Bachmann Class 25 : Chassis Replacement Request

[@AntonyWatkinson-il5pm]

Dear Bill, thanks for repairing the loco, it was the buffer beam damage reason. The service was a great addition and is appreciated. Runs better than it ever has and am looking forward to it arriving back. Again thank you for taking up the challenge, your skills are top level and the videos are a very good watch for us novices. Cheers Tony YNWA

[@bpresolve]

Bill when I had to do the same as you on my 2 Bachmann locos I found that I used 2 extra wires pushed through the chassis from the top of the body and soldered them onto the original pickup wires and used them to pull the original wires back up to the circuit board. Best Regards Bill from Western Australia.

[@TheSado14]

Great video Bill, I've got a Bachman 40 and 37 in queue for repair which I suspect are similar designs, so may now edge their way up the list. I do wonder about the mentality of the designers of these mechanisms and wonder if they deliberately design them to make them difficult to maintain and assemble, the labour cost, even in Chinese local currency terms must comprise a fair chunk of the manufacturing cost.

[@hughoconnor9172]

Congratulations! You have passed the Bachmann class 25 assembly test😁 Another excellent job - whatever was wrong with the chassis! If it was just the buffer, I'd just replace it.

[@oobill]

The buffer had been glued to a broken buffer socket on the chassis so just replacing the buffer wasn't really an option. I'd have left it personally but with a replacement chassis provided and bogies that needed attention this was still a worthwhile operation.

[@barrytillman2818]

Just a thought it might be help to solder on a couple of draw wires to the bogey with the short cables the disconnect them once the bogey is located 🤔 Thanks again for another informative video 👍

[@DaiElsan]

My thought exactly.

[@oobill]

I wouldn't go to the lengths of soldering wires on to then have to desolder etc. Easier just to tie some thread on and feed that through and pull the wires which I was on the verge of doing with this.

[@AndrésMahou]

Nice work. Like the BR blue panel on the side and really like those Highland Rail coaches!

[@roberthocking9138]

Nice job Bill, I think that was a big ask by that guy and for no good reason, the loco ran and looked great

[@davidhope7206]

Great video bill 😊 some really fine work 👏 👍 keep up the good work 👏

[@AndrewCooper-eo7oh]

Hi Bill when I tack my models apart I use correction fluid. So when I p

[@astolatpere11]

Another satisfying repair. Thanks.

[@fossil9559]

I'm glad there was a issue with the pickups , as that's a huge faffy job just for a sprung buffer , I know 'Sam's trains' always checks for them on models ... but it's a minor detail that has no purpose .

[@blue2sco]

He really does have a "thing" for sprung buffers.

[@andrewduke1489]

It’s worth it just to hear you say Bachman !😅

[@l1a146]

Geez that was quite the Faff. But well done. 👍

[@tombeck6335]

Fiddly job Bill, well done! 👍👍

[@chrissouthgate4554]

Could the Head Codes be set up to illuminate on the crewed side only? You would not want to be run backwards for a long while.

[@9501599]

Interesting repair, what are the green and cream coaches the 25 haul??

[@oobill]

Lima West Highland Railway Mk2s

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

It makes me wonder how much of the price for a new one is attributed to the difficulties in assembly. I would be very interested in seeing what they do at the factory. I wager that individuals assemble one at a time and probably become very proficient at this task. And I'll bet they are young, lol. Great swap plus video, Jersey Bill

[@jeremynorman1330]

Braver man than me Bill

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

You don’t need to remove the bogies. If remove the bogie frames, that allows you to unscrew the chassis frame and lift over over the wheel sets

[@oobill]

Technically yes but unclipping the bogie frames in situ isn't all that easy. These ones were actually quite hard to unclip even when removed from the chassis. If the frames were screwed like Lima ones instead of clipped it would be so much easier.

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

@@oobill i agree with that. The new (2023 onward) bachmann 24/25 has screw in bogie frames and the servicing is so much easier

[@carolinerogers1057]

Good repair

[@Bambootattoo]

Just one thing, Bill - you've fitted the body the wrong way round. The smaller of the two tanks, the boiler water tank, should be towards number 2 end where the boiler is. Apart from that, a great video.

[@Valleys56xx]

I have a ropey 25 that makes a horrible graunchy racket running but I'd never make anyone else suffer. I'm going to fix it (or break it) myself. Or take it to the group mind at the MRC club and pray lol

[@ModelRailwayShed]

Nice one Bill 👍

[@jeffreysmith156]

Since you are so patient I think we should rename you Saint 00 Bill.

[@DaiElsan]

If you solder a longer piece of eire to the short ones, you can then pull the short wires into place, fit the bogies and then connect up the wires. Just a thought.

[@oobill]

Or just tie a bit of thread onto the wires to pull them through which I was nearly did.

[@stevechapman-s1q]

your brilliant bill

[@rikmorley6469]

Jeezo Bill. 😮

[@gerardburton3741]

Hi Bill, Well another triumph of man over poor sighted design. I was just thinking as this layout is getting close to be finished is there anything that you miss about your old layout. Something you might have liked to include on the new one but were unable to do so for whatever reason. I do have an engine I would love to have repaired. But I think it is even beyond your skills to fix it. It is a 1973 Riverossi BigBoy. Unfortunately the chassis is crumbling to bits due to mazak rot and a replacement one is not available. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@oobill]

I'll answer that in my next layout update video.

[@kevinwilliams1602]

What a Clart that was, Bill, another reason I won't touch Bachmann loco's

[@peternorris6438]

Looks the old chassis was OK still you now how to work on the next one ha ha

[@AndrewCooper-eo7oh]

Put back together I no where they go.

[@patrickquinn5962]

This my first comment I always watched your videos bill very informative thanks very much

[@charlesemerson6763]

I have always found that Bachmann's chassis design is terrible and stems back to the old designs of the eighties. There is no need to use that idiotic plastic chassis when modern diecasting is sophisticated enough to produce the complete chassis with all the detail and you can do away with stupid upside down weight. I believe Bachmann have finally caught up and done away with that on their latest incarnation of the class 25 but not on their other models. My 25's and 24's are from Suttons and are far superior to the Bachmann product.