Dumpster Find | Disgusting & Seized 1950s HO Scale Locomotive - Will it Run Again?

[@stevearcher3921]

I used to work for an airplane engine rebuilder. One thing that was a golden rule and considered unbreakable was to take TONS OF STILL PICTURES on dismantling. That way we had a reference to see where the parts went back on reassembly. Our dismantler was a builder in training and failure to take photos would get him in major trouble. This might help you when working with unfamiliar equipment.

[@Petemonster62]

You are right SMT - DO NOT USE STEEL WOOL TO CLEAN TRACK!!!! Any type of metal rail should have the oxidation cleaned off by using a track cleaning block like a "Bright Boy" or a new nylon scrub pad. Just rub enough to make the rail look shiny.

[@captandysir8670]

WOW! Great repair. Good looking consist. Nice to get a tour of "the mountain". Track work continues to improve. Fewer snakes and wiggles. Trackside video now a real treat. Well done!

[@johnclapperton5556]

I love when you get one of these old trains running. This was some little person's ( or older person ) pride and joy.

[@Tractors101]

I believe I mentioned it on that other video but that is in fact a Varney locomotive. Gilbert contracted a few manufacturers for their HO scale line, with Varney being a major one. They produced various freight cars for Gilbert as well as these F units.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Love the paint scheme on these old Lackawanna f3 locos. Also, the drive system on this model is very similar to the 1950's Marx design. Great work as always, Harrison. ❤

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I always enjoy your repair videos. As you can tell from my channel, I am a big fan of Gilbert pre and post war American Flyer in O, S, and HO so I always appreciate when you get any of that brand back into running condition. Thanks for showing.

[@w.rustylane5650]

Serenity, we finally have a runner! Cheers from eastern TN

[@andrewferguson5653]

Great repair, SMT! I was appalled when I saw all that grease and gunk.

[@DHodgson]

Hi Harrison, greetings from England, I've been a subscriber for several years now, but this is the first time I've been able to comment, another brilliant resurrection and what a beautiful locomotive, I have the same one in B&O Livery. Keep up the great videos, I always look forward to them to cheer my day up.

[@crsrdash-840b5]

wow a lots changed on your layout since i saw it last. im amazing to see the sub sections linked to the mainline and operating. those track plans really helped it seems. good work!

[@magnuswettermark8293]

That old Gilbert looks awesome. Great job👍😁

[@garysprandel1817]

Phoebe Snow her dress so white rides The Road Of Anthracite. Nice job Harrison. I've come across some pretty grungy basket cases I've saved from oblivion in my day but that one was about the grungiest,Mike Rowe worthy locomotive I've seen. IIRC Gilbert was fairly high end for it's day.

[@rusty.ramrod]

That was fourteen minutes and eight seconds I needed this morning... ...something relaxing and mesmerizing about the fixer uppers like sitting by a campfire... ...or watching Bob Ross create mountains and trees

[@ATDCC_Colby]

Nice job getting that thing running again. I’ve wanted a Gilbert locomotive to repair of my channel for quite some time, but they’re hard to come across now. The drive system in the thing also looks pretty interesting.

[@joezuccardo3245]

Hello Harrison, I been a collector of Gilbert American Flyer for many years, The engine you have was by Varney for Gilbert in 1955- 1956 they made a B unit for it as well, Varney also made F-3 Diesels in B&O, Northern pacific, and a Southern pacific A unit, Varney also made hopper cars, tank cars cement cars and a cattle car in 1955 & 56, in 1963 Varney made Missouri pacific F3 shell to fit Gilberts pike-master frame , This pike-master frame was a copy of Marx. Hope this helps with the history of Varney & Gilbert

[@Loki-tc3fi]

Once again the guru of the rails has done it again!! Great job!

[@alanwbelcher]

Great save once again Harrison. I see the mall/shopping center has been removed. Layout is looking good these days. Carry on!

[@yambo59]

From what I remember thats about as good as any of those old Gilberts ran even when new, shes got years of life left in her thanks to you.

