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s.e.charles Samba Member
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:46 am Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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I used to have an old Getrag gearbox.
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s.e.charles Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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would power be transmitted perpendicular to the V-sheaves via a 90 degree turned belt? |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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slalombuggy Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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It could have used a hydrostatic drive or driven a generator with electric motors at the axles but it probably just drove a small gearbox. These industrial loco's didn't move a lot of weight or move very fast. I love industrial and narrow gauge trains. Model railroading is my other hobby.
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Retrovan Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:47 am Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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would appear that there is a shortened side shaft diff with direct drive, and two chains to the two driving wheels.
Thats to my eye.
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s.e.charles Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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that eliminates the 90 degree transfer headache, but help me with "direct drive". meaning no shifting & a single speed? I can understand a cog on the skip axle coupled to a chain to a cog on the transaxle - a double set-up maybe?
thanks for posting the picture, too. I either don't have posting privileges (either here or there.) |
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s.e.charles Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:32 am Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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if anyone could come up with a little more detail, even plausible connections, it would be appreciated!
getting closer to building this model in 1:24 scale.
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eyetzr Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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Use an irs transmission. Adapt chain sprocket to the output shaft on the transmission connect chain to axle. You will have to put a sprocket on both sides of the transmission. Add a brake caliper to the sprocket like a motorcycle. Not sure how many years you will want to use, but a simple gate type shifter would give you 2 speeds forward and 1 reverse.
There are some people on the web building small tractors using this set up.
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s.e.charles Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: volkswagen powered skip railcar |
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thanks. out of desperation in my lacking mechanical ability, i contacted the owner of my original inspiration. within three hours he replied with two website links that reinforces the information i got here with pictures. appreciate the help.
"Hello Sid,
I build two veciles with VW engine, both with original VW gearbox and two chains to the axels. You can only take a gearbox from beetle 1302/1303 or VW Baywindow.
feldbahn-dossenheim - Käferlokbau (de.tl)
feldbahn-dossenheim - Kranwagen und Motorlore (de.tl)
Are there still questions?
Please show me pictures from your projekt or a link
Grüße, Matthias"
his website is a combination of narrow gauge railroad mining museum and volkswagen adventures. he's definitely living my dream!
i'll need more help as the project gets underway, but at least i'm off dead center.
thanks again,
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