ONLY THE BALDWIN, AND STEAM ENGINE CAN MOTOR KITS CAN BE ORDERED DIRECTLY

FROM OUR CAN-MOTORS CATEGORY PAGE.

ALL OTHERS ARE IN-SHOP INSTALLATIONS DONE BY SnS TRAINS.

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ELECTRONIC E-UNITS: $59.00

 1946-1947 SMOKE-IN-TENDER

Can motor conversions are available for the American Flyer 1946-1947 smoke-in-tender units. This is not a "kit" conversion, however, since the frame of your SIT unit has to be modified in the machine shop in order to properly accept the mounting bracket for the can motor, but the conversion is reversible should you ever want to re-install an original motor.  This conversion will work very satisfactorily with either the original bellows system smoke unit, or with the cylinder system, resulting in very smooth and reliable operation.

  

BALDWIN DIESELS—KITS Available from us.

You can now greatly improve the operation of your original AC Gilbert Baldwin switcher (355, 21808, etc) without causing any permanent alterations to the engine, and no longer will you risk the chance of burning up the motor during operation, as Gilbert Baldwin motors are prone to do.

If you operate DC, then the kit includes a DC can motor already mounted on a machined mounting-bracket, with all gearing already attached. Just remove the old motor, mount the new one, insert the lead weight (supplied), and connect the two wires to the motor! 

If you operate AC, then the kit also includes a Dallee electronic reverse unit . We strongly urge you to install the Dallee reverse unit (removing the original Gilbert reverse-unit) because without doing so, there is no room to mount the lead weight. This lead weight, specially shaped for this installation, is quite necessary in order to realize significant improvement in operation and pulling power! 

Your kit will come with complete instructions, including photographs of the installation process. Do not let this installation scare you.....it can be done in less than 30 minutes, and is very simple. Below are two pictures of the kit and its finished AC installation. (A DC installation would look the same, minus the electronic reverse unit.)

Customer Feedback:
  "The Baldwin motor conversion worked just great! First time since I purchased the engine 30 years ago that it has operated! The can motor [steam-engine] conversion works great also. "  R. Gabryszewski



You can now also greatly improve the operation of your original AC Gilbert diesels with minimal alteration to the engine ! This is not a "kit" conversion, however, since the motorized chassis of the engine has to be milled in the machine shop in order to properly accept the can motor, but the conversion is reversible should you ever want to re-install an original motor.

This VERY simple installation will replace your original Gilbert American Flyer steam engine motor with a strong, reliable can motor, for either AC or DC operation.   Or it can be combined with a Dallee  electronic reverse unit for even better operation !

There are NO permanent modifications made to your engine, so this conversion is reversible should you ever want to re-install the original motor and/or reverse unit.

        0-8-0 Switchers--- We carry a special, shorter can motor for use only in the 0-8-0 engines. 

      21088 Franklin (or 21089 Washington) Engines--- We have a special can motor for these engines, supplied with an appropriate new bracket for the rear cab mounting. However, if you operate AC, you must  install this motor with a new electronic e-unit. You cannot retain the original 2-position reverse unit.