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I bought a K3 a while ago but did nothing more thqan send it for a test spin at the time. This holiday i put it on the layout and was horrified to find out it would not pull 4 Hornby Mk1 coaches, which are free running. I checked the loco out and the tender wheels spun easily as did the pony wheels. The thing just goes into violent wheelspin, tornado style at a twitch of the knob. Placing a finger lightly on it it starts to pull so i guess the adhesive weight is not anything like enough. While i was at it i removed the spring holding the pony down as it seemed a bit stiff and I wanted weight on the drivers. A slight improvement. So has anyone else had this problem on this and similar locos? Did you fix it by adding weight and where did you add it ? I have not opened it up yet to investigate this. I am amazed the manufacturer could not get the basic mechanics right but I am more interested in a fix. BTW my layout is flat and has 30" curves. Not a big ask.
Any suggestions welcome !
Andrew
Any suggestions welcome !
Andrew