I'm sure this has been posted in the past but I'm a new guy and I get pretty worked up when I figure out a solution all by myself. I purchased a used 364 and finally got around to testing it. The motor chattered and ran intermittently so I disassembled it, cleaned and lubed it, restored the armature and brushes and now it runs smooth as glass.
The next problem was that when the thicker, stiffer belt seam hit the three small rollers under the unit the motor would start slipping then finally pull it through with several stops and jerks. I tried a couple of things hoping to add more weight to the motor and reduce the slippage when finally a light went on over my head. I removed the pulley wheel from the motor, chucked it up in a drill press and using a utility knife blade as a lathe tool I removed the seam and crown from the contact face of the pulley. I then cut a thin strip of emery cloth, measured the length carefully and glued it to the contact surface of the pulley using 3M 77 spray adhesive. Wrapped rubber bands around it and allowed it to sit overnight. It now pulls a full belt of logs with no slippage at all. It's probably old hat to you long time guys but I was pretty excited.
Which begs the question. What is the railroad problem the 364 solves? I think CTT once ran a story about the 364 titled, "Logs to nowhere".
In a prototype railroad world a 364 probably doesn't represent any useful purpose however in the eyes of my five year old grandson it's pretty exciting,
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