I've got the little Bachmann 2-6-2 (smoke & light) for my daughter. The problem is that the smoke generator requires the locomotive to run at Mach speeds for it to work decently. Does anyone know of a gear-reduction kit for these little locos, or of a gearset that would work to reduce speeds? Or maybe there is something else I need to do to make it smoke at lower speeds?
I've actually turned the Prairie into an 0-6-0. Being that it is a cheapo locomotive, it wouldn't run around the rails properly. Remove the front and rear trucks...Presto! Works great! ;)
Cheers!
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