Hello
Has anyone had any success in increasing the pulling power of the ho scale MTH Little Joe? Mine will literally only a freight car or two. Not a bad looking engine but the weakest engine that I have ever had.
thanks
Eric
Eric,
Two things:
I had a locomotive one time that ran "okay" but ran a LOT better (and with more pulling power) when I discovered that only one of the two trucks was receiving power.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
According to the review I read a few moments ago, the cast-metal body shell is pretty-much already full, but with a weight of 1.5lbs., it should be a fairly decent puller.
Tom's mention of non-powered trucks may be a good starting point: perhaps one of the driveshafts is disconnected.
Wayne
Is there a hobby store in your area? Have you taken it back and explained the problem to them?
Do you still have the locomotive instructions?
I was able to get the other truck gear engaged and now it will pull a decent sized freight train. I did have to remove the weight from the front and rear unpowered trucks and fix a few track connections to keep it from derailing. it is a very picky engine. The problem is that the heaslights do not go on. The cab and marker lighs do work though. I run only DC, so I am at a loss on how to fix that issue. does anyone have any thoughts?