GGG posted:It is a knockoff made in Korea or China. Have you priced pittman motors recently after Amtek took over. They cost more than an engine, especially for obsolete styles.
Good news is pittman do not fail often, but I have repaired a few, and even rebuilt a few. G
So it's similar in construction to a Pittman. I've noticed the drastic increase in prices for Pittmans since Amtek took over, so I figured MTH went to something else.
I like the Pittmans more than other can motors. I find them smoother at low speeds with much more torque. I've got a buddy with a Legacy GS4 from 2016 with a Cannon motor. We've done a test between his Legacy GS4 under Legacy control and my Premier GS4 (PS1 converted to PS2 3V with a 9434 Pittman) under DCS pulling the same 8 car passenger train. The train is 8 Lionel 18" aluminum passenger cars. My GS4 will start the train at a lower speed with less current draw (starts moving the train at 2 scale mph and can run at that speed without stalling) than his GS4. The Legacy GS4 manages to get down to around 5 scale mph. Mine with the Pittman is noticeably smoother as well.
In any case future purchases of Lionel or MTH large steam will be older Pittman powered models for me. I'll sacrifice some bells and whistles (pun intended 😁) for a smoother motor. This is coming from a guy who still enjoys running Pullmor powered F3s and Geeps (albeit with AC Commanders).
