My Gas Mech goes to the track

I dig out my gas Mechanical loco and take it for a run at the local track and get a chance to drive a Britannia Pacific.

[@busterboy7505]

Cannot wait to see her in a new livery, the yellow dancer, 👍👍.

[@heru-deshet359]

Big toys for big boys. Your friend has a beautiful engine.

[@bconscious8841]

Bright Yellow with red and white chevron buffer beams in the style of Queensland sugar cane trains? Excellent!

[@gigaxacku]

Two grown men just having fun with their big toys. Such an awesome sight

[@GandyDancerProductions]

You're dead right.

[@wideyxyz2271]

A brew and a biscuit was a nice touch. My kind of railway club! Nice loco.

[@V742]

The 5 year old in me is going nuts seeing this stuff. I'm a motorbike man now, but if I get to a point where I can't ride anymore, I'll use the motor to make my own train. Should be quite fast if I have a 1250 Bandit.

[@richardboucher6904]

Jonathon, I had forgotten that the gas mechanical was 5 inch gauge but I do remember it was a lot less work to get it out for a run in Portsmouth. Graham's Britannia is a really beautiful engine thanks for including it in the video . I am not to sure about the yellow color but knowing your artistic talent II am sure it will be great.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Richard, good to hear from you. It was a 7 1/4" I re-gauged.

[@ashhillebrand3189]

Can’t wait to see some more videos of your beautiful simplex also

[@Running-with-skizers]

Good idea using aluminum flooring from a semi truck trailer

[@2ftbetweentherails24]

Great to see she's still about looking forward to seeing the modifications your making to her in future I think she'll look great

[@rob60]

Great video

[@everett86]

I look forward to seeing all the work you will do to it! Also I liked the editing in this video, very relaxing music as well.

[@mikego18753]

Thumbs up.That Brit was effing nice! Cheers.

[@DSZI.ShyHunterBB]

She's a beautiful locomotive!

[@laszlofyre845]

Petrol, John, Petrol. Not 'gas'. Yer back 'ome now mate! Yellow is very good, especially with black stripes. And those Wickes vents don't look as bad as they might, so handsome is as handsome does. The Simplex still wins, tho'. (Biased here, as have one myself!). I too was not fare from Newton Heath in my past, but was in shout of Gorton and Beyers, where my granddad worked. I ended up working on BR in that neck of the woods, but only have limited memories of the steam scene at its end. That little petrol (there's that word again....) engine can get a move on! Cheers mate.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Great video and I know that new paint Scheme will look great . it looked like a great day to go out to the track !

[@jordanbailey3289]

I’ve just added a 5” ex-modelworks prairie to my collection, they can be very nice locos once they’ve been fettled with, looking forward to getting it out for a run😁

[@kishascape]

Prairie tank steam locomotive?

[@jordanbailey3289]

@@kishascape yes that’s correct

[@SpartanA054Moose]

Fantastic machines! Love seeing them at work

[@minnesotaeerailroad8471]

Thanks for sharing the entire process!

[@matteomarmiroli1713]

I hope he's alright

[@TheDaf95xf]

Excellent video 👍🏻 Funny how you call it a gas mechanical when it’s petrol lol 😆 I lived in Urmston and spent many years with my late dad at the Urmston and district model engineering society at Chassen road. That trip made me think about my childhood days their 😀 It’ll look well with a fresh coat of paint 🎨 hopefully you’ll video it 👍🏻 Newton Heath she’d was a favourite of mine but unfortunately it was the diesel era in the 70s class 40s rained then 🤩 Happy days. Until the next time cheers Stevie 😎

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Stevie, thanks for your note. I'll have some films coming of my trips to Newton Heath in steam days plus train spotting at Manchester Victoria.

[@keithrussell4871]

The gas mechanical is a legend.

[@JDWorkshop-wn9tt]

Good to see you running it out on the club track!

