gwscheil
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| 08 Nov 2009 07:21 AM |
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I now have both the green and black Forneys running on my track. They will both turn a 4ft Diameter curve, but are not happy about it. 5 ft diameter is somewhat happier, 9 ft diameter little problem except for a slight squeak that I have yet to locate. Long links are a must on tight curves pulling a load. I also found that the greenie can rear back on her tail after bouncing through switch frogs. The speed is critical - faster or slower and she tracks fine. Apparently I found one of the harmonic frequencies of the complex 4 spring rear suspension. |
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George W. Scheil
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voxnut
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| 09 Nov 2009 12:53 PM |
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How is the slow speed running and grade pulling? Is the Forney substantially better than the Ruby?
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buckskin
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| 09 Nov 2009 02:35 PM |
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I drove over to Quisenberry Station on Saturday and picked up a black version. Only $579 and Royce gave me a big bottle of steam oil and a can of butane to get me started. He spent about an hour showing me how to steam my new engine... what a blast!
Beautiful and powerful model. This is my first live steamer, but even Royce said he was was impressed with the smothness of this new model. He said it will get even better as it breaks in. I know I am a "newbie" but so far I love this hobby! Thanks Royce for your time and patience as well.
If I can figure out how to post pictures I will post a few.
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Scottychaos
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| 09 Nov 2009 04:28 PM |
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I think this thread has set a record.. 2 and a half weeks, and still no pictures! ;) Scot
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gwscheil
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| 10 Nov 2009 08:08 AM |
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My Forneys are much easier to control than a Ruby. Both fuel and throttle approach a quarter turn at times. The 0-4-4 is nearly broken in now (10 runs) and tracks well with the roof off. Switches and curves that caused problems earlier now are smooth and slow. Inching her through a switch showed that nearly all the weight is on the rear driver. Tiny clicks going through the frog on the front driver & rear truck - big clunk from the rear driver. So continuing work on a lightweight cab roof for her and may add a couple ounces of brass behind the front buffer. The 2-4-4 has very few runs so far. It is waiting for a replacement gauge siphon from Cliff (steam leak at a solder joint). The first replacement does not fit - A Ruby siphon has a 7mm nut going to a 6.5mm nut - the Forneys have 7mm on both ends. Tracking is better - the pilot truck sometimes mis-tracks, but then sometimes it jumps back onto the track before I can reach the engine. It is also important to run both engines through both right and left curves during break in - otherwise a nasty surprise may await when you do finally run the other direction. On my 9ft diameter curves, ( 8 ft is the Accucraft engine spec) both engines are boring - hard to derail - but on my 4 and 5 ft diameter curves both engines turn but resistance is high and derails sometimes occur. After 10 runs, now the 0-4-4 is smooth through a 5 footer, the 2-4-4 still tight.
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George W. Scheil
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slimgauge
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| 16 Nov 2009 01:42 PM |
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I got the last 2-4-4 that Royce had. He still has a green 0-4-4. I wonder where I hid my camera ? |
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slimgauge
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| 21 Nov 2009 06:27 PM |
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Here's a pair of not very good pictures.
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/slimgauge/Accucraft_Forney/PICT0073.JPG http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/slimgauge/Accucraft_Forney/PICT0072.JPG
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Jim Schulz
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| 30 Dec 2009 05:32 PM |
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Just got my black Forney today. Very nice! In fact, I'm afraid to modify it like I had planned to (Russia iron boiler, different steam dome and cab), it looks so nice. Give me a couple days, though, and I'll get at it. I've posted pics in my photobucket: http://s998.photobucket.com/albums/...e%20steam/ Happy new year! Jim |
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Dave Sykes
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| 30 Dec 2009 07:45 PM |
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After about 10 hours on my green forney I decided to add some weight to the front end. I ended up with a 3/8 Th hunk of brass to simulate
the wood pilot which puts it almost balanced over the second driver. I also had to solder strip of brass accross the rear truck as the axles
appeared to be too short which caused it to derail. I love my forney. |
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ETSRRCo
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| 30 Dec 2009 09:21 PM |
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WOW what a looker you have there Jim! |
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Eric Bolton, Owner/operator: East Tigard & Southern Railroad Co.
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tacfoley
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| 31 Dec 2009 03:19 AM |
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Posted By Larry Green on 23 Oct 2009 08:41 AM
"In Accucraft time, ------", I love it! Just kidding, folks.
Larry
'AccuCraft time' = 'Dog years'........
Approximately. 
tac
www.ovgrs.org
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Anthony Duarte
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| 31 Dec 2009 12:15 PM |
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I just have to say that I LOVE my forney. It's a good puller, and has pretty good slow speed performance. Today I finally tightened up a few loose nuts n' bolts that were causing some minor leaks, which actually significantly improved performance. And for the first time I preheated the water in the microwave, which made the water and gas run out at exactly the same time (kind of nifty). Santa brought me 8 short flat cars, and 4 iron mountain coal cars to go with my forney, and it has no problem pulling them around. Best run i've gotten so far is about 18-19 minutes, not including the 4 minutes it took to steam up :)
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