Fixing a LGB "G" Gauge Train Set For A Pediatrics Ward.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2023
- This German Made LGB "G" Gauge "Forney" showed up in dis-repair. Diagnosed, Order parts, some what "Local" and got it back on it's tracks to Entertain some Little One's at the Doctors Office.
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Your are almost “HERO” level!!!
I’m tossing around the idea of a “Garden Railroad”…
It’s almost out of my fundage range.
I’m thinking I’ll first do it in HO Scale.
If I can put up with those hassles, then I’ll pull the trigger and spread the dough for a used “G” Scale.
There’s a guy in Brazil who has a beautiful HO Garden Railroad! I got him saved in my favorites list.
So yeah…it can be done.
Anyway, nice job on the kids hospital train.
That’s the kinda, “Awesome Sauce” that make the world go around!
Thank you very much Jeb!
What a nice change of pace to see a “G” Scale train getting some attention! Great job fixin’ her up! And what a great thing you did for the children. We need more people like you in this world to what you did. Kudos to You Ron!!
Thank you very much!
Fantastic, Ron !! Enjoyed every second of this repair video on the Children's Hospital's LGB steamer!
You deserve a BIG shout out 🚂👈👏👊👍
Thanks Frank!
If you ever get a chance to see how they assemble thier engines.. it’s pretty interesting..when they put the engine and wheels together..they put the train on the tracks..and the train goes through the whole assembly on the train track to each floor of assembly….it’s pretty cool to watch..
I will have to dig up that video. Thanks!
LGB always uses solid brass track. The test track you use is probably Bachmann track. The LGB trains are very well built especially since they can be ran indoors or out.
That sure was the beefiest brass rail I've ever seen. Must cost a fortune to purchase.
@@classicmodeltrains it's the same size rail 40 scale as well as Mike's train house RealTracs with the road bed the solid rail kind not the template style they went to later. I have a piece of LGB rail held up by 6 ape soldiers reenacting the scene in Beneath the Planet of the Apes where they first the church door in . The G scale size solid rail is perfect for my 1:6 scale ape soldiers. I just love that movie. When I make my G size Railroad I will use solid rail track like I did in ho. Money is to spend you cannot take it with you well sometimes you can but that's a different story entirely.
I'm a G scale guy and all my Locos are LGB. They were engineered brilliantly.
I hope you do more G scale videos.
👍 cheers
If I can come across some more I certainly will! Thanks for watching :-)
Ron, I love you done G Scale, That is what I do! I do HO and G.. Been into G since 1985!
Thanks. It's a nice change to work on other gauge stuff. It's so shocking to me on how big these really are
Awesome job Ron!
Thanks for doing this for the kids.
Thanks :-)
Love your channel, I was recently diagnosed with mds a blood cancer love watching your videos while I’m getting my chemotherapy, takes my mind off things and helps me get through the day…
Thank you. Sorry to hear about your battle with cancer.
Great job on the repair. It’s good to have all gauges of trains on your channel. It expands your spectrum of viewers. Now the kids have their fun distraction back in motion.
Thanks 👍
Enjoyed that little job…great community work…the kids will be your friend forever…well done…
Thank you :-)
Thanks for the great video Ron. I am into HO scale but I have run the same LGB G scale train around the Christmas tree every year for 30 years! I know one of these days I'll have to do some maintenance on it and it's nice to know I can refer to this video!
Thanks! Glad I could help you out :-)
The couplers are standard European hook and loop used on model railroads over there. Also, the divots on the pickup shoes can be filled in with solder to extend their life. Used to do that to my slot cars all the time in the eighties.
Thanks for the good information!
I solder thin copper or phosphor bronze to slot car shoes to cover holes then file em good
Since G scale is designed to run outdoors in all weather, traction tires are needed for gripping wet rail. Water will act as a lubricant on metal to metal contact. Water has froze on the rail causing slippage. Also LGB added a lot of weight due to over time the ground does not stay level. Bachmann Spectrum series now has just as much weight in the locos for the same reason. All metal wheels adds weight to locos & rolling stock. (nice benefit, the metal wheels keeps the track cleaner.) I add #9 birdshot to trucks on my rolling stock & the small free floating loco trucks so they track better outside.
