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Post by josef on Jan 12, 2024 15:36:32 GMT
Got off the phone with a friend in Illinois who asked me if I had heard any differences in Lionel 4-4-2 Hiawatha's engine needing minimum 54 curve minimum? Because of his area he doesn't have a full 54 curves rather a combination with 48 radius and some 60 in it and asking if this will be a problem?
I'm surprised also that a 4-4-2 won't go around a 48 radius but looking at picture and calling him back, it maybe due to closer coupling of the Tender to engine? Any thoughts?
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jan 12, 2024 16:41:46 GMT
Got off the phone with a friend in Illinois who asked me if I had heard any differences in Lionel 4-4-2 Hiawatha's engine needing minimum 54 curve minimum? Because of his area he doesn't have a full 54 curves rather a combination with 48 radius and some 60 in it and asking if this will be a problem? I'm surprised also that a 4-4-2 won't go around a 48 radius but looking at picture and calling him back, it maybe due to closer coupling of the Tender to engine? Any thoughts?
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Post by af3020 on Jan 12, 2024 19:06:40 GMT
I don't know anything about the Lionel 4-4-2 but I do know if a manufacturer says their model needs a minimum radius to run reliably then that is what you need to have. I've known a number of individuals who have tried to run something on less than what is recommended and every time their efforts came to grief.
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