wheels not on the cars

[jettrainfan]

Well, i got all bachmann items (except 1 caboose) and was very pleased. I'm testing them now (if i ever stop wanting to run the Dash 8-40CW for a few minutes. ) Well, im testing the cars and just to say, the ATSF flat car with pipes is perfect and totally worth the money. I opened 1 of the other cars and 1 wheel was off. Of course its easy but a tad bit frustrating. And when i got done, i was in a cheery mood again. i opened car 2 and my mouth dropped. 3 wheels off?! That to me, is a bigger surprise than finding $5 in the box. Of course im not mad, im just a tad bit upsettend. what could have happened to cause this?

The only reasons i can think of is
1:mechanical problem
2:a kid shook the box

anyway, i still like the items and will keep shopping bachmann products. Im just confused of the 3 wheel deal. i can see 1 once in a while but 3 is a tad too much. Thanks anyway. Hope everyone had a merry Christmas!

[ABC]

Maybe somebody took it out of the box to look at it/ handle it.

[BestSnowman]

Shipping can be a pretty rough process and I'd bet it's just a coincidence.

At least all the wheels were still in the box

[hawaiiho]

Coincidence, maybe, maybe not.

Over the last two months I have purchased 9 new pieces of Bachmann rolling stock.

Three had one or more trucks off or partially off when I opened the boxes.

I hope it is just a coincidence.

[BestSnowman]

I've only had one item loose a wheelset in the box and that was part of an old trainset with plastic wheels.

Of the approximately 25 Bachmann silver series pieces of rolling stock that I have bought I've never had the wheels come off in the box so I'd be inclined to believe its just coincidence or some rough shippers in your area.

[full maxx]

I would think that as long as nothing is broken or missing it would not be a big deal

[Joe323]

I also had the same happen last night with a tank car, I was given. It was not a big deal but it did make me wonder about quality control a bit.  In any event I popped it back in and car is now in service.

[lmackattack]

In my experince If the axel can easly fall out of a truck then the truck is warped badly, the axel is bent, the axel pocket is miss formed or it was not put in all the way at the factory. I cant see how shipping could cause a properly fitted axel to fall out. With most trucks you really have to bend the sideframe to get an axel to slip in.