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Athearn steam problems - Poor driving gear and axle design.
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by bill mathewson</i> <br />[b. The engine and tender both seem a bit light, and would probably benefit from a little properly positioned weight, and I'm going to attempt to evenly distribute the weight on the drivers so it hopefully will track better, as I've been warned that the 2-8-2, especially, is a bit 'unbalanced' as delivered. <br />[/quote] <br />The 4-6-2 Pacific loco comes in at 12. 3/4 ounce and the 2-8-2 Mikado loco around 13. 1/4. I stayed <br />clear because of that. Both locos were manufactured by Samhongsa of Korea.
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