Brasspounder Wrote:
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> To answer some of the questions about mechanical
> costs, here we go. These prices are fairly
> current. 567B HLP (head liner piston minus rod,
> or, a "short pack") with the B piston, probably
> safely assuming that it has the old B pistons, is
> about $2,000 new outright. 567B power assemblies
> are still made new. A running take out traction
> motor "combo", that's motor plus axle with
> serviceable wheels runs the neighborhood of $6,500
> on the low end $10,000 in the upper end, running
> take out. New batteries are $7,500 delivered. Re
> certifying the 24 air will be around $3,000. These
> prices are the various suppliers I use to keep the
> old horses Im charged with caring for running.
> Glazed liners aren't a show stopper for what the
> unit would be doing, its not going out on the
> mainline and running its heart out, it would be
> putting around a museum or a branch hauling
> tourists anyway, that's just my opinion though.
> Considering how long the unit has been sitting
> dry, and being of the B design, it will probably
> start leaking water into power assemblies one by
> one. That's just a matter of taking the assembly
> apart and throwing a seal kit in it, I can't
> remember that price but its under $50 per kit, a
> good crew of 2 guys could do 2 assemblies a day,
> or you could just replace them as they go one at a
> time, that's not a big deal.

Thanks for the informative reply.