Can We Make It Run? Broken Vintage Marx Switcher Locomotive
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- I was sent this vintage Marx Rock-Island diesel switcher locomotive a while back and I've been meaning to get it running for a while now. This one was quite fun to work on since it only required little bits of attention in several places and it turned out to be a great runner. I'd like to thank David Z to G for sending this loco.
I continue to be amazed at your work on these oldie locomotives. This one looks like it's just a single power truck (which is what a real company did, albeit three axles) with that shell off. You could install an engineer and fireman (back in the day) since that's what they had and have it pull a bunch of cars (add some weight to the chassis) and while the shell is off, install lights that you bought some time ago. Please remember, Flux does contain lead and so does older solder. Be vigilant while making the electrical connections with your soldering iron. Protect your eyes (vapours) and wash your hands after you are completely finished before running the locomotives. Show the safety aspect to many of your younger viewers. John BC.
Love those little porters!
This is nice, rock island freight trains always impress me. So this one is a good in my book.
A better way to prevent rust on armature stack is to ink the laminations with a Sharpie (you pick color.) It lasts forever and there's no oil flying off. BTW the motor is a Mabuchi 16d from the '60s.
This engine: * exists *
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I like how the moter is geared up to the wheels making a fast locomotive even faster! May I suggest flipping the top and bottom gears so you get slower running.
I have an old Varney that was converted at some point to a 2 gear setup from the previous multi-gear with a metal band setup. It moves really slow with the 2 gears so thanks your insightful comment I will flip the gear and see if that helps! Thanks for sharing!
I remember looking at one at a trainshow I weny to in February. But I didn't get it seen some online. That's awesome you got it running again. I remember when it was tested before it did run but motor sounded awful needed lubricant and ran brief. Very speedy reminded me of Sam's trains fastest locomotive im surprised sparks didn't fly off wheels. Music sounded good and relaxing like a good country road drive. ☺ Alright Bob Ross type oil and grease mixing and wheel cleaning asmr lol kidding
The old Marx stuff is super simple but super cool and fairly reliable, their o scale stuff is nearly indestructible. This one was likely newer than the ones with the full open frame motor. I have 2 of these switchers with the old motor. Great video by the way
Thanks for the shoutout, Harrison. You really got that Marx running in top shape. Glad to see it finally get a much-needed overhaul. Interesting way to clean the wheels. That has to be faster than the Acela.
Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍
Enjoy your videos. That is a great wheel cleaning tip.
I want one of these! They’re adorable and I love shunters
As train shows are cancelled in my country due to the bug, this is the next best option.
What is the pen thing you used on the motor? Lol great video 👍 keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing your next video. 😎
Soon smt will have so much 0-4-0 diesels he will have to make a video on how much 0-4-0 diesels he has.
Interesting scheme for that little switcher.
Very cool but that’s a diesel so the wheel arrangement would be “B”, not “0-4-0”
Another enjoyable video. Nice tip on wheel cleaning. I like how it ran so fast it flew off the track. Thumb looks better by the way.
That's a definite motor conversion there Harrison go figure collect those MARX I do luv em!!!
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You should change the coupler when restoring stuff. Them you can run any locomotive with any car
That would make it so it could run only with certain cars with certain couplers
i have a Marx switcher like that but its new haven
EDIT: it dose not run tho and i live by rock island
With the gearing just hanging out the back, you could experiment with different ratios: smaller on top and larger on bottom would yield a slower speed, reverse would yield a higher speed. Just a thought!
This is problably the biggest restoration you have ever done On-Camera besides the Hiawatha
But he barely did anything
Not to discredit him but yn
Also made an engine out of basicly a shell soooooooo
Well Done!
A little bit of oil on those windings is a good idea to neutralize the rust. Good runner, I thought it was a Life-Like?
Did you add a new bridge with cars across your valley?
the way you say "flux" is so funny
why not replace that noisy motor with one of the new "Ebay" motors you just got? You CAN clip off the extras shaft length and make it fit. And maybe even knuckle couplers????
And also a micro sound decoder plus front and rear lights.
The motor truck is literally Marx's F unit blomberg truck just adapted to the shell lol
Also where can I get the fiberglass pen thing? looks like a very useful tool.
yeah it is a loco truck I think triang did that with some of their locos
BlaxlandRidge3 Yes Marx used their F unit truck on this, Marx also used this truck on their GP9, their Hudson tender and their passenger cars
I have one of those switchers, but it’s a Santa Fe.
