The DPV boyz have been working on a modified gear tower for an Allegheny to address some of the noise. Stay tuned...
It is a double edged sword because I do like the operating character, just not the tower's "whirring". I am always concerned about "the law of unintended consequences"! Address the noise and something else changes. No other single locomotive I have seen will pull as much at a dead crawl as the 2-6-6-6. I would hate to see that change! BTW, just returned from a trip to South Dakota. We had a great trip behind and then chasing the 2-6-6-2T on the Blackhills Central. Really a first class tourist RR, of course Mount Rushmore ain't too shabby either! Jim K. --- In [email protected], "Scale S Only" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bill and all -- > > After 12 years of sitting idle, the RRM 2-6-6-6 is finally rolling again. > Spent much of the day fixing little things that kept the loco from running > well, like a malfitting steam pipe that put so much pressure on the rear > cylinders that the gear tower located within bound its bearings. While the > gear tower gears still make noise, they don't sound like they will > disintegrate in just a couple of hours of run time. It is quite a beast, > and easily outpulls ALL of my other steamers while starting so smoothly it > is hard to tell it's moving. > > Have fun! > Bill Winans > Prescott Valley, AZ > > > > This is the first Admin post in a long time. Oh well... > > Thank You, > > Bill Lane > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
