Over the weekend I got around to installing and wiring up a postwar Lionel conveyor coal loader and coal ramp. I haven't run these in ten years or so since they were on my last layout. I remember on my old layout having a problem with the "coal" working its way in under the belt and jamming things. So I bought a box of Lionel 6-24148 "Coal Tipple Coal Pack". I know, I know, this isn't the coal tipple, but isn't the conveyor loader for the tipple the same one as the postwar version? Is there anything different about the belt? These tipple coal pieces are quite large, like the size of an unground coffee bean. These don't jam the belt anymore, but they also seem too big to go up the belt! Does anyone have any advice on what I can do here? Use a different coal? Are Lionel newer conveyor belts different somehow where they handle this coal? I've tried different voltage to the loader motor, but that doesn't help much.
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