While my UP Geep won't pull (comfortably) seven cars up a grade, I haven't tried any on a level surface. But I removed the shell to determine where any weight can be put. Here's what it looks like inside:
There is a bit of room between the motor and the circuit board:
I'm going to get some lead stick-on weights from the auto parts store tomorrow and see if it makes any difference.
Interesting that the dummy truck looks like it can be motorized with the proper gears and can motor. I bet if there were two motors, this thing could pull tree stumps. It doesn't seem to weigh any less than previous Geeps, but with the weight distributed on two trucks, more is needed on the driven one :
While I was perusing the insides, I noticed that the circuit board had a couple empty sockets. I wonder what they're for?
More tomorrow.
