i received a new 1.20.3 davinport yesterday from just trains (not where the con man St.jason is vice pres.) i greased the gear box,oiled side rods and axles beforehand. the little thing ran better than i thought it would although it does not like non powered switch frogs. i had just cleaned my indoor track with my new track scrubber from r&l lines (they work great!) it ran fine for about 10 min. and needed another cleaning but after that it seemed fine. it runs alot better than a plymouth that is being fixed as i speak. overall,its a nicely detailed heavy for its size as good as it gets for a 0-4-0 engine. if it had sliders it would run as good as a lgb 0-4-0. for 161.00 deliverd, you cant beat it. put it on a track with no switches if no power at them bothers you.
There has been a Davenport on the CD&StL property for a couple of weeks. Nice little engine.
http://www.grblogs.com/index.php/2008/09/12/bachmann-davenport-gas-mechanical-switch?blog=4
Here's a link to a short report on the Davenport and a video of the engine with two cars in tow.
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JD
Jon,
Excellent video, excellent layout.
Thanks for sharing.
Chuck
JD,
Thanks for the video!
seems like J.D's davenport isnt as picky as mine with dirty track. bob