[@lotsatrains]

Excellent work 👍That is a really nicely built model and a gem of a locomotive 👌

[@dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267]

Success ,, another cool locomotive ready to ride the rails again , excellent repair Harrison

[@jessenoklahoma]

Another Harrison masterpiece 😊 great job 👍

[@hz7984]

Nice! Glad that you saved yet another one.

[@xlthecoolguy-lz7uh]

Good job on getting that diesel running again. That engine was literally from the waste dump, and yet, somehow, you got it to work.

[@normancoreyBuildingTrains]

Another junker saved. Nice work.

[@modelrailroader5619]

Great repair, layout is looking good!

[@houseofrandomness]

Job well done, sir! The ultrasonic cleaner makes things a lot easier. A trick I use for it is to get a jar and fill it with cleaner and put the parts in the jar. Fill the cleaner with water and put the jar in the basket. Saves on cleaner use.

[@XDFRailRoadCooler]

Ive probably said this before. But I'll say it again. Nice layout. I wish I had a layout like yours!

[@articshadowofficial]

Good job on the realiving!

[@Benthetrainkid]

This DL&W F3 was a Varney tooling produced under license by AC Gilbert/American Flyer

[@talosofavalon1]

It is amazing to me what people throw away seeing no value in repairing or even basic mantanence

[@TheSuperCam29]

Another day, another locomotive saved from death!

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

Sometimes you just have to investigate and eventually reroute how things are run. All those types of drives are noisy and there is nothing you can do about it without changing everything, lol. The motor may have benefited from a jolt with a remagnetizer or a neodymium replacement but in the end, it is a good runner and not worth the Invesment of time or money. You already spent more time than you wanted by the sounds of it, but time well spent. I do have to say I like the look of the thing. Great video and repair, Jersey Bill

[@MattKonsol]

Nice restoration work on this American flyer/Gilbert Lackawanna emd f unit Harrison and your right never ever clean your track with steel wool!

[@Michael-t3b5b]

Pulling the pax cars is fine but that Lackawanna paint job was the freight paint used for a few years in the late 40s before the railroad decided to use just one paint scheme for all the locos

[@charcoal5091]

Jay's new big boy video was great

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

That 'HO' scale locomotive is in reality a Varney product made to Gilbert specifications, Also, They even contracted with Mantua/Tyco to make their 'HO' sets under the Gilbert banner as well.

[@dbtech7914]

Nice job! I fixed one or two of those. They are a little noisy, but powerful enough.

[@alexpaumen3937]

Now I know who made the Rock Island F Unit I have. They are easily the most simple design I have ever seen.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

Acutally, it sounds better at top speed with no sound than a lot of new models with sound. Not too far from what an old EMD covered wagon sounded like at speed.

[@norfolksouthernes44acgevo40]

I almost ended up with a Gilbert F3 a year ago

[@jacksnavely559]

Gilbert made lots of hobby stuff ,,I have some model airplane engines they made or had made ,apparently they did both and Gilbert engines are real fun ones too play around with 😊 , LIKE THESE REPAIRS VIDEOS ❤❤

[@ROBERTNABORNEY]

By the cooling fans and dynamic brake vents this a late EMD F3.

[@onpointmetaldetecting2158]

Great work getting that running so well, just a quick question what did you use on the wheels when you were running it on the bench to clean them up?

[@WWE_actionfigure-matches]

This looks exciting

[@JohnJohnson-cn9fh]

nice one,layout looks great too harrison..........................jpj

[@ROBERTNABORNEY]

Candidate for those super madnets you got the other day

[@braydenroden]

hello harrison, recently i frankensteined an old BN locomotive back together with some good parts from one of my retired locomotives, and, it works and drives, but its very poor on power, i probably just have to run it for a while, but im just wondering if maybe theres another issue im missing, thank you, also great video!

[@RayBoebel]

Those old coffee/meat grinder setups always bothered me because the open gears can sling oil/grease everywhere. I have a couple that are Life-Like. I run them sparingly.

