After having some wireless drawbar problems with my new MTH 4-8-4 Northern I managed to fix my problems before anything shorted out or completely broke. Essentially all I did was put a little more slack in the bundled wires going to the swiveling connector inside the tender and a little grease on the connector shaft. No more derailing or connector disconnects.
Mine has the clear plastic insulator at the cab end of the drawbar, but I am noticing that it is rotating 90 degrees after several runs around the layout and coming darn close to allowing the somewhat exposed connector to come real close to the rear truck. I have O-31 curves so it is a tight turn. Lots of continual movement (and overhang). I am thinking I have the spring on the wrong side of the drawbar as I have it on TOP. Before I switch it to under the drawbar I am wondering if it is positioned incorrectly or not?
@Larry - I had to send a diesel SD 70ACe back to MTH a month or so ago for total board replacement and turn around time via my LHS was 17 days. Not bad in my estimation. Hope you fare as well.
