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BIG MONEY accident today on my brass Engine!!
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Duracelly</i> <br /><br />Good evening everyone I had an awful day today and feel the need to share my bad experience where one of my brass engines was pratically destroyed. <br /> <br />Well I just wanted to vent my pain of the day to some people who can understand train issues since my wife just laughed at me and said better luck next time. She laughed all day long and I told her I was replacing them and it will cost about $700-800 a piece and her laughed turned into a pissed off look. Oh well right. What a day!!! <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Sorry to read about your accident, but you need to install a power cut out for the track power when the lift is up. It has been mentioned before, but wire up a micro or some kind of switch to cut track power for at least 24" or more on both sides of the lift. If you had DPU units pushing, they probably would have stalled and not pushed the lead units off of the table. <br /> <br />Some of the damage might be fixable. I had an E9A that was dropped from a high shelf by a dealer, and I was able to fix it completely. Your unit might be repairable, but probably would require painting after it is restored. If you have damage to the drive train, Overland usually can supply gear boxes or items like truck side frames. <br /> <br />Good luck. <br /> <br />Can you post a picture so we can see if it is possible to fix them?? <br /> <br />
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