hey yall im fixing to pull the hammer on a mth ho sd70m-2 in norfolk southern livery. my question is what is my safest small radius i can run this big beast on would i be able to squeek by with 22 for now till i can make my layout bigger for bigger curve radius thank's zach.
I don't know honestly.. I'm looking at an ACe from MTH later this week.. So I guess I'm looking at the same issue.
i found out the radius question it will run on 22 radius i though think im gonna build with 24 inch and i talked to a guy i know who had no problem's changeing cv value's hope this is informative for you man.
i dont' know i havent' gotten mine yet he jsut said he can change my cv's for me if anything need's changeign cause he has one of them he did the cab number and volume and i think also he mgiht of changed it to stop on a diem as well idk exactly what he changed that's what i want ot say that he did change but ill take any advice on the subject still aint ordered it yet but going to soon will be ordering most likely monday. or might order tonite idk thank's yall.
Hi guys. I have an SD70ACe from MTH (which I am trying to either trade or have repainted, but may end up selling) and it runs BEAUTIFULLY! If you get one with the sound decoder, you will be amazed. As for the turn radius question, I ran mine on my neighbor's layout before he tore it down and it went through the 15" radius section of his curved turnouts with no issues. I tried it on a 18" curve and it ran on it fine. Looked a little cramped and awkward but it was fine otherwise. Hope this helped!
thank you bud for the info send me a pm i might know someone who can paint it for you lemme know zman.
You guys haven't had problems with the MTH equipment? We tried to MU a trio of those in CSX at our club. We couldn't get them to cooperate with our DCC system (NCE). Almost nothing worked properly. The same happened with an MTH K4 steamer, It would go forward, backwards, some of the sounds would work, but would otherwise not play ball.
i couldn't tell you i can ask my buddy if he's mued his with anyting else he only has the one mth engine the sd70m-2 ill talk to him nexst time i hear form him about it. and mine is on it's way along with some 22 curve's for my bachman track setup so i can run thsi beast of a bad boy lol. will let ya know how my expirince goe's.
Next time try "Old style consisting". CV19 consisting is not supported with MTH. Future release will however support "Advance consisting" along with support of more NMRA CVs.
That's odd. I got mine to consist just fine with my Challenger. And I am using the NCE Power Cab. I was using old style consisting though so that could be why.
ill keep that in mind for whenever i get a second loco i had to sell off my stuff so im reaquirring woo woo woo and said why not get what i truely wanted which was a norfolk southern safety cab loco with sound on it. she's in the mail now just got my email saying it shipped and will be here monday im so stoked to get it man will update with pic's when i get it.
That may be it, but it is not the first time I've heard problems reported about the brand. Hey, if they make it more compatible, that will be great, i can always use an extra GG1.
