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  1. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's April 2024 Coffee Shop

    Anyone have a interaction with an electric fence I know I have here's a short account of one
  2. MikeGTW

    Kadee PLASTIC couplers

    I forgot to add the instruction sheet that comes with the 20 or 39 series says " isolated plastic shanked couplers "
  3. MikeGTW

    Kadee PLASTIC couplers

    Maybe they should have added the type of coupler on the package IE: plastic shank and metal knuckle But all you need to do is look at Kadee site and instructions and they will tell you what they are I've used those in standard Kadee boxes 232 or 242 no problem at all Here's the...
  4. MikeGTW

    Kadee PLASTIC couplers

    The 20 and 30 series have plastic shank the knuckle and trip pin are metal Kadee has made them like this for years
  5. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Willie that account thing is just Bob tinkering with stuff He'll figure it all out soon I'm sure
  6. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Troy I do believe that's one of your best yet might just have to save her for my desktop ;)
  7. MikeGTW

    Athearn PA-1

    Seems like someone said that " Now that engine has the old metal side frames with the outside bearings again old but still works The wheel sets I had to go look at some I still have and the wheel sets all the way adjusted in are perfect gauge " And the half axles cannot touch on this type of...
  8. MikeGTW

    Athearn PA-1

    That's not a dummy that's been converted It was powered from day one Now that engine has the old metal side frames with the outside bearings again old but still works The wheel sets I had to go look at some I still have and the wheel sets all the way adjusted in are perfect gauge If you...
  9. MikeGTW

    Athearn PA-1

    That looks like a Throttle Pack 501 so if it is then about 1 amp so enough to run a single Athearn engine since the light works he's getting power from the trucks That's the only way the light will work There's something with the motor even though he can turn it by hand the motor mount is...
  10. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Well I'm 75 so not doing this by hand I have a Bobcat excavator so I just ride along it does all the work and I don't volunteer much anymore but this one is family oh and it's 50 acres all most all trees
  11. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    That second pict he sure is giving you the evil eye Like full charge hah
  12. MikeGTW

    P2k gear issue. No not that one, completely different

    That's what it looks like to me also something not lining up right
  13. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Chris did you provide a lunch with that trip
  14. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Troy and I get to go dig out 25 plus tree stumps this coming week my back hurts just thinking of it
  15. MikeGTW

    Walther's Superior Paper Company Kit

    The instruction sheet that came with mine shows those parts If you go to walthers they have a pdf download that does show them as for the parts that look like a quonset hut the person putting parts in the box said hmm lets toss these in there and really confuse em...
  16. MikeGTW

    plywood vs OSB

    I would go with the OSB you can put nails in it and run screws into it easily Like stated the MDF is heavy and hard you all most need to drill holes in it for screws I've used OSB for years and never had it warp or sag It's used in construction for roofs on 24 in spacing so I think...
  17. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Sorry to hear that
  18. MikeGTW

    Ballast Options

    That's what I used TechMix brand I just used Rit dye I think they had a chart for what colors to use to get what you want I kinda experimented a bit came up with lite to dark greys and some had a green tint and some a rusty look It didn't take much of the dye just mixed it with water...
  19. MikeGTW

    Ballast Options

    Yep probably to small but who knows here's pict with ho scale track
  20. MikeGTW

    Jeffrey Wimberly's final resting place.

    Larry I used to talk to him too what a character he was I sent him some $$ when that tree fell on his trailer so he could get it fixed Also had a tablet drop shipped to him at the rehab place so he could stay on line He got to use it for a while His sister Stephanie contacted me the...




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