Thanks everyone for the help. Hopefully as get more knowledge I wont ask so many questions. Thanks again and Im sure you will here from me more.
SNOWSHOE wrote: The front pony wheels seem to have plenty side to side movement when on the tracks. I did not measure them though (dont have anything to measure with the scale)You mentioned the drivers to take the cap off. I looked on the back wheels and i dont see any caps in the center of the wheels. All the back driver wheels do have side to side play. Is that ok or should there be no play. Thanks again
The front pony wheels seem to have plenty side to side movement when on the tracks. I did not measure them though (dont have anything to measure with the scale)
You mentioned the drivers to take the cap off. I looked on the back wheels and i dont see any caps in the center of the wheels. All the back driver wheels do have side to side play. Is that ok or should there be no play. Thanks again
The wheelsets olny be in guage, 45mm, to work. The front pilot swings so that it can take those inposible sharp corners that come with the set. Don't worry the more play in a system the less it'll break. (to a point)
I think he was refering to lubricating the locomotive, on the underside of the loco there should be a plug, take it off and grease the gears inside. If there is no cap than you'll need to unscrew the bottom and lube them un that way.
Hope this answers your questions
If a person does not have a caliper to check, for example, back to back wheel gauge there is a solution that won't cost as much as a caliper.
Aristo-Craft sells a Track and Wheel Gauge, ART 11906. It is inexpensive. With this item the following can be checked: wheel back to back gauge, track gauge, track cross-level, track grade level, point spread, guard rail flangeway depth & width, guard rail span, and wing rail flangeway depth & width.
In other words this little combination track and wheel gauge covers all critical measurements to help insure smooth operation of your trains.
It was from an NMRA set.
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Rastun wrote: Pony, Pilot, Lead.... The 4 wheels on the front truck.Drivers the 6 bigger wheelsMake sure to give all the wheels a good cleaning and make sure to clean the track well. The other thing would be to make sure your wheels are spaced the proper distance (gauge) Back to back distance should be between 1.567 and 1.586 with a target of 1.582 inches. The Pilot truck wheels can just be pushed together if they are to wide. The drivers you'll need to take the center caps off the wheels make sure they are tight against the axles and tighten the screws down.I hope this helps you.Jack
Pony, Pilot, Lead.... The 4 wheels on the front truck.
Drivers the 6 bigger wheels
Make sure to give all the wheels a good cleaning and make sure to clean the track well. The other thing would be to make sure your wheels are spaced the proper distance (gauge) Back to back distance should be between 1.567 and 1.586 with a target of 1.582 inches. The Pilot truck wheels can just be pushed together if they are to wide. The drivers you'll need to take the center caps off the wheels make sure they are tight against the axles and tighten the screws down.
I hope this helps you.
Jack
No part lists or generally parts are available for Bachmann locos. Sometimes the Bachmann service dept. will have parts salvaged from locos sent to the shop. There is some info over at the Bahmann website. Pony wheels is referring to the pilot truck (front wheels).
-Brian
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Its more than likely just the track, my 4-6-0's do the same thing on 4'-6' radius track. They seem to really like the 8' (R3) stuff though
Isn't that four foot diameter track? That's what usually is supplied with Bachmann sets.
That is a tight curve, even for a 10-Wheeler. It's normal for a locomotive, such as the 10-Wheeler, to slow going around such a tight curve. Clean the track and the locomotive's front and rear drivers along with the pony truck wheels. That should help.
Stick with the 1 amp power supply for the type of operation you are running.
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