Looking for Bachmann Heisler parts

mickey · September 12, 2022, 11:06pm

I bought a used Heisler and needs some parts for it which Bachmann no longer offers. See pics below. For starters, I need a coal load, part number G817X-00N02-Z27. Then I need a roof hatch, but if I could get a complete roof part number G817X-00D01, it would be better. Finally, the PO removed the spring plunger track pickups from the trucks. I know it’s a long shot but hoping someone has a stash.

https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=8202
https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=8196

PeterT · September 13, 2022, 6:33pm

Mickey - do you mean the wheel pickups or the plungers on top that pass power to/from the loco electronics?
If its the latter, they are best thrown away. We usually wire directly around them - you don’t want to see one truck running and the other stationary! (It happens.)

mickey · September 13, 2022, 10:46pm

Was talking about the pickup parts. I want to be able to run battery or track power.

mickey · September 14, 2022, 2:23pm

Also looking for the electrical guts which the PO removed. I know many guys make a practise of that so if any of y’all have them left over, I need that too.

mickey · October 20, 2022, 10:37pm

Still looking for some Heisler parts. Talked to Bachmann service today and they disposed of their “graveyard” of parts they used to have to give people trying to do what I’m doing. So still looking for the electrical pickups on the bottom of the trucks.

mickey · October 21, 2022, 3:03am

Got into the trucks more. The PO cut away plastic and got too much which causes the little round ring to not stay in, hence the front truck dangling. You can see the opening in the pic below of the good rear one and the botched front one. Not sure what can be don’t except to try to print one. I have no experience with that so no idea how you would go about it. I doubt epoxy would stay.

Good one with the center ring.

Botch one

And this is where it attaches. He did do a nice job of getting the motor wires up thru and into the boiler.