I have a frontiersman set and my engine pluges into the coal tender, why?
Dear X,
The motor is in the tender, and the connection is the drive shaft.
Happy Holidays!
the Bach-man
Welcome to the world of tender mounted motors. I've had a couple of those little 4-4-0's over the years and they ran pretty good. It's easy to see that there's not room in the loco for a motor, hence it's location in the tender. Motor power is sent to the loco via a drive shaft which must be periodically inspected for wear and replaced in the event of wear. The power pickups on the tender wheels are problematic at best and can be a chore to clean.
I am confused: does not the Frontiersman set come with Baldwin 2-8-0 Consoladation which is not tender drive. I have 2 Bachmann Consols and they are definitly not tender drive.
If this is the engine THB DAVE has the tender needs to be hooked onto the engine for electric pick-up.