Accucraft D&RGW K-37 Instruction Manual

Summary of D&RGW K-37

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    Accucraft company 33268 central avenue union city, ca 94587 tel: 510-324-3399 fax: 510-324-3366 copyright 2013 instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam.

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    Instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam prototype information the k-37’s were originally built as standard gauge 2-8-0’s by baldwin in 1902 ten of these engines were converted to narrow gauge between 1928 to 1930 by the d&rgw. New chassis were created, and the boilers and tenders were used over aga...

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    Instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam 9 please read following directions before unpacking your locomotive. 1. Remove foam around the locomotive. Slide the inner box cover to the side, and open the inside cardboard box with a cutting knife. 2. Place taped locomotive on a fl at surface. Carefully c...

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    Instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam 3 1. Oil all external moving parts of the engine and tender with a high grade, light weight machine oil like 3-in-1. Don’t forget the wheel bearings in the pilot and trailing trucks, as well as those in the tender. 2. Place the engine and tender on the track ...

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    Instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam 7 notes on radio control although the k-37 was designed as a manually controlled locomotive, there is no reason why radio control (r/c) cannot be fi tted with some ingenuity. A two channel radio is all that’s neces- sary, one for the throttle and one for the ...

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    Instruction manual d&rgw k-37 live steam 5 the fi re should fl ash back into the back of the fl ues with a quiet “pop”. If it wants to burn in the smokebox or in the forward part of the fl ues, slow- ly close the gas valve until it fl ashes back to the burner. Do not let the fi re burn in the smokeb...