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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by oltmannd</i> <br /> <br />But, on the surface of it, I think you can pretty much balance the rotating mass, but the reciprocating side rod, et. al. is the real problem and most of the resultant force would longitudinal and could cause the locomotive to want to "waddle" or yaw more than any vertical "pounding". <br /> <br />I guess you could configure a lever driven balancing mass the would move opposite to the driving rod to counter balance the forces, but the complexity would probably exceed the benefit. <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I have often wondered about that kind of lever mechanism myself. Does anybody else have any information on that? <br /> <br />-Daniel Parks
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