MTH One Scale

[BudSteinhoff]

I use DC track power for all my trains including TIU for the MTH trains and Aristo on-board for others.

I don.t understand using AC because DC provides all the functions of DCS.

I have modified the switches to keep the sliders from shorting out but have finally removed all the sliders from the MTH locos and added wheel pickups to the tenders to make up electrical pickup. Works great without the sliders.

Bud

 

 

 

 

[EMPIRE II LINE]

user="BudSteinhoff"]

I use DC track power for all my trains including TIU for the MTH trains and Aristo on-board for others.

I don.t understand using AC because DC provides all the functions of DCS.

I have modified the switches to keep the sliders from shorting out but have finally removed all the sliders from the MTH locos and added wheel pickups to the tenders to make up electrical pickup. Works great without the sliders.

Bud

 

 

 

 

How ya doing Bud, Ain't heard from ya for awhile here on line......

Local "G" scalers supposed to have a swap-meet here in Kissimmee, this Saturday, in the Cattlemans Association Building, I plan to be there, just thought I'd mention that to ya.

Byron  

[Mike Dorsch CJ&M r.r.]

Wow , I must be lucky . I haven't had and problem with the engine shorting out at my switches . I use DC power and Aristo #6 switches . The only glitch every now and then is the bell sound sticking , stuff like that . That usually happens far from the powerpack and TIU interface box .

[EMPIRE II LINE]

user="spikejones52002"]

??????????? Empire line??????????

I am one of those rare few who does not enjoy a beer. A coke from the bottom of a bucket of ICE and I am set for 10 minutes on any day from over 40 to just over 75 F. After that I climb into the bucket.

Just a little bit of that Rican-Rum in that ol'Coke sure helps ya into that bucket....Huh, Spike

[Coogler Rail Line]

It is too bad that you guys live so far away from me.  We could have a blast boozing it up and running some trains!

 

I am still eye balling that Challenger!

[Coogler Rail Line]

I got my first MTH car today.  It is the Railking CSX flatcar with CAT generator.  I bought this because I could not find the LGB version and I work for Caterpillar in the generator business.  Logical right?  Dispite the great packaging from wholesale trains, the mount on the flat car came un-glued and one of the generator radiator lines broke loose.  Nothing major...I can tack that together.  This car is heavy.  The generator model is cast metal...appears to be one that CAT sells.  The car itself is heavy....it looks very detailed with metal wheels and some sort of suspension.  I will have to add the LGB couplers that were included so I can haul it since I only have lgb locos for the time being( Everything that I have up to this point is LGB).  Excuse to buy a new non LGB loco?    My R3 line is not completed and I imagine that this will require that as well. 

You guys are a bad influence!

i had this delivered to work and I showed it off.  There was a lot of ooohs and ahhhs.  I have several co-workers now thinking about getting into the hobby! 

 

[DMUinCT]

MTH ships "Loop Couplers" in the box.  MTH "Knuckle Couplers" mate with LGB Knuckles, Kadee, and Aristos (if you file back the square tab under the knuckle).

If your into collecting special cars, be on the lookout for the same CAT diesel on a Caterpillar black flat car, Un-cataloged.

[Coogler Rail Line]

Don't tell my wife!

[EMPIRE II LINE]

[ user="Coogler Rail Line"]

Don't tell my wife!

Let her go live with the kids.......Come home on weekends after the purchases.....

Byron

By the way, MTH put out a dealer only set of CAT tank cars in 03 and 06, I've managed to collect 10 of the 03's and 3 of the 06's, here's a couple'a shots of some of'em behind the 2042 Mallet... in the early stages of my layout.....

[Coogler Rail Line]

Those CAT tank cars look sweet! I love that bridge!  How long did it take you to build it?

[Coogler Rail Line]

HEy DMUinCT,

Do you have any issues pulling heavy cars like the CAT gen car? 

[EMPIRE II LINE]

[ user="Coogler Rail Line"]Those CAT tank cars look sweet! I love that bridge!  How long did it take you to build it?

 

Trestle took my brother and I about 3.5 weeks to build, last fall, than did some modifying of it about a month later, and also I re-did the ground level under it about two months ago.

It took me about a year to come up with those ten black CAT tankers, the 06 ones are predominantly yellow, I like the black ones best.

Say do you have anything built yet ?? I'm heading up to Greenville, SC next week, an if you have a line built and are in the vicinity of where I might be passing thru, I'd stop by to see your line. if you'd want me too..... Let me know....Byron 

Here's how it looks now.... 

[EMPIRE II LINE]

??????????? Empire line??????????

NO  PHONE # End of conversation than !!!!!!!!

DAHHHHHH........A OK with me.......Byron

[DMUinCT]

Heavy??  The MTH cars have Stainless Steel Wheels, USA Solid Brass, put your car on a track and tip up the track, boy do they roll.   As long as you have enough traction to get moving it should be no problem, after all this is a Model Railroad, we don't need 100 car trains.

  I tend to run 10 to 20 car trains, two Diesels or one Steam.  MTH uses rubber Traction Tires, Aristo-Craft just adds weight.  Both brands pull like mad.  Aristo's large Diesels use 4 motors with nylon worm and gears, MTH use 2 motors with metal worm and gear.

[Coogler Rail Line]

Hi Empire,

I just sent you an email.  Let me know when you will be in my area.  Drop by and we can have a couple of brews and shoot the bull.

Phase I of my layout is almost complete...I can run LGB on R1 curves.  The R3 has a way to go. 

Regards,

Chuck