How to deal with seized locomotives - Little helpers

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  • čas přidán 5. 12. 2022
  • Seized (or ceased?, blocked, "verharzt") locomotives are something collectors of older Märklin (or other) model trains are likely to encounter at some point. This little video covers a method to get things going again when that happens.
    I hope you enjoy the video.
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  • @lindaoffenbach
    @lindaoffenbach Před rokem +5

    Very accommodating and superbly clearly explained as per usual. Especially essential for novices such as we. Wonderful, and thank you so much for taking the time 👏👏👏

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Mission accomplished then 😉 Glad you found this helpful, thanks for the visit.

  • @roguico
    @roguico Před 4 měsíci +2

    No less than a Master Class!!! Congratulations.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před 4 měsíci +1

      just a few tidbits cobbled together. Thanks for the compliment.

  • @donaldanderson4937
    @donaldanderson4937 Před rokem +4

    A timely and useful video as I am in the initial stages of setting up my Märklin trains after being stored away for over 20 years when the railway room was requisitioned by an expanding family!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      mission accomplished 😉 Glad it is of some use. Good luck!

  • @kmmck
    @kmmck Před 5 měsíci +1

    This was so helpful! Thank you so much for posting 🙏

  • @derbundesbahnandre8357
    @derbundesbahnandre8357 Před rokem +2

    Super video from you. Thumps up. 👍😁😀🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thanks a lot, schön, dass Du vorbeigeschaut hast.

  • @tfksworldofm
    @tfksworldofm Před rokem +2

    That BR03 is absolutely beautiful!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Especially now that it can move again 😉 thanks for the visit!

  • @juniortrainspottermg
    @juniortrainspottermg Před rokem +1

    Very useful and simply understandable...great...thanks

  • @BritishRail60062
    @BritishRail60062 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you for this video. It is very helpful and I have subscribed.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před 2 měsíci

      Thanks for the sub! Welcome on board!

  • @mcrsit
    @mcrsit Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this! The timing was actually perfect, so were the explanations and the topic itself. Happy holidays! :)

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Great stuff, mission accomplished! Merry Christmas! 🚂🎄🥂

  • @gbcrofton
    @gbcrofton Před rokem +2

    Thank you as always for great maintenance videos !

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Glad you appreciate them

    • @gbcrofton
      @gbcrofton Před rokem

      one followup. you are using WD40 to clean the wheels. how do you get it in the syringe?

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Take the plunger off, then a short squirt of wd-40, let the fluid settle, repeat until you have the desired quantity, replace plunger. Tbh, I use it straight out of the can most of the time.

  • @CM-he8ni
    @CM-he8ni Před rokem +1

    Excellent and very informative as always 😊

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Thanks a lot, I bet you are going to look for seized models now 😉

  • @Consolidation872
    @Consolidation872 Před rokem +1

    Heel goed gedaan.
    Hier heb ik veel van geleerd, bedankt voor deze video.

  • @belgiangeek2671
    @belgiangeek2671 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this very clear and useful video

  • @LaytonJunction
    @LaytonJunction Před rokem +3

    As always enjoyed your video s interesting and informative thanks for sharing your experience and passion for this hobby looking forward to your future posts wishing you a very happy Christmas 🎅 and a great new year warmest regards al 🎄☃️🚂🚂👍❄️🤗

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed the video Al. I hope you have a good xmas and new year. Take care.

    • @LaytonJunction
      @LaytonJunction Před rokem +1

      @@The3rdRail 🎄☃️🚂👋🤗👍

  • @alejandromena5973
    @alejandromena5973 Před rokem +1

    Gracias por este util video..mis cordiales saludos!!😊

  • @tewuiakminiaturenh0
    @tewuiakminiaturenh0 Před rokem +1

    a nice repair manual, well shown and explained, greetings Kai👌👌👍👍😊😊

  • @modellbahnjp
    @modellbahnjp Před rokem +1

    Awesome Video. Nicely done. 👍👍

  • @CRUISOMATIC
    @CRUISOMATIC Před rokem +1

    Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge! Just dug out a 3157 that apparently never has been run and came across the described issue ...

  • @kissumisha
    @kissumisha Před rokem +1

    I never though about the wheel bearing getting loose. I recently did my 3000 loco, I´ll check if the wheel are ok. Thanks for the tip.

  • @Romin.777
    @Romin.777 Před rokem +1

    Thank you. :))

  • @patrickmurphy6775
    @patrickmurphy6775 Před rokem +1

    Good video!

