Umm - at the risk of being accused of pedantry, the word is Challenger, not Challanger.
Brian
Maybe I missed it, but is this Challenger HO gauge? Who's brand of loco is the Challenger in question, and how much pulling power does it have on the level? I. E. Athearn, & number of freight cars where is looses traction.
Challanger vs Challenger, Wow! Picky, PIcky! Pedantry? Had to look this word up!Quick definitions (pedantry)noun: a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Brian M wrote: Umm - at the risk of being accused of pedantry, the word is Challenger, not Challanger.Brian
Well, since you brough it up publicly, I had pointed out the same thing to him privately over the weekend, for which he thanked me and asked how it could be effected. I gave him Bergie's email address, and expect that it will be corrected if this young gentleman pursues our advice.
I was having traction trouble with a rod-driven loco. It took a while, but I discovered that the pilot truck was lifting the drivers slightly off of the track- not enough to derail it, but enough that the wheels would spin. The way I discovered it was I removed the pilot and trailing trucks and it operated better (looked silly). I reinstalled the trailing truck, and operation was still fine, so I knew it was the pilot truck. I made some adjustments and now things are fine (and the loco doesn't look silly).
PS: I like shays for lots of reasons, among them is that it's easy to spell.
Phil, I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.
What kind of locos are you talking about. (scale?)
I found adding weight is one of the best ways in HO.
What is the grade on your club layout?