George Mason posted:SJC posted:I have one, the Chrome plated sides released last summer.
Looks absolutely stunning. I got the powered A and dummy B. Can't pull at all. Quite surprising from an MTH twin motored engine. Maybe I got a lemon but it pulls enough to make me happy. The dummy B is also like a lead weight that probably doesn't help
I too bought the powered A , unpowered B, and a complete set of passenger cars. It would not pull the consist. To make matters worse, there was some corrosion inside the A unit around one of the screws that holds the body onto the chasis, and the smoke unit was shot. Apparently, it had been run a good bit and placed back in the store’s inventory. When questioned, MTH replied that I need two powered A units to pull the consist. Well, I had a Dash 9 that a put behind the B unit. Worked fine. But, I’m irritated that non of the deficiencies were mentioned in the catalog.
George,
If your powered A wouldn't pull a dummy B and 7 or 8 MTH plastic passenger cars I'd look at the tires first. Track clean? With oiled axles and pickups these cars roll amazingly well. While adding 2 more dummy units is a lot of weight, the Lionel F unit sets came as a powered A with a dummy B and a trailing dummy A.
