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Started by Daylight4449, June 19, 2008, 04:18:16 PM

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Guilford Guy

#15
July 21, 2008, 01:30:09 PM
The Proto 0-6-0's don't have great tractive effort...
Alex

rogertra

#16
July 21, 2008, 03:16:55 PM
Quote from: Guilford Guy on July 21, 2008, 01:30:09 PM
The Proto 0-6-0's don't have great tractive effort...

Mine can pull 8 or so cars with no problem.  This without (awful) traction tires.  Mind you, all my rolling stock has metal wheels so they roll much better than the stock plastic wheels.

SteamGene

#17
July 21, 2008, 08:37:29 PM
Which is what they were designed to pull.  
Gene
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Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

Pacific Northern

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July 22, 2008, 05:32:47 PM Last Edit: July 22, 2008, 05:34:40 PM by Pacific Northern
Quote from: SteamGene on July 21, 2008, 08:36:25 AM
What lacks pulling power?  Spectrum Standard, or Proto 2000 steam?  The 2-8-4s sure do.  But I'm happy with my 0-8-0s.
Gene

Stay away from the early releases of the Proto 0-8-0. These do not have the tender pickups and stall easily at turnouts.

Just what everyone needs a switcher that has to stay out of the yards as there are too many turnouts there. Looks good though.
Pacific Northern

rogertra

#19
July 22, 2008, 07:03:42 PM
Quote from: Pacific Northern on July 22, 2008, 05:32:47 PM

Stay away from the early releases of the Proto 0-8-0. These do not have the tender pickups and stall easily at turnouts.

I have the P2K 0-8-0 without tender pick ups and it works just fine.  Guess that's the advantage of handlaid trackage and live frogs.  None of your plastic frogs to loose pick up when the loco goes over them.  :)
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