Thanks for your great information!!
Great job replacing the drive axles and giving it much needed lubrication. I would suggest letting them know to flip it around every week or so for more even wear/pressure on the gears rather than going to the right all the time.
Thanks for sharing. 👍🐾👍
Thanks for the tip
Forney locomotive were the first kind of locomotive used on the elevated trains in New York and Chicago. Smoke and soot from the locomotive made the change to electrification mandatory in city limits. I knew an old lady in New York who told me when she was a little girl they had steam engines on the elevated train on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Great bi-directional engines. Nice good for you helping out the kids hospital bless you sir.
Thanks Frank!
they used them on the brooklyn elevaed rr and the manhattan elevated from 1870 to 1905
Interestingly enough this does not appear to be a Forney engine, the driving wheels are articulated which would actually make it a Mason engine. Masons were once quite common in mining and industrial railroads for their excellent turn radius, although only one survives to this day.
@@asteroidrules from what i seen on nyc and brooklyn elevated the drive wheels did turn
Very Cool That you worked on your first g scale locomotive here! Good job and thanks for sharing this!
Glad you liked it!
It's amazing how simple and robust these things are put together. I've acquired a few bits of rolling stock (no track on engines yet) and they're lovely.
G gauge is quite stout. Wish I had the room for them
Nice project, another highly enjoyable video. Appreciate the humor, keep up the great work
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video Ron. Very cool! Glad you could help. Yep in Idaho now but born bred Minnesoootan! Glad the old country was able to lend you a hand in the important repair job! Keep up the wonderful work and I’m sure the kids, and a few parents I wager, are happier for your efforts!
Oooh Sure! Thanks why I immediately ordered from them. Rang them up and talked to Anna. You might know her? (he he) I enjoy being raised up in Upper Midwest. Thanks once again for you kind words Erick!!
Best instructional video yet!!! ThankYOU sir !!!
Glad you enjoyed it Sir!!
When I was about 12 I went with my Dad to George's Trains in Toronto ON and we saw a LGB display. I remember thinking, "Wow. That must stand for Large Grand Big." Yes they do look well engineered and a pleasure to work on. You just need to find the space for a G scale layout.
Thanks for watching!
Great work my friend! As your last video, this one is very educational: I’ve never seen an LGB mechanism. Nice to see this old gal running in a proper way. The best thing is you’re gonna make lots of children smile again Ron: congratulations!
Thank you very much Meu amigo!
Neat! So now yer getting a rep for being the train repair guy out in buffalo country. Good for you helping out the children’s hospital! Yer a swell guy, Ron! Keep on keeping on.
Thanks 13th!
If anyone needs a distraction it's a kid at the hospital. Great job!!!!
Thank you
Thanks so much for doing that for the kids!
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Geez what a treat, real screws, bolts and tools! Nice to actually be able to see and easily handle what you're working on. Waiting to win the lottery myself to build a large scale railroad to help manage our land. In the meantime, I think I still enjoy holding my breath and hoping those tiny N scale parts go together as I'm intending. Excellent quality stuff you're working on; always a pleasure to handle things that are intended to be appreciated and (an opportunity to be) cared for.
Yes, It was a change to use full sized tools and quickly find dropped hardware!
Thank you for sharing. Very nice repair and attention to detail. Loco. needs to be put on a maintenance schedule.👍
Yes, thanks
Whoever brought that loco to you for repair owes you a box of Q-tips! I don't think I've ever seen anything with that much gunk. The loco looks like it's pretty easy to work on; I'm sure the large scale helps a lot with that.
It was pretty greasy. At least the parts are large so easy to find when ya drop one on the floor
I have one that looks identical. It’s an aristo craft Christmas set with the flat bed and caboose. A family friend gave it to me when I was just 2 because I loved it so much. I’m 32 now and I still have mine I set up for Christmas. I’m watching so I can learn better preventative maintenance. I haven’t ever done anything to protect the parts and last year I could tell my track and wheels are making poor connections
Great story! Glad to hear you still have the set after so many years. I hope this video helped you to keep it running another 30 years :-)
@@classicmodeltrains it did it did! I loved that you took time to explain the parts and their functions! I noticed the arms that connect the wheels seemed like they had quite a bit of slack in them. Are they normally pretty tight or should they have any play in them? I also have no sound anymore and was considering taking a peak and seeing if a wire hadn’t come loose. I’m pretty handy when it comes to figuring out how to fix things so I think I could do it if I had to. I had to replace one of the train car connectors that had lost the spring. But your videos have been so helpful and informative!
