Pat, I did run it for a few minutes, and it seemed ok, but the fact that the damage was worse than when I sent it back to MTH (the broken coupler lift bar wasn't replaced but was instead glued back together and the ladder was bent even more than before) combined with the poor performance of the B&M Pacific, was the final straw. There was also a small black plastic washer / spacer inside the MEC Pacific's box when I opened it. I have no idea what it was for but finding a loose part in the box after it had just come back from having warranty repairs didn't exactly evoke a great deal of confidence. MTH will have to do better than this to get my hard-earned in the future. Rich was nothing but pleasant to deal with, and I appreciate his efforts to pick up the slack when the selling dealer of the MEC Pacific essentially washed his hands of me.
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