[altterrain]

My second 7/8's loco project is a rail tractor. It is basically a Bachmann Dizzy truck with the body of a modified diecast 1/16 scale bulldozer. The 45 tonner Dizzy truck is unmodified except for wiring it to use with a battery trailer car. It will be a simple battery power trailer car using the same speed controller I used in my rail truck. The diecast dozer body was chopped, channeled and widened. The seat was also redone and relocated.

Details added - air tank, muffler, foot and hand controls, grab rails and coupler pockets cast by Bill Martinsen.

The rail tractor painted and grunged. I still have to finish up the electronics. The trailer battery flat car will hold two crates - one for the battery pack (as seen in the pic) and the second for the speed controller and DPDT c/o switch.

-Brian

 

[R.W. Marty]

Brian,
Now that is one cool idea and a beautiful model.
Great work, thanks for sharing the pictures.
Rick Marty

 

[jimtyp]

Great idea and nice work! I like the weathering you did too!

 

[silverstatespecialties]

Now that is just TOO COOL!! Very nice!

 

[Scott]

Looks almost like an Alport bush tractor. An Australian built low cost option for logging and idustrial 2ft guage from the early 1900's to 1960's. Good work!

 

[altterrain]

Rail tractor Enterprise has been finished up -

The electronics, battery, speed control, sound card and speaker hidden in a couple of crates -

a few pics -

and a minute long video -




-Brian

 

[Stan Cedarleaf]

Beautiful, Brian.... Don'tcha just love the ITT diesel helper sound? That's a real blast. Well done... Love it...../DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/hehe.gif

 

[GearDrivenSteam]

Brian,

That is real, real nice my friend. I have a critter utilizing that same power truck. Isn't it smooth? Great job.