Heisler Question

[Steam Freak]

I went to a store today and had them test a G scale Heisler. But I noticed that the main piston from the cylinders under the engine knocks at a certain point in the spin.

Is that normal?


Also, I wanted to share this picture with everybody. I thought it was cute lol:

[Jon D. Miller]

This topic has been beat to death.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,2565.0.html

Guess it's easier to ask than to do a search.

JD

[Steam Freak]

You didn't have to rude about it. 

[Nathan]

Thank you for the picture.  Do you have any information on the Locomotive or the date of the picture?

[charon]

You didn't have to rude about it. 

Yeah, quit pickin' on him. 

[altterrain]

Yeah Jon! Pick on someone your own size  .



From the site www.gearedsteam.com -

The first locomotive of the Charles Heisler design was built in 1891 by the Dunkirk Engineering Company for F. A. Addington.   At the time,   Charles was an engineer and personal assistant to Dunkirk's president, Edward Nichols.  Heisler's design departed in several ways from the typical Dunkirk / Gilbert Class "B" being built at the time.   Two changes of note were the placing of the cylinders under the boiler outside the crew cab and the use of side-rods on the wheels.  For some unknown reason, Dunkirk never adopted the design and Heisler later left the company before it's closure.     

-Brian

[Hamish K]

For those interested in the picture posted by steam freak see http://www.gearedsteam.com/heisler/images_a.htm

Hamish