Ralph's Orphan Challenge

[Ralph]

Well, I failed. The Ernst re-gearing was a more complicated project than I expected and I apparently didn't do a very good job with it. I imagined it would be simply a matter of dropping in a new powered truck, but the project required cutting and modification of the RDC's frame and cutting and reconfiguring of the drive shaft and couplings. The RDC runs roughly despite several re-attempts to tweak it. Oh well...I bought the rubber band drive RDC cheaply from a bargain shelf at my LHS and the biggest expense was the Ernst kit itself.

I think the unit will be sent to Sal's Savlage, making it one of the larger jobs they've done!