I'm a good 13 seconds after video came out
What is the Cheapest SD40-2 i can find cause my only Santa fe super chief busted
SMT is like the model train NRE
I have a 1930s O Scale Marx which is a speed freak and is broke so should get it fixed
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Hello SMT, that doesn't look like a Marx motor, Marx made this engine back in the 60's They also made a New Haven and in plain red green and blue with just road numbers on them. Hope this info helps Thanks. Hello again SMT I have a correction to make After watching this I took apart and checked some Marx 4 wheel engines including one still new in the box, it looks like Marx did use this motor in some of these little switchers.
Id guess the motor shown here is a later version with an Asian sourced can motor to cut costs. Mine uses an open sheetmetal frame type, brushes you can dress easy, etc..
@@butchadriatic1504 I have a Rock Island, It's still new in a plastic box with a cardboard insert, When I find it I will check what kind of motor is in it, as for the blue, green and New Haven engines I know they have the Marx motor. I know in later years Marx did import parts to cut costs, Thanks
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How do you have your tester wire leads set up? Are they hooked up to a battery or some other device? The reason I ask this is because I'd like to use that wheel cleaning/testing motor method. There really aren't any wheel cleaning methods I've seen on TH-cam that really work for older model trains where some wheels might pick up electricity and some might not. As for that rust removing tool, that's amazing. I've never seen anything like it before! What's it called?
Mixing grease and oil was smart. Straight light oil has too little viscosity while grease will have too much. Over all, that nice little engine runs again. Good work.
1 view 1like 5+ COMMENTS sounds right
great video liked 🚄👍
I"m all too familiar with snapped plastic using my fingers rather than a small screwdriver to put a life like F3 back together. I don't have a track cleaner yet, but I have Q-tips for wheel cleaning so better than nothing.
That’s a cool train.
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I got a Marx too!
Sweeeet loco smt love it
I just realized that is the same motor in the life like whistle dinner I am guessing life like bought a little bit of Marx tooling like model power and k line did
First to watch
whelp, TH-cam's drunk, since there apparently is only one view...
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This could be a later Marx model with a can motor
I bought a Marx ho scale Hudson and tinder and 4 cars off eBay
Great video. Just got a blue one in an original box at start of lock down.
We should nickname him 'Rock Speed'.
I'm glad it can run again. Nice video SMT.
A Marx engine, that's something different
Yup it's going too run
Hey smt how many times have you been on facebook
Hey smt, I just got this new engine from ebay and when I put it on the track with my other engines, it goes the opposite direction then all the others, do you have any idea as to what could be wrong?
Amateur Railfan, the wire leads to the motor are reversed.
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Hey Harrison... I really don't want to be one to complain, but the music was rather distracting.
I agree. this was one of my older videos and I didn't realize at the time how annoying the music was. Sorry about that.
That Marx switcher is a later model
Isnt the chassis for this just the chassis for a big deisel locmotives bogie?
I think they did reuse it to reduce costs.
How many of these do you have????
Hey smt can you please do a video on the engine I sent you awhile back
Wow I've never been this early
We got a small boi here
Marx HO is very cool I love it
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What controller do you use
Holy crap almost to 15k
Can you run the big boy again
It is sooooooo smallllllll
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Evemodel does something very similar looking at a very good price.
I just ordered one.
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Oil is a dirt magnet. Be careful with it.
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Why is your solder wire so big
Not a problem if you have enough heat, and that solder gun did.
Too cool an iron is a slow pita when you have the experience to use hot&fast.
Too cool an iron may be why you think you "have to" have small dia. solder wire. You might want to try a hotter one. Too cool and not clean enough are the biggest fails. Flux can only strip X-amount of crap off for you too. It's a helper with limits, not a save all.
For a few bucksmore even spend for adj temp. control or even displayed regulated temps if you have board work in mind too. Control gives you skills faster too, imo.
I have a Marx new haven f unit and i cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to run. if you could do this but with like the f units i would very much appreciate it!
Does it just sit there on the track and do nothing?
@@DualTracksCN3999 it kinda sits there and a little power gets to it but not enough to make it go. when i test it with leads its fine and every other train goes without fault so i really don't know what to do
@@yankeeclipperyt I'm positive you haven't cleaned the wheels on it. I plan on using the method for wheel cleaning demonstrated in this video, but I myself have no idea how to set the leads for it up. You said you've tried that. From one vintage model train repairer to another: how do you get that whole leads thing set up? Are they connected to a battery or something?
@@DualTracksCN3999 i used a file and then fine grit sandpaper
@@yankeeclipperyt Is any of it actually coming off, though? If it is, it might be a bad solder joint.
I have one from my grandpa and that is not a stock motor
Guy breaks scale light speed with a RI engine and nobody makes the standard joke about Rock Island slogan of being the "Route of the Rockets" 🚀 ?
(help, im a rock).
I have a set with this loco. One of the cars is white with red text and 🚀 graphics. A rocket fuel tank car; what else ;-)
do you speak french
ever thought of a intro sequence?