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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive3 IMO, generally speaking, quality rolling stock should not have to be up graded. Now I will share with you my Walthers HO Budd Passenger stock sets first run cars. My Atlas Dash 8-32BW would only pull three cars on level track because of the axle drag so I had to upgrage to IMs if I wanted to get the full consist out of the station. What a learning experience for a discounted $24.00 car.[/quote] Locomotive 3, Did you find the exact cause of the axle drag? I've heard that there is some drag when the lighting kit is installed, but only that. I plan on purchasing about 10 more Walther's cars (mainly SCL) and would appreciate knowing of potential headaches. [;)] Thanks! [/quote] I've just bought one of the Walther PS C&NW sleepers, along with a lighting kit. The lights don't add any more drag as the pickups are factory fitted - they seem to be of the same type as the Lifelike Proto ones where the pickups are on the axle ends - in this case the metal truck frames are used as the pickups. I noticed in the instructions that Walthers suggest using some suitable oil in the axle bearings, this would probably help. The lighting kits are well worth fitting though it would be nice if they had some circuitry to stop them flickering over turnouts - Hornby have managed lighting with this feature on their new Pullmans. I've been slowly working towards refitting my stock with P2k wheelsets - so far I've been concentrating on Athearn double stack cars and others that had a pronounced "wobble" before I changed the wheelsets. Unfortunately my LHS has been out of stock of these wheels for a while, so I'll have to mail-order some more.
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