[@JonLawes79]

To think I missed this.... I was there on Friday

[@mentalunicorn9567]

Hi hope your OK how's the trains any update hope you are well :)

[@laaity]

Im going to a steam locomotive light up tomorrow after school

[@mentalunicorn9567]

Get an alternator and put on some rgb leds thankyou for this vid :)

[@RE_Bullet03]

I haven't been there for years! I didn't realise there was a ground level circuit. What gauge is it? I'm (VERY) slowly building a 7 1/4" petrol mechanical

[@GandyDancerProductions]

It's 5" gauge. Good luck with your gas mechanical.

[@laaity]

Hello once more I have a question Can you take all your gauge one steam locomotives and then try to ride on the track between the 5 and 3 inch track please

[@GandyDancerProductions]

I will when once I get a chance to modify the riding trolley. Enjoy your steam up today.

[@laaity]

@@GandyDancerProductions thank you Ill film some of the things there if you want to see Its a 1oD

[@ianfoster8908]

G'day from Australian. Firstly, a fun video, thank you; I appreciate all your videos. Regarding the Gas/Mech, can you please describe the drive chain? You have a centrifugal clutch but is there a hydrostatic drive after that or other variable speed device? I too have a Simplex but scaled up to 7.25" which makes it a good puller at our club in Clare, South Australia. At my former club in Adelaide I was able to comfortably pull 3 8ft long cars with about 15 adults. It is in dock at present while I repair the superheater. A petrol/mechanical would be handy for when steaming up takes too long or you are too lazy. Regards Ian

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Ian, there's a video I made a while back about the working of the loco : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnXQaWWejbWIadk . There no hydrostatic drive it's all mechanical and the not so big secret to its' success is the gearbox. Here's a description: It has a 3.5 hp engine with a 4" diameter clutch and 10 tooth sprocket. The engine will pull about 500 lb up a 1 in 20 grade no problem. The adhesion of the wheels to the rails is the limiting factor and my loco weighs about 180 lbs. A centrifugal clutch does snatch unless your very careful when starting. The gear box I use is a Peerless 700 series, they are on Ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/271911459349?ul_noapp=true The newer ones have 5 forward speeds with neutral and reverse. Try and get one with a disc brake. The brake is very useful, it will stop quite a load and act as a dead man's handle if you connect it to the throttle cable. The thing is to work out your sprocket ratios carefully. In top gear my loco runs at 7 mph with 4" wheels and the engine running at 3400 rpm. Your Simplex must be quite a beast.

[@jamiematthews7079]

Gas?you gone all American

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

a cute little loco. I think the vents will look great, not sure on the yellow, I'd have to see it before I pass judgment on if I like the color change.

[@raymondleggs5508]

Lawnmower locomotive

[@camerons7599]

Looks like great fun! Are you ever gonna go for a run on the ground level track?

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Hi Cameron, I will once that track is finished and I be taking it to other clubs with vast ground level layouts.

[@heru-deshet359]

I feel you need motorcycle stirrups on your engine so your legs won't dangle, lol.

[@beeble2003]

Isn't it a petrol-mechanical, now it's back in Blighty? :)

[@GandyDancerProductions]

Doesn't sound quite so punchy petrol mechanical does it?

[@beeble2003]

@@GandyDancerProductions I dunno -- "petromech" actually has quite a nice ring to it.

[@bambukouk]

@@GandyDancerProductions plus ... you are Gandy Dancer :-) after all, and this is definitely US thing... always wandered what where it came from: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmOYgoStidytmrc

[@GandyDancerProductions]

@@bambukouk Your right on with the name. Sometimes people think it's a dance studio.

[@GandyDancerProductions]

@@beeble2003 That's not a bad suggestion. It's give me food for thought to put a nameplate on.

[@warrior3456_]

neat :)

[@mentalunicorn9567]

Dude you need to upload are you ok

[@jakemanboyss]

what happen to him