Hello, been awhile since I've posted here. I have a R30 set (which has been a ball), that I've been running up a modest grade (never figured the %) on my holiday layout. Hope to post a video soon but I need to finish the details. Anyway, I was running with three cars (sent the forth back with door issue), and it took the grade smooth & easy. When the 4th was added back this week, I can notice the extra drag uphill. I also have an add on set of R17's I was thinking of mixing in but not sure about one motor pulling all of them.
I also noticed that the wheel clearence under the bodies is pretty close when going up hill and on a curve. Track seems to need very flat & even joining.
I'll be taking this layout down in a couple months and was wondering about max grades for handling 6 car Lionel sets. I do like running them over streets but would like to drop down into a cut away under ground station on a larger layout. Any comments about your experiences greatly appreciated.
I was wondering about MTH sets. Are there any with sounds like the Lionel set? Do they have dual motors?
Thanks for reading, John
