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Active Member 94 posts casper893 Active Member 94 posts
casper893

how to disassemble ihc- mehano 2-6-0 mother Hubbard camelback loco without destroying it.what I found so far the rear end slides out and has tabs .cab has two screws and the front I'm not sure about it .all I found so far there's a screw that hold  the pilot wheels  and unscrewed and still couldn't remove  the front of it I believe I'm missing something here. I'm replacing motor and installing dcc. this loco is new and never been ran

 
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David Husman dave1905 MRH Author 9,814 posts
David Husman dave1905

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The Mehano 2-6-0 is a model of a NYO&W engine with a tender from its SP prototype 2-6-0.  It's about 10 ft too long.

The camelback 2-6-0 was a rare bird only a couple railroads had that arrangement.  Since Mehano put it on its SP-2-6-0 chassis and the SP boiler was interchangeable with the Mehano 4-4-0, you can swap the camelback boiler onto a Mehano 4-4-0.  4-4-0 camelbacks were used by over a dozen different railroads and was the 2nd most popular camelback wheel arrangement, only the 2-8-0 was used by and produced by more railroads.

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Bernd MRH Author 5,564 posts
Bernd

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There should be a screw under the pilot wheels that holds the front down on the cylinder block.

Bernd

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casper893 Active Member 94 posts
casper893

I removed it and still

I removed it and still wouldn’t move  I,ll try again  thanks
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marcfo68 Frequent poster 656 posts
marcfo68

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The IHC 2-6-0  Camel back is based on the IHC 2-6-0. SO the screws are under the front pilot truck. Remove the front truck and the brass pressure spring to access the screw.

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You then pry these two out of the pilot plate . They are simply press fit.

 

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And you end up with this

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Sorry for the crap pics, no time, no light...

Marc

 
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casper893 Active Member 94 posts
casper893

thank you I knew it was an

thank you I knew it was an easy approach to it . the pipes were glued down , is why I couldn't get it off. now I,ll make new plumbing for it.
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