4-8-2 heavy mountain

[CnO]

Has anyone,  had a problem with this engine?    I purchased one in July of this year, it ran fine at first then quit
and have not been able to run since. Can not find any damaged wires or shorts.

[dtpowell]

CnO,

I run two the critter's and haven't had any problems with them other than a dim headlight on my N&W Loco. (Both in analog and digital operation.) Tho tether wirs between the Loco and tender have always caused me concern just lookin at them. Of course, these may never cause a problem. Looks as if your best bet would be to send it back to Bachmann for repair if under waranty.

Dave

[in_eden]

The first I had shorted, and blew up a decoder. The heat literally melted the tender deck.
Bachmann sent a replacement loco (which was too bad because I had painstakingly decaled the undecorated loco in B&O markings) and that second loco has been my favorite for about 2 years.
I've yet to run out of things to pull with it. And it looks good. Mine's even pretty quiet.
It pulls as much as my Kato Daylight, or N&W J, throttles all of the Berkshires or Pacifics I've got, and is just simply more interesting that FTs or E units.
Send it back to Bachmann. They'll send you a new unit.
Over all from what I've read this was a slam dunk loco.