How to replace Tomy or Trackmaster motor with an upgraded Tamiya mini 4wd motor

How to replace a Tomy or Trackmaster motor.
I've choosen a Tamiya Mini 4wd Light Dash upgrade motor. It's specs are about double the standard motor but this does not mean it will be twice as fast though as it is not supplied enought power with just 1 AA battery. I was expecting only a small increase in performance and that is about what I got. There are many different motors available from Tamiya and other suppliers ranging from mild like this motor to CraZy fast. Swapping the motor will allow you to attach more carriages to your trains and still run around the tracks properly. Inside the Tomy or Trackmaster trains are several different gearbox types but the process is roughly the same.
I hope this helps people who might be interested in a motor swap but weren't sure where to start or how to go about it.
I have bought several different motors and will show the result in a video soon.
Enjoy.

[@ucwepn]

Mike this is just the thing for a tired old engine, be brave! once you have modded one its hard to stop :D

[@ToysTrainsThings]

Ready to run motors go upto about 60000rpm @ 2.4v. Handmade motors have been reported to go upto about 100000rpm @ 2.4v. It's not just the motor though. You need good batteries to supply enough power to get to those RPM levels. I would suggest keeping with upto 50000rpm motor and increasing the volts to see how many volts to get it off the rails. I have had a few trains that wont corner and it get boring quickly. Good Luck with your projects!

[@ToysTrainsThings]

Justin, If you want to increase the speed there are a couple of different methods. You could use increased voltage, replace the motor or a combination of both. In some cases you can also re-configure the gear set for a faster ratio. There are also a variety of batteries in different sizes and voltages that you can use depending on space available. You wont need a handwound motor for a fast Spencer. There is a point when fast becomes a train just fallng off the tracks all the time which isn't fun

[@sgtcote1]

Thanks for posting the video. Wow wow wow. My son had one of his older trains wear its motor out and after your video I ordered the same motor on Amazon. Install took only about 30 minuets from start to finish. Lets say my son has more trains with sluggish motors that needs this upgrade. Be warned these little buggers are quick.

[@plarailmike]

Brilliant 'Show You How' video upload. The sad thing is that it looks so easy, but I would not dare to do the exchange!!!!

[@enforcemark9222]

thanks for the video. this is going to be a project for me and my son. wish us luck.

[@bird20040]

Did it work

[@enforcemark9222]

@@bird20040 yes. Many thanks.

[@ToysTrainsThings]

@nanotechmom I will try to give them a run over the weekend. I've got 3 different motor swaps done. They have low, medium and high specs so it will be interesting to compare to stock thomas.

[@ToysTrainsThings]

Hi nanotechmum, I've posted a comparison video showing the performance of different motor swaps. Percy is included in the race. It's posted as a response to this video.

[@venera224]

Wow this is awesome gonna try it out

[@marthasmith6853]

I know. I'd rather swap the motor all-together.

[@100allnaturalrock4]

The inside or the motor itself

[@samueljaros]

Brilliant video ! How does the Tamiya Mini 4wd Light Dash compare with the standard motor found on Plarail trains, in terms of speed and power ? A number of my vintage Plarail trains need new motors, and I am consideing this as a substitute.

[@ToysTrainsThings]

Tomy Trackmaster Motor swap comparison Plarail プラレール shows a comparison of the motors. Thanks for watching.

[@samueljaros]

Fine, still posting a few Plarail vids every now and then.

[@lizzygraves3083]

you should have done this to the tomy talking percy

[@TheNintendoNerd-wd7bv]

Does this work for a 2009 TrackMaster Edward?

[@talesfromsodor]

What about replacing battery components that have been damaged by a battery acid leak?

[@NiceBusBoy09Studios]

At 5:00, me and my dad is going to put solder to thomas.

[@NWRTales1221]

do you know any 60000 rpm or higher motors? I really want my Spencer to be as fast as possible. I tried fitting a systema motor into its drive unit but its too big and long. can you do a tutorial video for building you own motor. if i can get it 1 million rpm thank you so much. no that would be thanks a billion.

[@Paul-jl2vo]

I actually want my locos to run slower. But with no drop in torque or running time. Any suggestions?

[@jerrymccormick1053]

That’s one way you can make your train go fast without using a 9v battery

[@nanotechmom]

I made my Percy with Stanley's drive unit

[@NWRTales1221]

What is the fastest Tamiya Motor? I would like to know if there is anything faster than an HS-50000 Motor because I want to make my Spencer as fast as possible. I converted him to 6 volts and he sounds like an F1 x2 car. But he still stays on the tracks.

[@CaptainRex501stTorrent]

Hilbert Halsey Mach dash it is two shaft but break one off.

[@hi-ot8kf]

What about a battery that can go faster so much

[@supersheldon]

Can u do a how to change motor with the new track master trains it's completely different to this train it takes 2 battery's

[@TF2Scout_YT]

no kp look up train boy 54 and he has a video on how to do it

[@yilkaf]

does it work with hit toy company engines to?

[@ToysTrainsThings]

Arthur Productions it should be the same or very similar with Hit Toy engines. There are a few different drive units for the different size and shape engines. The motor swap process varies with each drive unit type.

[@nanotechmom]

Can you run Percy?

[@yilkaf]

does this also work your changing a motor from other engine?

[@luiscovarrubias2319]

Yes I fix my James by doing that tool really old skarloey

[@100allnaturalrock4]

Imma use a hyper dash motor

[@chilldude1821]

Do you know what type of motor Trackmaster 2012 Douglas runs on?

[@leomendez2626]

ChillDude15 trackmaster 1

[@DhrshV2]

Is there a motor same size but much more pwerfull

[@DhrshV2]

powerful*

[@DhrshV2]

kind off

[@CaptainRex501stTorrent]

Dhrsh V. Yes mach dash it is two shaft but just break one off.

[@codyszydlowski]

Cody szydlowski the house and Friends 🎉