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With Spring now here, and Summer just around the corner, we’ll see how far this gets to completion. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  07:13:41 AM     The plastic truck kit used will be a 1/72 scale PST model PARM -2 Field Repair Truck, Kit #72024, and one powered truck from a 1/87 scale Bachmann 44 Tonner for motive power. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  07:39:28 AM     Looks like another cool project, Lou. Bruce Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 Country: USA | Posts: 23277 rhpd42002 Crew Chief Posted - 03/24/2012 :  09:36:01 AM     Yep! This one looks REALLY interesting! Mike O. Ya Ain't Gotta Like It, Ya Just Gotta Do It! Country: USA | Posts: 698 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  10:24:24 AM     Looks like that truck has a lot of potential. This should be interesting to follow. George Country: USA | Posts: 10022 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  3:53:47 PM     Thanks Guys, I'm sure going to give it a go. We'll see what comes out of it. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  4:15:53 PM     Before the truck is constructed, I will be re-wiring the Bachmann truck for use with DCC first as shown and described in the pictures below. Then the truck kit can be modified and built around the motor unit to fit. I will be posting pictures of the powered truck when I have completed the re-wiring process. Frist I have to crack open the Bachmann drive unit and clip the brass connectors from the truck wheels to the motor, to isolate the unit, then solder the orange and gray wires to the motor, and solder the red and black power pick-up wires to the brass wheel pick-ups. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  6:24:28 PM     Thanks for the wiring information. I have an extra 44 ton loco I plan to use to power a doodlebug - someday. George Country: USA | Posts: 10022 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  8:54:02 PM     quote: Originally posted by George D Thanks for the wiring information. I have an extra 44 ton loco I plan to use to power a doodlebug - someday. George Always a pleasure George. These older 44 Tonners come in handy for these types of builds. Infact, the motor for the Bachmann doodlebug is not much different from these little babies. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 wvrr Fireman Posted - 03/24/2012 :  8:56:11 PM       Already on to the next project, eh, Lou! Looks like another interesting one! Chuck Wyoming Valley Railroad http://sites.google.com/site/wvrails/ Country: | Posts: 5018 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:00:32 PM     quote: Originally posted by wvrr Already on to the next project, eh, Lou! Looks like another interesting one! Chuck Thanks Chuck, I hope you continue to follow along with this build. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:07:18 PM     At this point, if you were using this conversion for any other type model, it is ready for a decoder and run with it. That's all there is to making this thing DCC ready. To crack open the Bachmann 44 Tonner drive unit, there are four screws on the four corners of the top that have to be removed, once removed the top comes off and the motor can be pulled out of the frame. You can see from picture #4 the two brass connectors that have to be clipped down for the red and black pick-up wires. Looking closely at picture #4 one connector is in about the middle of the truck, and the other connector is just above the truck in the picture. These use to connect to the bottom and top of the motor contacts for power from the trucks that are no longer needed. Also in picture #4, there is a (+) emblem on the motor (hard to see in the front, top right) the lug that you connect the orange wire to, and your gray wire to the other lug. Once the orange and gray wires have been soldered, the motor can be returned to the frame. The last picture shows the wires in place, and twisted on top of the drive unit to enter the Rail truck rear box. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 Ray Schofield Crew Chief Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:37:17 PM     Nice work Lou. would like to see it on the pn Edited by - Ray Schofield on 03/24/2012 9:38:28 PM Country: USA | Posts: 509 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:43:50 PM     quote: Originally posted by Ray Schofield Nice work Lou. would like to see it on the pn Thanks Ray. If you get a chance check out my 1922 Mack; http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36089 Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Country: USA | Posts: 11332 anubis51 Crew Chief Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:47:37 PM     Hi Louis, Thanks for the heads up on this topic. I will be following your build. John Time is the Gauge of Existence Country: Australia | Posts: 934 desertdrover Engineer Premium Member Posted - 03/24/2012 :  9:49:49 PM     quote: Originally posted by anubis51 Hi Louis, Thanks for the heads up on this topic. I will be following your build. John Thanks John, I'm glad to have you aboard! 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