You will eventually see everything.......

[herronpeter]

.......for sale if you wait long enough!!

Check out this beauty!! Rare is the key word........

https://www.ebay.com/itm/392787362234


Peter

Stay safe......

[ScaleCraft]

try as I might, I cannot see cylinders anywhere. Excellent model of.....something, I guess.

[Wolf]

Wow! You hardly ever see anyone modelling locomotive power on shop trucks!
Rare, indeed...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rats!

Those drives were traction motor drives. Each was worth more than the listing price. Someone got a bargain after tossing the engine shell in the trash or putting it back on eBay for $0.99.

[E7]

At first I thought it might be the infamous Shay/Heisler, but there was NO running gear on either side,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

At first I thought it might be the infamous Shay/Heisler, but there was NO running gear on either side,

Somebody "married" two traction drives to the body shell......

[E7]

You missed my joke...a reference to the fact that there was NO running gear on either side (note Dave's post). Since the auction had ended, I didn't really look too closely.

[ScaleCraft]

At first I thought it might be the infamous Shay/Heisler, but there was NO running gear on either side,

Those were known as a Shyster.....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You missed my joke...a reference to the fact that there was NO running gear on either side (note Dave's post). Since the auction had ended, I didn't really look too closely.

There was a joke? Ah, well..... I was more interested in the drives that I really could have used, although there was no way to tell if they were insulated or not. Still at that price, they could be resold individually........

[E7]

Next to impossible to see everything on the auction! Then throw in a few clueless descriptions.....

[ScaleCraft]

Ah, but it's 2-rail! And WAY down you find "0".

Scale/Era: O Scale 2 Rail
Model Type: Steam Loco

Sold...somebody either got took or snagged some neat trolley trucks for $81.00 plus $20.97 shipping!

But it's "This item has been graded per TCA standards C-5: Good. "

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sold...somebody either got took or snagged some neat trolley trucks for $81.00 plus $20.97 shipping!

Yup. Good large monitor when you click on and expand the photos shows them off nicely; neat powered trolley trucks at a steal.

So it goes..... With my luck they were not insulated and I'd have to sell them off for a nice profit,

But it's "This item has been graded per TCA standards C-5: Good. "

Consider the source and just apply a big dose of Buyer Be Wary and be an informed consumer....

[herronpeter]

Well I’ll be damned! You guys got better eyes than me! I just thought it was a pile of junk. What the hell is TCA rating doing describing stuff anyway. I see TrainZ always rates their stuff a minimum of 6, very good condition and then go on to say it’s paint Is scratched, "trim" pieces might and are missing and it could do with a "gentle washing"! Huh? I get a big kick of their descriptions of POS's as very good with a rating of..........6! Out of 10 how could that be very good?! Sounds like all the BS with posted car mileage!

Peter

[bob turner]

9 out of 10 means "not perfect". Five out of ten means halfway to worthless. What does six mean?

[rogruth]

Most of the steam locos they show do not have tenders in the photos but should.
Is this done by the company or seller? I most likely will not buy a loco without the appropriate tender.
If the cost was lower I might consider it.