10-14-2014, 03:36 PM
I think the problem you've got is that 1970s brass diesel and electric locos hardly run at all. The belt drive is one problem, that I hadn't thought much about. The belt drives were common on Suydam interurbans, which I guess was less of a problem, since they pretty much only had to move themselves. I don't know what the wheel diameter or wheelbase is on the T motor -- the issue would be to find a matching plastic diesel truck that might somehow be used to replace the brass version, with extensive reworking of the drive train on top of that. Regearing isn't an option if you still have the belt drive. That means the radical solution of the bull ant drive. But consider this: say you spend $200+ to get a workable loco by adding the bull ants. What would be the current price of a new T motor from Overland, assuming anything like that ever comes in again? Or what would be the price of a more recent Overland?