Oh wow, old Märklin locomotives have a very similar issue called "Hardened Oil Syndrome" where the original factory oil has a problem that causes it to congeal and harden if the locomotive isn't run for a while. It's mostly an issue for small Z scale trains, and it effected one or two of mine. Great video as always!

Salvage or scrap was such a genius idea Sam! You should pat yourself on the back. These are so entertaining!

One thing about videoing your repairs you can look back to see if a part was missing or where it may have fallen , in this case the chassis spacer was always missing.

I bought an original 03 and a plastic split axle Broke in half ! Lovely model so I scratched built a chassis with Romford wheels and a Portescape Motor. Took me a bit longer than you did but it was well worth the effort, and still runs well today 👍regards from Ron

I almost feel bad for getting to watch this for free... Your brand just continues to expand and improve!

This is VERY entertaining and informative! I love it! Great job Sam!

Love these salvage or scrap episodes. I suggest you invest in some aerosol contact cleaner though… and given that it starts slow and then picks up speed the motor probably needs remagnetising.

Great show on a Saturday evening Sam. Oh dear, the dreaded hardened factory lubricant, and what a mess actually... All that cleaning up and re-oiling in ~15 minutes does certainly show your profound experience. The cosmetics, buffers and couplings can easily be fixed by the next owner. At least she runs well! Cheerio,

Hi Sam, Saved for another day , All the best Brian 😃

Well done sam 👏 keep up the good work 👏 my friend 👏 👍

That was a record!

Hi Sam love your videos they make me happy

So happy it could be saved.

Awesome video Sam's trains

So amazing

THESE IS THE BEST MODEL TRAIN SERIES!!!!!!?????!!!!!

You need an ultrasonic bath for cleaning these models. May save a bit of time.

Another little engine that could. Happiness abounds. 😊

Well done Sam 🙂🚂🚂🚂

This is gonna be good 👍

I am continually happy this series is still going, genuinely one of the best on KZfaq.

16:16 Not today Scrapman......not today. Cheers Jasper & Willow

Sometimes putting the body on makes it not work. But not today. Good work sir

I still have a couple of locoomotives to fix but finding parts is a pain in the you know what

Hi Sam, I have a split chassis but my bearings for the chassis are scored. What can I do about it?

It's out Lady's and Gentlemen Ep 4 IT'S OUT!!! Cheers Jasper & Willow

Superb ! This series is still one of your best ideas, I'm hooked on it !

Do you think its possible to put a circular track on a baseboard that spins anti clockwise and then run a train on it so it looks like it stays in the same place.

AHH THE GOOD OLD BACHMAN SNOTTY DRY BOGIES LUBE ... SON OFF A BEECH

I hadn't realised this design dated back so long. I have a Mainline version, which is even older and uses a pod-style ringfield instead of the more conventional motor here, and the mainline ringfields are absolutely terrible.

That was a tight one! Well done on getting it sorted!

You are a dying breed like myself. A person with the ability to use their initiative to fix something made by a fellow human being. Well done. The hobby and this WORLD needs people like us. Keep it up. 😊

The real version of the 03 (D.2000) is at Mangapps Farm Railway Museum in Essex

An overall good restoration here Sam, good to see it running, as I say all the time with split chassis locomotives if people look after them like they would with other locomotives a split chassis model will work faultlessly.

I'm so happy to see you Sam trying to restore some broken old models :) Cheers Jasper & Willow

Love these videos, I've been working on locomomotives that I buy at second hand stores and private sales. I got almost all of them running

That’s an 04 shunter. I can tell by the cone-shaped exhaust. You’re leaving the Evil Scrapman to die of starvation as we speak. Wonder of there’s such thing as gear decay from all that dried up lube?

Another banger episode of salvage or scrap, absolutely loving this series par usual

I always enjoy seeing an old loco brought back to life. The lubricant can get quite stiff quite quickly. I have had a Bachmann 0-6-0 Collett from new and that struggled after only a year or so of not being run. It was so bad the motor smoke and I thought it had had it but new lubricant saved the day.

In that last 3m u could have put the bumpers

Put the locomotives in preservation.

