when I operate the Lionel cattle car I get pretty good cow movement. but when I operate the horse car the horses tend to fall over. has anyone had success adjusting the horse car for smooth movement.
Bob C.
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I don't have any solution, but I believe that the cows are a little wider and lower, than the horses.
The horses being a little narrower and higher, have a high center of gravity, which causes them to fall over, at certain high voltages and speed.
Perhaps, if you run the horses at a lower voltage, causing a slower walk for the horses, they may not fall over.
I hope this may help.
Ralph
I knew that the cg of the horses is higher and that fact has made me wonder if lowering it by adding weight to the horses bases would help. I never got around to actually trying this out
thanks for the input
Bob C.
Less voltage! I had a siding set up on my old tinplate layout with all my operating accessories in a row. I went to a swap meet and purchased a number of old Marx transformers and powered the accessories independent of the track power. Horse cars and cattle cars take some adjustment, but if you are patient you will find just the right voltage to allow the livestock to move in and out of the cars without falling over!
I agree that careful voltage adjustment is required but it seems that if the voltage is not high enough the horses will not make it up the ramp. but I will keep trying with the voltage adjustment solution.
Thanks for the input.
Bob C.
