stupi question???

roch

Member
Has anyone besides me put lead weights in a couple of their train cars? Someone told me to do this when I bought my first set up to keep the trains from tipping off the track. All it did for me is slow everything down and come to a complete halt on any incline. wall1

Roch
 

MidnightRR

New Member
Has anyone besides me put lead weights in a couple of their train cars? Someone told me to do this when I bought my first set up to keep the trains from tipping off the track. All it did for me is slow everything down and come to a complete halt on any incline. wall1

Roch
Adding weight is not the right solution to a derailing problem, in most cases.

What kind of cars? Where do they derail? All the time?

Some details will help solve the problem.
 

ozzman

New Member
Adding weights to locos can help with track adhesion and control slipping, especially when starting or going up grades.
 

Jim Krause

Active Member
As with most things in life, there is too much, just right and not enough weight. Hence the NMRA recommended practices.
 
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