Now let’s just watch as the eBay prices go through the roof! You probably make more on those auctions anyway! Not against it though. That’s the bidders doing…

Bachmann shunter! Can we fix it? Bachmann shunter! Yes we can!

Shame you did not fit new couplings and buffers

Awesome video today Sam love this series

Is there files for your open wagons?

A good restoration Again glad you got it running

Another salvage!

Hope your staying cool in this hot weather 👍👌

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Nice video sam very good camera work as usual as always keep it up bye for now Philip

Good video on the channel big thumbs up keep up the good video thanks lee

what is the part of my childhood

Why did you let them get in this state?

Just converted sim hornby shunter to Dead rail battery power

Hi Sam

Awesome vid Sam, love these. Are you gonna try a dapol bogie bolster for £10 at Kernow?

You typed "08" shunter in the description. Happy that there is another episode of this great series

This series is so fun! I really hope that you do another season after this one.

Done and dusted, well done Sam..you could print the spacer yes?

I think you should do a series where you actually do fully fix broken models. No concern of a time limit.

Have you ever used anything from your spare parts box in this series? I haven't seen at all, just mostly 3d printed parts

Yeyyyyy more train restorations. Lets go sam is the best. I still wish i could fix trains . But i think i should try just like u. But anyway ur the best and keep being awesome. But im being serious what train do u recommend me buying.

Can you please run a b12 and 9f double header please

What is the conductive lubricant you use one the wheels ? Keep up the good work 😊

GREAT WORK WITH THIS OFFICIAL CHALLENGE OF RESTORING A WORN-DOWN MODEL LOCOMOTIVE TO WORKING ORDER!

i would of just taken the motors out and made then dummy locomotives, no need to scrap them, and they can just look pretty as you pull them along

How you mananged to repair it in that timescale was pretty cool

there were only two spacers

Why wasn't there a new series of livestreams this previous summer? When will be the next series?

I have 1 question for you Sam. If this series ever comes back as a special episode, do you plan on putting the engine on ebay? Cheers Jasper & Willow

you know, I wonder what Sam has in store this Halloween, its not to far away, I wonder what he's cooking up in his layout this year...

I want you to continue the salvage or scrap series Sam’s trains because it’s so inspiring and challenging

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We can see the spacer in front of you on the video !

Well done Sam .

I don't do bids on ebay any more. I'd make an offer instead, which is more my style. So if you're willing to let your viewers make an offer, so they can buy the model more cheaply, you'd have great results on your hands. Nice to see the 03 shunter has been Saved From Scrap. Excuse the Season 2 Thomas story title, I couldn't resist.

Hi Sam.

Hey Sam…..

I like the idea of resurrecting a dud loco, but why put a time limit on it. Why not take your time and tell viewers what you are doing and why. If, the end you want to say how long it took, then fine. I learned very early on in my engineering apprenticeship that the longest way to do a job is try to rush it.

I feel bad for the so called "scrap man" everybody thinks he's evil but I think he's really just misunderstood. First of all that nickname is imposing, like his name is Jerry, c'mon you can at least let him have his dignity while he's being held against his will forever confined to a cabinet in your basement, made to be a puppet in your sick games for your amusement, profiting off his suffering. Sustained on nothing but the occasional broken model train, look at the guy he's clearly malnourished, he's barely able to utter out a few words before the door slams in his face, and those are the worst bloodshot eyes I've ever seen they're practically glowing might wanna get that checked out my G. I am utterly uphauled at the behavior displayed in this show, a perfect example of a cruel narcissist taking advantage and profiting off of the lesser man, whilst mascaraing as but an innocent model train restorationist. This behavior is downright unacceptable and I will be starting a campaign to free the scrapman from your captivity and thus the deplorable conditions he is being held in. I will see you my friend, in court!

So much doubt yet results speak for themselves again don't they? i still prefer seeing proper fixes to rushed ones but at least there is effort made to give those broken down models another lease of life.

On this episode of Salvage or Scrap, Sam only has a certain amount of time to fix a Bachmann 03 shunter! Can he do it, or will the locomotive be fed to the SCRAP MAN? Find out on this episode of Salvage Or Scrap!

Why the time limit? Pointless.

ill eat it