  • @roststab
    @roststab Před rokem +1

    If at your loco is one or more wheel loose, just set one little drop of "loctite 638" outside of the wheel perpendicular to the axle. That will fasten the wheel. WD 40 is not bad, but there is something better and cheaper. Take a little drop of SR 24 "Dampföl" which nearly each model railway enthusiast ownes. Sorry about my bad English.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Your english is not bad. Thanks for sharing.
      I tried loctite 638 in the past, but it was a disaster. the problem wasn't the glue, but aligning the wheels properly. I am not good at this type of things...
      SR 24 is good but not easy to find outside of Germany, and when it is, it is quite expensive. Other products I am sure would work too, the main thing is that whatever is used doesn't damage paint.
      Thanks for the visit

    • @roststab
      @roststab Před rokem

      Thanks a lot. I am nearly 75 Years old an I learnt English at school about 60 years ago and there was not often a opportunity to use. Instead the use of SR 24 there is a little trick. In German it is called "Kaltreiniger". Translatet word by word it means "cold cleaner". That is a mixture of n- and Iso alcanes from C8 to C11. Just with a little content

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Happy to help you practise 😉

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      I looked and WD-40 is the same as Kaltreineiger : n+isoalkane C9 to 11 with 1% more aromatics
      So not that bad after all 😉
      Nichtsdestotrotz, danke für den Hinweis.Schönen Gruss aus London.

  • @christophetardivat234

    Merci

  • @sutsko40
    @sutsko40 Před rokem +1

    So interesting to see your tips around how you fix and take apart the different trains. I would love to know what you use for cleaning grime and dust from wagons and trains both metal and plastic parts

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem

      Glad you find these videos helpful. There are a couple a videos where I do a bit of what you are after: SNCB Self unloaders (czcams.com/video/5ChEs0XyjIg/video.html), Wehrmacht Shunters (czcams.com/video/_KzkRPxBucE/video.html) or 3067 (czcams.com/video/qHtVCDkcv84/video.html), but will bear in mind as a topic for potential dedicated video.

  • @ModelTrainFun
    @ModelTrainFun Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video on what happens to everybody. Thanks for all your useful tips. I hope it is ok for me to link to this video from my channel - I think this will be useful for a lot of Märklinist. Enjoy ;-)

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      Glad you approve of it 😉 Feel free to share it wherever you want 👍

    • @ModelTrainFun
      @ModelTrainFun Před rokem +1

      @@The3rdRail Will do - thanks ;-)

  • @Jeppe-Covid1959
    @Jeppe-Covid1959 Před rokem

    I normally use an old toothbrush to clean the cogwheels. But remember! do not use it to brush your teeth.

  • @raulstrappav8328
    @raulstrappav8328 Před rokem +1

    Thank you very much for your usefull videos. I have a question, at the end of this video, it is shown a multiple 3 locomotives in operation coupled, but I have observed that different locomotives have different speed at the same output voltage (in analog operation). How can I operate without this problem in a 2 or 3 locomotives coupled? Thanks again!!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      No problem. Quite simple: one in front of the other 😉. The difference is not a problem, a slow loco will be pulled or pushed by faster ones or slow them down automatically, no need to think too much in this context. The problems start at signals though: your stopping sections need to be long enough to cover the distance between pick up shoes, and you have to hope that the second loco will be strong enough to push the front one so that its pickup shoe reaches the stopping section. Check this video:czcams.com/video/6PpctvNX3-k/video.html, it contains a crocodile double header, the locos are set-up so their pick-up shoes are close to each other, so the front one is running "backwards" (pick up shoe at the back), when the train reaches a stop, the front loco powers off first, and it is pushed by the second one until its pick up shoe reaches the stop. This type of config works with locos whose wheels can be turned whithout power.

  • @modellbahnagenda
    @modellbahnagenda Před rokem +2

    👍👍👍👍

  • @YoavSamuelLiberman
    @YoavSamuelLiberman Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this informative and helpful video. From your experience, do you think the more modern "synthetic" oils are less likely to solidify over time? And if so, what is your preferred brand? Many thanks.

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před rokem +1

      You are welcome. Modern synthetic oils should be less prone to hardening, but everything I had in my hands needed some attention in the end, whatever the color of the stuff that had been applied by previous hands. Whether some of it was synthetic is unknown to me... Any modern model railway oil, applied sparingly!, should be fine. As mentioned in the video, I settled on ballistol (neither synthetic nor modern 😉) which I have been using for years now, it can be expensive but a small bottle lasts an eternity.

    • @YoavSamuelLiberman
      @YoavSamuelLiberman Před rokem

      @@The3rdRail Many thanks for sharing this info with me.

  • @lucar.5045
    @lucar.5045 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I have a general question: I recently bought an old piko lok. Cleaned, fixed it, it runs fine for being 40+ years old. But the carbons of the engines makes a lot of smell. Is it safe to make it run for long periods? Is it any risk that can it burn? Thank you in advance!

    • @The3rdRail
      @The3rdRail  Před 9 měsíci +1

      I am not familiar with Piko, but carbon brushes don't generate a strong smell usually, it is old oil deposits that do. Depending on the motor, you might want to check if there isn't some area that might require a bit more attention. I am sure you should be able to google your locomotive and get some information about that. If not, look for maintenance instructions of similar Piko locos of the same vintage, this should point you in the right direction. That's, if the good old DDR didn't run out of black ink when the loco was made of course... 😉

    • @lucar.5045
      @lucar.5045 Před 9 měsíci

      Thanks a lot! I'll give it a thourough cleanse!

  • @kuntakinte4333
    @kuntakinte4333 Před 10 měsíci

    There was a " hazard" if the original Märklin Oil was used like recommannded in the operating instructions back in the 80s.
    That oil had a chemical reaction and glued the mechanic 🤬