Does anyone have any feedback they would like to share on the GG1 from this set? Considering buying one broken out of set.
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Magne-traction and tires. Pulls fantastic. I had 6 Madison cars behind it and running at 15 volts when mine flew off the track and fell over 40 inches to a vinyl tiled concrete floor. Only thing damaged was one pilot truck which I replaced. By some miracle there was not a scratch to the paint. Mine was able to run thru the S curves of 4 022 switches without derailing. Only nice things to say about this engine.
I have one, bought second hand. A lot of them came with a washer for the truck mounts located in the wrong place, above the frame rather than below the frame. This allowed the wheel treads to rub on the frame and the motor and E unit to overheat and shut down. Once corrected (easy) they run fine. Great sound with this engine as the speaker enclosure is huge.
If you are a Pulmore fan its a good engine but I still prefer my Williams GG1 for smooth running and pulling long trains.
Pete
I have one and put ERR AC Commander in it. What is broken on the one you want to get???
Marty
Martin Derouin posted:I have one and put ERR AC Commander in it. What is broken on the one you want to get???
Marty
Hi Marty - Nothing broken - I meant from a set breakup.
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
I've got both the one form the set and the separate sale one. Bought them both new and have run the snot out of them with no issues. You might check the old threads as there were some complaints when they were now, but I never had any issues with mine. Go get it and good luck!
I have the tuscan #2340 and really love it. I have had no problems and really enjoy the authentic GG1 horn. Locomotive is beautiful and runs fine.
O-Gauger,
It's a quality product, jump on it with both feet if you can get it at a reasonable price.
Still love running both my Lionel and Williams conventional GG1's and the run great under DCS Conventional Control from the Hand Held Remote Control (HHRC).
PCRR/Dave
bigo426 posted:Magne-traction and tires. Pulls fantastic. I had 6 Madison cars behind it and running at 15 volts when mine flew off the track and fell over 40 inches to a vinyl tiled concrete floor. Only thing damaged was one pilot truck which I replaced. By some miracle there was not a scratch to the paint. Mine was able to run thru the S curves of 4 022 switches without derailing. Only nice things to say about this engine.
BigO, I always liked that video of your layout that you had on Youtube with the GG1 moving up, down, and around!
Have the 2340 Conventional Classic remake--- no problems / runs great
I have this engine and it runs and pulls very well. I particularly enjoy its horn. I purchased it when it it was first produced and found that one of the gear boxes was completely dry, it had never been lubed. After a dose of red and tacky it ran very well. Looks great pulling the Madison cars.
