virginan locomotive both have been a rusto on my set the run great know I'll post a video about them soon and I'll probably do a rusto video soon
The tick and kind of sounds like when you would put a baseball card in your bicycle spokes it might be something one of the wires Maybe rubbing on a Gear
It was my birthday I’m gonna tell my girl I am 18 years old and they call me the X-Men freight train
What type of soldering iron u use?
Have you thought about replacing that armature with a spare from another Tyco loco? I would THINK that with Tyco's mass production, that there has GOT to be another armature around that would work. Other than that - another great job!
really want one of them. You can only get them in Canada. please help me out. lol
Let me see what I can do
Hello ! I have the exact same model , do you have a picture of where the springs are supposed to go ! I’m not very experienced and have no idea . If you have a link to a picture or diagram that would be great !
Hay smt firstly sorry for me not joining the streams I've been back at college and been away second keep up the videos wish I could say the same for myself lol I've got lots of filming to do got a video planned for my 200 sub video this weekend I'll hopefully get into the next stream fingers crossed 😂
It's totally okay - we all have important things going on in our lives and sometimes less important things have to be put on hold in order to get through them. I'm just happy you're still here after all this time. Congratulations on 200 subscribers!
Hay SMT I just finished my RUNAWAY TRAIN PROJECT
Nice, are you happy with how it turned out?
YES THE MONSTER HAS BEEN RELEASED YOU GOT THE ONE RUNAWAY TRAIN IM HELLBOUND AND DOWN
how good are wather products
They are decent.
that was a dirt one.
Don’t you hate it when you get something and the Engine don’t work then someone says My Friend worked on it to get it working.
She's not gonna make it harrison.better find another motor!