UP big boy 4-8-8-4 final road test.
Made a few more 'tweaks' after reaching the staging/interchange yard.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be
The engine weight is 40 oz and the tender 15 oz.
The wires kept dropping and moving to the outside, interfering with the lead trucks so 00-90 brass screws were drilled/tapped into the front of the tender and some thin black plastic holds the wires in place plus it keeps the draw bar from coming off the tender pin.
After moving the wires in the boiler, the electric motor wasn't binding but the running lights stopped working. Found that I forgot to solder the two pink wires together in the tender.
Final road test back to Seattle's freight yard pulling 55 cars, counting two 'cabeese'.
Stop for water.
A little overhang on the walthers 130' TT.
Even the huge SF 2-10-4 just makes it on the table.
Getting a short in the Seattle freight yard when pushing cars. Think it's the engine racking sideways a bit and touching the open side turnout rail. Some nail polish on the insulated side will find out if I'm correct or if it was the cars.
