Reply to "New AF Clinchfield Coal Hauler FlyerChief Set Arrived..."

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I have had my UP FlyerChief for a few years now. From an operational standpoint I rate it excellent. The four small roller pickups work great. I never ran it on Gilbert track , rather on MTH flex with mostly #6 and #8 turnouts. It looks like the small roller pickup could hang up on the metal frog point on the #8 turnouts but they do not. These trucks were apparently thoroughly tested with AF FasTrack. The pulling power is good. Mine will start and pull 15 freight cars (mix of Gilbert and AM) up a 2.25% grade. At 18 cars it can keep the train moving but cannot start it on the grade. That is a longer train than most purchasers will run.

The trucks are about the right length, just too tall. The Gilbert trucks are way off. The silver tucks on the UP really stand out even while running on the layout as too tall. The black trucks on the Clinchfield should just disappear when running so the size will not be noticed.

8/20/2212:21 PM

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