Replacement belts for Athearn Hi F units

First, try some of the O-rings. Just make sure that you don't get them too small such that they will be too tight, AND be sure ~not~ to get the ones made by Teledyne. They are full of nasty surprises. If that doesn't work well, then try some rubber bands. As for size, well you'll just have to experiment and find out for yourself. Powering model locomotives with rubber bands is something of a lost art any more.

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Athearn used a common sized rubber band on his locos. Sorry, I don't remember the size as I got rid of all my HiFi drives back in the '60s for Hobbytown drives and have never looked back. I'll also note that the Pittman conversion motor the - DC-706 - used o-rings for the drive as there was a lot more power available to drive the wheels.

-- Why isn't there an Ozone Hole at the NORTH Pole?

I remember someone once saying something about rubber bands from braces, but for some reason or another I get the feeling that they may be too short. I will try to find what rubber bands for braces look like and try them plus match them up with some neoprene o ring stuff and see what happens.

You can order these belts from Athearn here:

--Marshall