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Is it normal for an LGB engine to struggle on an incline?
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hi Morar <br />While no familliar with th particular set you are talking about the following thought occures based on my expierience. <br />and that is that the locomotive being a Christmas set one, is that it may actualy be lighter than the std 2020 Loco which I have had hauling eight 4wh wagons. <br />So my first question is the locomotive similar to the little green steamer from the European start sets??. <br />Second the patio surface is less than an ideal running surface for it as it sounds like you are using a tempory set up for now. <br />I would sugest some planks wide ehough to suport the track and thick enough to be self uporting and some plastic wobble wedges <br />so that the track can be leveld across the rails and as far as possable along the length <br />of the track.particular attention payed to the track joints please once that is achieved, it will run better. <br />Then it is a case of experementing with the slope of the grade to see if the angle has anything to do with the problem the very uneaven stone surface is definatly not helping so cure that first. <br />However in an ideal world I would sugest the real cure is dump the temp set up and build a permenat set up where propper attention can be given to line level and grade angles[:)] because knowing the track is right then other things can be looked at as the scource of the problem <br />regards John
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