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Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:28 pm

It's quite heavy as it is, but I wouldn't mind adding a smidgen more low down. Wouldn't stick it in the box though, a.) full of radio gear b.) it'll wheelie everywhere

Getting the weight out of balance will actually make it worse.

Big enough engines not to look silly on a long train, especially with a cab fitted!

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:31 pm

yeah fair point if but some in front of the gas tank

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:33 pm

Aye, bottom of the sidetanks between the axles would be fine I'd a thought.

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:34 pm

yeah and even under the smoke box

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:36 am

I have been toying with the idea of weighing it down more because of my current incline! I don't know what the gradient of it is, but it rises up 2/3rds of the height of Edrig in 2 1/2 foot, if anyone can figure that out????

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:15 pm

mhlr wrote:It would also look silly a 'little' 0-4-0 pulling a train the length a Garratt would be likely to haul!

You don't need to add weight for that!

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:45 pm

SillyBilly wrote:
mhlr wrote:It would also look silly a 'little' 0-4-0 pulling a train the length a Garratt would be likely to haul!
You don't need to add weight for that!

I thought you might add your opinion to that at some point.

he is of course reffering to the time when his edrig pulled TonyW's standard rake of wagons he pulls behind his Garratt

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:14 pm

MoelygestLR wrote:he is of course reffering to the time when his edrig pulled TonyW's standard rake of wagons he pulls behind his Garratt

Actually I was reffering to the time it pulled Tony's coaches & wagons, some 64 axles from memory.

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:17 pm

SillyBilly wrote:
MoelygestLR wrote:he is of course reffering to the time when his edrig pulled TonyW's standard rake of wagons he pulls behind his Garratt
Actually I was reffering to the time it pulled Tony's coaches & wagons, some 64 axles from memory.

I bet Alicia would cope with that quite easily

Well hopefully Linda will do or doublehead and it will be easy!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:13 pm

Tony didn't reckon a standard Roundhouse loco would do it, but 'Monarch' did because of the extra weight added by coalfiring.

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:00 pm

i don't know about that my friend got a roundhouse russle (i have fix it twice, bloody thing )And my edrig out pulls it easy hi had 12 wagon max and i had 20 wagon(ran out of stock)

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:56 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Tony didn't reckon a standard Roundhouse loco would do it, but 'Monarch' did because of the extra weight added by coalfiring.

Well i guess we will just hve to wait and see

Alicia was pulling quite an impressive load at rattys xmas steam up!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:18 am

MoelygestLR wrote:Alicia was pulling quite an impressive load at rattys xmas steam up!

Nothing compared to this ( http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about1339.html ) and you know how well weighted Tony's stock is. Not bad for £400s worth of loco!! Two years old now too, how time flys when you're having fun, I guess it's better than doing nothing!

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:12 am

i bet you got loads of wheel spin which is wasting steam

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:41 am

Only at first, as soon as the oil wore off the treads and it found it's feet, it was away, then I used the top up valve to maintain a healthy water level.

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:08 pm

Linda will pull that lot!

By the way look at my Linda thread!

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