Great video Ron. I have an LGB set that's now about 30 years old. When the gears go, I'll know what to do. Thanks!
Thanks Rick. I was surprised that LGB was still supporting there loco's with parts from long (ish) ago :-)
It's such a refreshing change of pace to see a "G" Scale train getting some well-deserved attention! Great job fixing her up, it's always nice to be able to easily handle and appreciate the work you're doing. The quality of your work is simply excellent and it's always a pleasure to see things that are intended to be appreciated. Fantastic video, Ron! Keep up the great work! 👍
Thank you very much!
Ron, Thanks....all scales welcome !!
You bet!
Great episode, Ron!
Thank you
Back in the day, Port Authority Transis of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA bought a fleet of streetcars from German company. The company said, "If you';; buy this model, we'll sell you 55 for the price of 50!" P.A.T. said, "DEAL!" And a couple of PAT execs came bace with a new Mercedes. The problem with these trolleys as that they had mono-motor trucks just like the LGB Forney. Both axles of each truck were geard to the same motor. Given that arrangement, EACH wheel must be trued to the precise same diameter so that they can all turn at the same time. However, the lead axle tends to wear faster than the 2nd. The result is, on each motored truck, the two axles want to turn at different speeds. And that results in the motored trucks eating the gears away, just like the LGB Forney! Given a seven point five pound model, I would not use an axle with traction tires. A little bit of wheel slip, in curves and such, might save wear on the gears. But, it's just a thought. Great video!
Thanks for watching and commenting. You bring up a great point. Now I wonder about the traction tire arrangement. The original only had one tire. The replacement only comes with 2 tires on one axle, or no tires at all. I suppose in a couple of years If I get called in again to service this unit I can investigate if it lasted as long, or grenaded before its time. Thanks for sharing a cool story about P.A.T. :-)
Wonderfull video. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very cool experience! It looked about right for something that got little to no attention! Poor loco but it takes a very skilled hand to do these kind of repairs, and I’d say you got it! I’m glad you where able to fix it and it surely came out great! It takes a single exposure to trains to get kids into it. That was my start, with a VHS tape of the D&S and C&TS narrow gauge railroads. I’m happy you are preserving that heritage of model trains and railroading for a future generation to employ.
Keep it up Ron!
Thanks Marc! Trying to do all I can to pass on this great hobby to the next generation
Pretty awesome video! Plus a great cause!
Thank you :-)
Great job!!!
Thank you!!
BOY,-YOU DID A REALLY GREAT JOB ON THAT "LOCO"--YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT THAT BEAUTIFUL QUALITY-GERMAN ENJINEERING-!NICE WORK !
Thanks John!
Nice work!
Thanks!
Nice video Ron!
Thanks!
That old feller is correct. Them is worm gears. I'm diggin yer videos. New subscriber here.
Thanks for the sub! I have a tendency to use automotive terms on everything I work on. I really have to pay attention to call things the correct names :-)
the doctor does house calls now? haha excellent work ron
Thank you :-)
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Great you could parts. Mine an AristoCraft, so sometimes it's a cross your fingers moment for parts. I run mine outside
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I was really shocked at the parts still available for this. It's great to see a manufacturer supporting stuff 20+ years old. Sorry to hear about the AristoCraft stuff.
G that was fun 😂
;-)
There are
times when you sound like you came from
Minnesota... don't ya know. Thanks, great video.
Native North Dakotian. Same ancestors :-)
Nice!
Thanks!
Great video and lovely to see the whole train serviced for the youngsters. Can you tell me the name/make of the grease you used on the gears in the re-assembly. Thanks
Its Super Lube Multi purpose synthetic grease. Thanks for watching :-)
Another good One Ron I service the G Scales in my area banks restaurants etc plus have my own mine. Are USAs with a monster of a BigBoy in G Scale
Thank you and did I read this right, you have a "G" Big Boy? I would love to see that beast!!!!!!
