I bought a new screw driver set recommended in the thread on OGR Forum about screwdrivers. Tonight I will box up my Lionel Allegheny that Lionel Service did not fix the first time, and then work on the Vision Line Niagara #6013.
The rear traction tire was off when I received the engine. It has signs that the dealer may have tested it. That is a GOOD thing. They may not have noticed the traction tire, or did not want to risk marking the engine.
My experience is that when a steam engine traction tire comes off, the new tire will also fail in three to four days of operation. Diesels never fail for me, unless they have the wrong size tire (too thick) as used by the factory on the GP35 engines. I will check the clearance on the brake shoe. Some engines have the shoe screwed to the engine. On the Allegheny they are molded into the bottom of the gear box, not offering much of an option to adjust them.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
