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Reply to "20-3846-1 PS3.0 2-8-2 front driver derailment problem and solution"

What equipment did you use to determine this is a center of gravity problem?……I have 6 of these Mikes, and have zero issues, I’ve swapped MTH Mike chassis into brass boilers, again, with zero issues,…….you say it’s leaving the rails on O72 switches, but how about the rest of your track??…..usually, a problem with a locomotive follows the locomotive….granted, a switch can exaggerate a problem…….if it’s only leaving the rails in those curved portions of a switch or switches, I’d be looking at the frogs, etc, to see if I see a wheel dipping in the gaps, naturally, if you’ve added weight, and it solved your issue, then problem solved,….also, you could’ve left the smoke unit in there if you so desired, the smoke box door opens on these, and you can add weights in the gap between the smoke unit and the door ( the smoke box area ) …..remember, less weight overhanging an end, is just as effective as a lot of weight over a driver, or the suspected trouble area…..but if smoke ain’t your thing, then you do what you like……if weight is needed on these engines on a particular brand of track, opening the smoke box door and packing a coin weight, or flat faced  tire weights in the smoke box door area should do the trick,……

Pat

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