Finally recovered my 10 ton...

[Ferroequinologist]

Plymouth locomotive!

1927 Plymouth DLB 10 ton locomotive. Used in the Charleston SC Navy munitions depot. Unsure of the history after that. Found in the woods at a local Ford dealership in the late 1990's. Moved to one guys house to restore, that never happened. I got it but never had a way or need to recover it. Until now...

If I can get a bellhousing to work I am going to put an LDT on her. I have 98% of the parts including cab, sheet metal, radiator, and original Ford model TT headlights!

Soon after Bella is finished this is the next project.

And she WILL be at SSGAR 2015. So we can finally have a railroad forum.

 

[MuleMac01]

Holy craps!!! nice find...

 

[Flyingvan911]

Very cool! (But next time put it in the railroad forum.)

 

[clinto]

Alright, I love the Ga Rally Railroad.................... but you have to restore it! Not modify it.

Here's your first picture for the rr forum



Also, Ga Rally Railroad will require a caboose. I am old enough to remember cabooses and I am super sad just seeing a FRED at the end of a train.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Clint, it will be restored but the practicality of using an engine from the 20's nowadays is a no go.plus the original engine was left without a head on it for decades and was trashed. Previous owner scrapped it. Along with the bell housing.

A picture of the same model I found online

 

[sigo]

Ferro, that's one cool MV. I can't wait to see that beast at D-town.

Woo Woo! Make way for the SS Express.

 

[dawico]

Looks like you have a big job ahead of you.

Better get to it. Enjoy.

 

[Artisan]

That thing is SWEET!
BestOluck w/ it and and Sub'd in!

 

[todds112]

What a find! Very cool.

 

[wreckerman893]

What is the latest on your RR project? The short line here is still intact for now.

 

[bigugh20]

If you use a C turbo you won't have to worry about finding a whistle. I like it! Not at all what I pictured when you were telling me about it.

 

[andy3]

Adam hates Whistlers.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Whistlers are ok for about 10milliseconds. Then my brain makes me escape the horrible noise.

Wreckerman, everything is done. Waiting on papers to sign.

 

[andy3]

Adam have they fit you for the monocle yet?

 

[wheelspinner]

Bob it, 53s, 12" lift, and.....and......

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I should reverse bob it and put a 3rd axle on!

 

[doghead]

Are you loading or unloading it, in the pics posted above?

 

[papabear]

Now we gotta ask DT Mike to install a section of track around the SS camp site!!

 

[Ferroequinologist]

DH, I was loading it in the pics. I would have taken pics of unloading but it was pretty dark by then and my phone takes awful night pics.

Unloading it was very easy once it got onto the dovetail. If it had brakes I would have ridden it off!

 

[swbradley1]

Wreckerman, everything is done. Waiting on papers to sign.

I figured we had missed the chain gang working along the tracks cutting weeds and doing upkeep for "the man".