> Posted by: "Bob Werre" [EMAIL PROTECTED] bob844us
> Date: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:54 pm (PDT)
>
><cut> it's many times the balance of an engine that will help with
>it's pulling ability.
>
>I have two engines that have trouble pulling what I think
>they should (interestingly the real world engines had the same problems
>to a large degree). One is the Overland Pacific and the second being a
>Southwind Atlantic. The Pacific is in charge of pulling a 3-5 car
>passenger train made up of Kinsman wooden cars (some with American
>Models trucks) which is not a heavy train, but the engine will stall
>with five cars. The 4-4-2 will only reliably handle one <snip>
I found my Southwind 4-4-2 to be a little light in front, so I
stuffed the smokebox with extra weight. Now the model seems to track
better, and it certainly hauls more.
--
Bill Roberts
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