@classicmodeltrains will get a picture of it to you soon I have it under lock an key an put away for now
@@AEStudt I believe that weighs 80lbs doesn’t it?
I’m waiting for them to re release their Hudson. Hoping they add steam to the whistle and a few other things in the next model
Wow, what a difference in performance from before and after. Before it sounded AWFUL! Nice repair work, and a bonus, soft start on the transformer!
I was pretty glad to see the transformer had momentum feature. It was turned off and rheostat up to 100%. Every time they started it, it was like a full speed clutch dump on the drive train.
Hi Ron that was a cool video. You know how to work on all the scales. That is just the way to be. I noticed that you didn`t have a hot girl for me to look at on here this go round? I understand why. I wonder who you will post up next time? Well great video as always. Thanks and have a good day working on your Rail Road. PS: I noticed you forgot to say when you was oiling things up on the engine that you was going to give it a "Taste" of oil? I think that is so cool when you say it like that. lol L8ter my friend. 🚂 ♿🤠
Hello, Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm trying to mix it up a bit, so the episodes don't all seem "the same". The Classic Models will come around again soon :-)
When swapping out wheelsets, go for wheels WITHOUT traction tyres.
They are not needed in this scale and they are usually the cause of stripped gears.
When a loco is struggling on a curve or grade, it must be allowed to slip rather than strain the teeth on the gears.
Thanks for the tip!
nice
Thanks
Mine never had those traction pc put on the wheels. I have had mine bought brand new 25 years now.
What traction pc on the wheels?
Ron I'm trying to put together the 33 piece bridge and trestle set t909 4x6 layout. It tells you what pieces you need but not the placement of the size of track. Can you please help me out? I would send you a picture but don't see an attachment input.
I don't understand your question. Reach out to me on my Facebook fan page classic model trains. Pictures can be posted there.
could you tell me where you bought the gear a wheel from . whats the price and the stock ####
www.onlytrains.com out in the Minnesota area. You can look up all the parts right on there website or call them like I did to confirm I got the right part. Very good people to work with.
You should send the pediatrician office a spare locomotive to use in case the current locomotive breaks down again
Well I don't have any G stuff taking up shelf space. Never even really see it in stores up here either. Good idea though!
I thought that was not for like a hospital, but because it’s German, I thought it might be like ww2 related like troop trains or something
This locomotive is an American design, not a German design
@@classicmodeltrains yea I know, I just thought since it was from Germany
what is that thing floting around on the screen?
Im not sure. You know what time in the video it shows up?
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Thanks!
My name is Uncle Ariel Ethan.
Greetings
Will you work on train from 1982
I work on all stuff.
Yeah I’m pretty sure that this is old school because grease is not soft but like rubber
It had some years on it for sure :-)
Also I just took my locomotive apart to clean it up and put new oil and grease just like what you used because it was really dirty and the grease wasn’t in there so I didn’t want the gears to be damaged like this one and I noticed that the part of the plastic molding of the engine was hallowed out and there was a metal heavy piece in that molding so I found out that metal part is to keep the locomotive on the track at higher speeds so it wouldn’t fly off the tracks
Because without that metal piece it wouldn’t be heavy enough to keep the wheels on the track
At the 15:11 mark the silver and green engine where the smoke stack and gold lines are that is where the heavy metal piece is inside of it
Thanks for not stroking out before finishing the rebuild. That would've been really not good...
Good afternoon M.C. Ya know were getting to that age where a Feller has to think about those kinda things ;-D
over 7lb and no proper bearings i'm surprised.....Nice job repairing
Thanks
fix or change?
What are you making reference to?
NO DAB! A "Taste"
Just a Taste, a little peck, a tiny bit, But not too much :-)
@@classicmodeltrains well....Ya.
I'm not as advanced in that ya know..
For the money that German manufacturer charges, THE GEARS SHOULD BE METAL. SHAME ON THEM.
I Agree with you! On the used market this one is still averaging $400. I wonder if the axle gear was brass if it would be noisy.
@@classicmodeltrains
I think it might depend on how well greased it is.