Just purchased a railroad speeder/motor car (Pic heavy)
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Originally posted by flashguy: Whatever floats your boat, er, rides your rails. Have fun!
flashguy
Exactly! Love reading about projects and hobbies like this. Enjoy!
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August 15, 2023, 09:20 PM
ryan81986
Thanks all! The biggest hurdle currently is trying to find a suitable trailer that won't break the bank. Unfortunately it needs a 6' wide minimum trailer which eliminates all of the affordable 5' wide trailers.
August 23, 2023, 09:57 AM
ryan81986
Replacing the exhaust today. Got it running yesterday!
August 23, 2023, 09:59 AM
HRK
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Originally posted by ryan81986: Thanks all! The biggest hurdle currently is trying to find a suitable trailer that won't break the bank. Unfortunately it needs a 6' wide minimum trailer which eliminates all of the affordable 5' wide trailers.
Looking good!
Get on Facebook marketplace and craigslist, there's always someone who started a project and needed a trailer, or stopped hauling things, and their wife wants it out of the yard or garage..
August 23, 2023, 10:01 AM
trapper189
Looking at the pics, it's got train horns! That right there makes it awesome!
August 23, 2023, 10:21 AM
ltbarber
These are so cool! Congrats!
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August 23, 2023, 10:23 AM
nhracecraft
Do I spy a hand crank/'kick-starter' handle protruding from the cab body behind the right front wheel?
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August 23, 2023, 10:58 AM
slabsides45
How many cup holders?
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August 23, 2023, 11:32 AM
ryan81986
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Originally posted by nhracecraft: Do I spy a hand crank/'kick-starter' handle protruding from the cab body behind the right front wheel?
You do, it's a crank start
August 25, 2023, 08:35 AM
ryan81986
Here's a quick video of it running
August 25, 2023, 09:00 AM
HRK
That's cool, dang things cadence makes it sound like some ones firing off a machine gun from a ww1 trench!
August 25, 2023, 04:31 PM
Aglifter
So what's the plan? Small rail line around the neighborhood/farm?
August 26, 2023, 08:16 AM
ryan81986
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Originally posted by Aglifter: So what's the plan? Small rail line around the neighborhood/farm?
There is a national organization that does excursions on various railroads. But for more day to day there's a rail trail a couple hours north that has the rails still in place. A local speeder club maintains the tracks and has authorization to run on it at any time. Here's a video from last year's open house there:
August 26, 2023, 08:48 AM
braillediver
That looks great. Thanks for sharing the details and pictures. I'm looking forward to your first trip.
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August 26, 2023, 04:48 PM
ryan81986
I'm headed up that way for a few days on Tuesday. Here's hoping all goes well. Got it set up on the trailer and ready to go.
August 30, 2023, 06:27 PM
ryan81986
First day on the rails in the books!
August 31, 2023, 09:18 AM
shovelhead
Are you going to put the original railroad markings back on it as part of its restoration?
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September 01, 2023, 07:22 AM
ryan81986
I'll put the RR markings on if I can find them. Unfortunately the car # is all but flaked off. I've reached out to the Canadian Pacific Historical Society to see if they have any archival photos. The horns will go on once I get the compressor and tank.
