Accucraft trains FORNEY LIVE STEAM User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FORNEY LIVE STEAM

Forney Live Steam Instructions
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Thank you for purchasing Accucraft Trains Forney
Live Steam Locomotive
Like other fine models from Accucraft Trains. The Forney has
been designed to provide a lifetime of model railroading plea-
sure. The Forney is handcrafted in brass and is a precision piece
of equipment. Like all fine equipment it must be properly main-
tained and cared for.
Notice
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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The Forney
AC77-050 FORNEY 0-4-4
AC77-051 FORNEY 2-4-4
Features:
Ready to Run
All Brass Construction
Piston-Type Slide Valves
Fixed Eccentric
Piston-Type Reversing Valve
Water Level Gauge
Pressure Gauge

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General Information
The Forney is a freelance, 1:20.3 scale, live-steam locomotive based on Bald-
win practice. It has been designed to be both simple to operate and sophisti-
cated enough to satisfy more experienced modelers. With proper care, your
Forney should give years of service in the garden.
Operating a live-steam locomotive is much different from running an electrical-
ly powered engine. It is a more hands-on, interactive experience. The locomo-
tive must be periodically fueled, oiled, and watered. As supplied, the Forney is
manually controlled, which means that you must actually drive the locomotive
using the controls in the cab, just as you would a full-size engine.
The performance of the engine is also unlike electric locomotives. The Forney
should pull two to four standard-size freight cars on good, level track, which is
about the same capacity as a full-size locomotive of this configuration. Grades
and sharp curves will diminish its capability. A good engineer will learn the
engine’s characteristics and idiosyncrasies over time to get the best perfor-
mance and longest duration from it.
Technical Specifications
Scale: 1:20.3
Gauge: 45mm
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-4 & 2-4-4
Boiler: Single Flue, Gas Fired, Silver-Soldered Copper,
Tested To 150psi (working pressure, 30psi)
Boiler Fittings: Safety Valve, Throttle,
Plug For Add-On Pressure Gauge
Fuel: Butane
Cylinder Lubrication: Displacement Lubricator In The Cab
Cylinder: Fixed Cylinders, Piston-type Side Valves,
Exhaust Through The Stack
Valve Gear: Fixed Eccentric Via RockerArms
Reversing Gear: Piston-Type Reversing Valve Controlled From The
Cab

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Safety
For your safety, there are certain rules that should be observed, as follows:
1. The safety valve has been set at the factory to release at 30 pounds per
square inch of pressure. Never tamper with the safety valve.
2. The firing system has been designed to use butane gas only. Never use
any other gas (including propane or butane/propane mix), as the storage
pressures can reach unsafe levels.
3. Always refuel the engine away from other working live-steam locomotives.
The fuel filling system allows a small amount of the gas to bleed off as
the fuel tank is being filled. A passing engine can ignite this bleed-off gas,
causing a potentially hazardous situation.
4. When lighting up, light the match first, then turn on the gas.
5. A steam engine gets hot. Be careful. Lift the Forney by holding the end
steps when hot.