Mth locomotive miles why do they matter to buyers?

MTH PS2 & 3 are the only ones that can clock the miles/hours…….it’s just like buying a used car to most people, the less miles the better,……Simple as that,..😉

Pat

Hi Pat yes that makes sense, but day when you see a gotta have it locomotive. Or that is hard to find but has many miles on it they are still sold for big bucks. I believe?

@chefmarkt69 posted:

Hi Pat yes that makes sense, but day when you see a gotta have it locomotive. Or that is hard to find but has many miles on it they are still sold for big bucks. I believe?

That’ll depend on what the seller wants for it, and what the buyer is willing to pay for it,…I’ve seen ads on here for these models where the seller takes the time to take a pic of the remote showing the hours & miles,……I can’t see where it’d make a difference unless it had just plain stupid hours on it and of course it looks like it’s just slap worn out,..

Pat

Doesn’t matter to me.  MTH engines are so well built they can run for ever, mechanical wise

@superwarp1 posted:

Doesn’t matter to me.  MTH engines are so well built they can run for ever, mechanical wise

Great, I have some really high mileage MTH locomotives that I want MSRP for, let me know how you want to pay!

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Great, I have some really high mileage MTH locomotives that I want MSRP for, let me know how you want to pay!

MSRP of older MTH engines is way better than what you can get pricewise from Lionel these days.  They come with a warranty on the electronics???

@chefmarkt69 posted:

when I think about rack up the miles it takes the fun out of all this. I just love feeling like a kid when I run them. 

On the contrary, I think it adds fun to keep track of the miles.  It’s interesting to see how many miles you log on different engines.  Some of my newer passenger locomotives have a lot more miles than some of my older freight locos because passenger locos run faster.  Also helps to keep track of when you need to lubricate.

It’s also good (for me) to see a moderate number of miles when buying a used loco.  Let’s me know that it has been running for a while without problems.

The chrono is another story.  I sometimes cut power to sidings so that parked engines don't accumulate hours needlessly.

I use the feature to keep track of maintenance and spread run time out amongst the fleet.

@Lehigh74 posted:

On the contrary, I think it adds fun to keep track of the miles.  It’s interesting to see how many miles you log on different engines.  Some of my newer passenger locomotives have a lot more miles than some of my older freight locos because passenger locos run faster.  Also helps to keep track of when you need to lubricate.

It’s also good (for me) to see a moderate number of miles when buying a used loco.  Let’s me know that it has been running for a while without problems.

The chrono is another story.  I sometimes cut power to sidings so that parked engines don't accumulate hours needlessly.

Hi Bob one quick question, how do you cut power to your side tracks? Or what do you use to do it? Thank you

Nothing better than getting a loco in for service, put it in DCS and the remote says maintenance required..... where do i begin lol.

@chefmarkt69 posted:

Hi Bob one quick question, how do you cut power to your side tracks? Or what do you use to do it? Thank you

Not Bob, but generally you put an insulating pin in the center rail at the entrance to the siding, and run track power to the isolated third rail through a simple on/off switch.

Natrually if there is another switch at the other end of the siding, you'd put an insulating pin in the center rail there too.

---PCJ

What he said.

I mean I don't consider a locomotive broken in till it has at least 1000 scale miles on it, but that's just me .

I concur Lou!!!