Duston

Brass gears are usually the best and are cut. Steel gears just might be too noisy and just overall not good. Plastic type of gears can be good providing they are made and used correctly.




 On the subject of a H------  okay but fix the gearing if you wish to sell me couple of those logging beasts.  

I sold all of my B-mann geared as I don't care to fiddle with something that is still having gearing problems.  I do have lot of On30 B-mann freight cars and they are for the most part trouble free.

 TOF

 
Jack    No need to give up on On30 as Bachmann has some very good freight cars. I would hope other manufacturers took a look at On30 but probably not as there is just not enough train folks out there that can support the hobby.  I use HO with my On30 since they share the same track gauge.  Actually I have quite a few HO and O buildings but not to close together. It's all a fantasy world anyway.

Whatever turns one's crank.  Cheers  TOF 

I think the problem is quite clear. A good number of engines are failing and to PAY  $$   to return these to the manufacturer is not right. I had three engines that either failed right off the bat or soon thereafter.
Then if you get one repaired and it fails again, would you pay good money to send it back, AGAIN?  Then there is the wait time while it's being fixed or repaired.  Just not right to a lot of us.  I solved the problem, quit buying Bachmann engines.  They do look nice but I want an engine that runs. I'll still buy Bachmann freight cars as I need them.

The heading says it all......

Well another B-mann engine went T-U so instead of fixing gears again and again,  I'm getting out of On30.

Looks like eBay will be my next step for all of my empire.   I'm not taking any more chances with the still new in the box engines that I never got around to running.

I'll go back into HO where there is many choices as far as engines that run and run. 
 

TOF

    It's just a pipe dream.  Just make sure you DON'T hold your breath on this one  !!

TOF in Lost Wages

Jerry

When we loaded up with wood and water, they would always flood the floor with some water.  It helped for a short bit but then it was gone shortly.  Still loads of fun but I kind of preferred being a Brakeman and it's quite a knack coupling the air lines between the cars.

Oh I would do it all over again but at 72, they would not let me.  Could be a Conductor maybe?  Naaa

Just fond memories. 

Cheers, TOF 

I prefer Eccles Heisler but I have good reason.  I was training to be a fireman on that engine back in 1991 or there abouts.  Nifty old engine and was it ever hot in the summer plus the opening and closing of the wood stove frequently. 

TOF

Giddy up horse.   Oh Ya right!  It's dead !

As I see it, if you got the cash, have whatever you want built or do some scratch building. Bugging Bachmann or any other manufacturer doesn't work or takes forever and still maybe nothing..

I think there were 10 times as many that have wanted a Heisler than any other engine.
And what happen?

Jestor

I really like the operating accessories like the ice house, coal loader, log loader etc.  Also I am into lots of lighting things like tower lights, signals etc. I can turn off the over head lights and see all of the small lights doing their thing. 

So what ever turns your crank is what counts.

Cheers into On30 adventure.

T O F

It's darryl1936       When I reach $349  there is a Williams Western Pacific F3 A-A unit I'd like to have.
Of course the list is getting bigger but I've got time.  Cheers  T O F

Well, I've been up and down the scales. When I was a youngster I had some HO. I visited a Lionel group then too. Many years later I tried N gauge and then back to HO. Then back to N gauge and then HO-HOn3.
Along the way I got into Goofy gauge and live steam. Finally figured out that its time to quit changing gauges but not till I jumped into O scale and I'm here to stay. Been selling the On30 that I accumulated over the years and buying O scale stuff. Oh ya, still have a bunch of G gauge track that will have to go to one of the local train swap meets as shipping 800 ft might cost an arm & leg.  Last change,   maybe?  NO I've made my mind up, this is it for sure.
Cheers, T O F

Mike    I hated to say it but I have tooooo many trains and have been thinning out or completely getting out of live steam, g gauge and now On30.   I just liked everything to much. At least selling out pays for more things I like better in O scale especially the operating stuff.  I really like the three rail , easier to run loops - wyes and that makes for much more phun....
Cheers, T O F

Decided to use some of the old lionel stuff and have purchased a nifty Williams set.  So I made a decision to drop On30 as I like the size better...

Looks like I'll be busy loading up eBay with all of the Bachmann On30 stuff I aquired but never ran..

Also will move over to the Williams site when everything is gone.

Cheers   

I'm not beating that old deal horse any longer.  What ?  Yea !  Selling off all of the On30 stuff and started to use my old Lionel stuff. Might even invest in some Wiilliam stuff..   

The old fardt in very COLD Ore-Gun