But....I dont understand how putting a locomotive on top of a BFH is gonna help...hmmmmmm !! :teeth: R O F L M A O !!!
george.... i will not repost my opinion about fvm products....all my 4 gevos went to the trash bin. but i still try to help you. did you check if a trip pin of the coupler or the snow plow catch something on the track ? are the trucks completely and correctly assembled ? is the clearance of the tank enough ? you might need a magnifier to look at the body of your engine to search for scratchmarks. i don't think it is an issue with track or the drive train. i rather think your loco is beeing stopped somehow.
Hiya sandro... No trip pins...I remove them all on everything...manual uncoupling ;-) Snowplow has plenty of clearance. Trucks are assembled right...as far as I can see. Now that I removed the big glob of grease...they operate nicely...in hand. :-S Tank doesnt drag...I checked it when I took the trucks off.
Run it again. When it spins, add some weight to the roof of the loco. See if the added weight causes the wheels to grip better.
Well with all the assembled minds here working on the issue no solution seems in hand yet except a suitable sacrifice to the Train Gods of Traction. Or I could lease you one of my 4-4-0s to pull that short consist up that grade. Only one other thing or things that I can think of right now would be to check the wheel gauge and also check the track gauge at that spot. And lay a straight edge on the track for any slight hump that could be snagging something like the fuel tank. And Glennac may have hit on something. For some reason it may be too light. Would be interesting to weigh another one and compare weights.
Does this lokie have the dogbone universals like Atlas has been using?I know you are saying wheel slip, but are you sure it isn't a matter of the power not reaching the wheels? If the engine uses those universals and they crack, the lokie will still run but won't pull doo.
