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Okay Mike, here are some pics of the GMLTC's own John Gerlach's (J-1) Hiawatha Hudson [1] that I took at our last train show. I will let him speak for his beauty:-) (URL) wheel config is actually a 4-4-4; John (J-1) can explain:-) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) that I took at our last train show. I will let him speak for his (...) Why not chop off a axle at the back, and make it into a 4-4-2 Atlantic instead of a Jubilee? Then it would be right for the Hiawartha Atlantics. Or, even better, make a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the Atlantics had skirting over the drive wheels, that would be hard to simulate in 6 wide... Since the 9volt motor is in the tender, it's pushing the engine - we found that a single trailing axle didn't hold the track very well. So, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) instead (...) hard (...) pushing (...) very (...) of (...) got (...) Hmmm...what about using a boat weight over the trailing wheels? Wouldn't the increased weight improve the trailing wheels tracking characteristics? You'd also lower the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it has three weight elements in it already... What it needs is to get some weight below the axles on the drive wheels... J1, GMLTC (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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