i was looking at buying the new Lionechief GP 7 with Santa Fr freight blue colors. I watched it run on a test track before buying it and it had a noticeable wobble. The front truck leans forward and does not look right. It appears the traction tire is too big for the wheel and causes the back to rise up. I didn't buy it. Is this a known problem? Anyone else have this issue?
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Yeah, I have a LC+ GP-7 and it wobbles. I think its just an out of round traction tire and I planned to just remove it: it weighs a ton so I figure it will pull well without i, or I can put some frog snot on it. I've been a bit too busy to get to it so far. Otherwise it is a great runner.
Hi Vinny, I have a brand new LionChief + Santa Fe GP7 and it has no wobble at all, in fact it not only is a very smooth runner but pulls a ton of my freight cars. I don't think they are all infested with the wobble like the one you saw. I will post a video later this week for you to see. Thanks for posting your question.
Steve, Lady and Tex
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