{"id":573,"date":"2010-02-13T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2021-06-20T22:19:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T22:19:23","slug":"baker-drive-units-and-american-oo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=573","title":{"rendered":"Baker Drive Units and American OO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I have three OO gauge locomotives with Baker drive units, I recently made an important purchase toward getting them in shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the previous post I mentioned how the Kemtron GP-7 could be purchased set up for a Lindsay drive or a Baker drive. This is the main thing to see to know if a drive is the Baker drive, it runs on a drive belt. Two of the locomotives I have are set up this way, with the third set up with the ring mounted on the inboard end of the truck itself. The belt is plumbing O-ring, which over time will either get brittle or break down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Baker.jpg?resize=440%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1904\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Baker.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Baker.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Baker.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Baker.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was not sure the size I would need for each engine as they are set up with three different motors so I purchased 11\/16, 3\/4, and 13\/16 inch rings, standard plumbing parts, covering the range I expect to need in these applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the engines with the belt drive I used to run often, a Schorr F-3A, but I have not run it much for several years due to the ring slipping. It is not a difficult fix, it should be running soon, and I even plan to upgrade it and the Baker drive GP-7 with flywheels when I work them over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE: The F-3 is running again! It has a large can motor that I put in years ago (the original motor was shot) and to it I added a flywheel left over from an Athearn drive and replaced one wheelset that lacked a gear with another that had a gear from another model. This will be a prime engine again, I should have upgraded it a while ago, pulls like crazy. One other random thing to note, this type of drive has a rather satisfying Diesel locomotive sound unlike any other type of drive, especially now with the flywheel added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have three OO gauge locomotives with Baker drive units, I recently made an important purchase toward getting them in shape. 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