[@SMTMainline]

They let the grease out and yet let dust, hair and other junk to get into the drivetrain. Sealed gear cases are so much more reliable.

[@Steamie1102]

Theres no way im this early to one pf your videos! (Hello from philippines)

[@MosriteCharlie]

looks like a Varney product.

[@jimorlando5700]

What kind of switch machines are you using? Thanks for another great video!

[@SMTMainline]

The Rapido "Rail crew" ones. I haven't had one hooked up for a while but it did work nicely when I did.

[@western-m1a2]

Got here early can't wait to buy a athearn emd sd80mac soon good video

[@Hoscaletrains447]

Hey smt another great video there’s a train show on the 28 of September in Peterborough Ontario and I think you should check it out

[@rickmiller4202]

Nice work.

[@williamtheNWRS3class]

why would someone throw an engine like that away into a DUMPSTER??? also harrison whats with the little tyco/mantua/whatever PRR A3 thats sitting on display on your layout? does it run or no cuz i have one in a B&O scheme but its quite noisy it still runs tho

[@OldJohnnoTheMan-i3s]

Nice looking loco. Unfortunately all mine are in storage due to my small house. But I still work on them

[@JuanSilveti-z9p]

Maquina

[@SMTMainline]

Thats the spirit, three pieces of track is usually enough to test one.

[@richardnelson-ux1zz]

I was searching for this locomotive on line it was produced by mantua or tyco Gilbert contacted to mantua tyco to built Gilbert ho trains

[@MosriteCharlie]

Replace the wiring. Cloth wiring over time breaks down.

[@paulbervid1610]

Fantastic

[@jeffsikes5312]

Varny made Gilbert's ho engines in the 50s .

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

So is your layout 2 4x8's or 3 of them? hard to tell

[@chrisdaniell2990]

Can you post a video where you don't get it to run again. More failure videos needed, lol. (I already knew you would get it going before I clicked on 'play')

[@iateeat]

Would an appropriate name for it be the eire and vaccumwanna due to its noise?

[@casnick1]

No sound card needed for that loco 😂

[@SMTMainline]

Nope, it's build in.

[@jarelerou4996]

I love your video's

[@Michael-t3b5b]

Many of these old locos were all built by a few makers and sold under other names

[@SMTMainline]

Most of the parts were made by Varney

[@elleryparsons2433]

What Engines Are Next?

[@christianfuller844]

BRO YOU ARE IN CANADA RIGHT. RIGHT?. BECAUSE ITS 750 IN THE MORNING THAT WAS UPLOADED AT 1 IN THE MORNING!!!!!. (" FOR ME ANY WAY ")

[@dylanmatros5877]

I like your Videos SMT.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GrumpyFrogProduction]

worth a like

[@elleryparsons2433]

NEVER USE STEEL WOOL FOR TRACK CLEANER!

[@SMTMainline]

I've opened up many locomotives with this issue. I don't think a lot of people realize the damage it can do.

[@suppylarue220]

is his name Waco, like in Texas, or Wako like in train crazy?

[@SMTMainline]

Waco like Texas

[@djparn007]

👍👍

[@nocturnalmayhem0]

i have a few ho engines if youd want them im pretty sure they all run. i just rather model in n scale HO is just too big for my taste space wise.

[@messaoudkherroubi]

OMG U AGAIN 🗿😃

[@sfm_ferguson5033]

YOOOOO ITS NUMBER 420 LMAO

[@SMTMainline]

And it's from CA, I knew someone would notice lol

[@sfm_ferguson5033]

@@SMTMainline is it bad if it’s the very first thing I noticed?😭 I also have a little 0-4-0 diesel with 420 literally just for the hell of it

[@RussellThePuppet8888]

Yo I’m the very first in 16 seconds 💀

[@FERROMEX_4035]

First

[@sort187]

Love the low and slow growl 🤌 Where did you find the ultrasonic cleaner?

[@SMTMainline]

I found it on Amazon. I don't use it terribly often but it does a great job when I need it to.