Wheels slipping on Atlas turntable

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harrym - 08 Nov 2004 23:57 GMT

I have an Atlas [Roco] GP30 that stalls on my Atlas turntable. Its
wheels are spinning but it won't move. This engine runs fine on all of
the rest of the track, and my other engines run on the turntable. Could
the wheels be worn down enough that it is dragging on the bottome of the
frame? Or is there some other explanation? Anyone else have a problem
like this?

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Gregory Procter - 09 Nov 2004 01:27 GMT

> I have an Atlas [Roco] GP30 that stalls on my Atlas turntable. Its
> wheels are spinning but it won't move. This engine runs fine on all of
> the rest of the track, and my other engines run on the turntable. Could
> the wheels be worn down enough that it is dragging on the bottome of the
> frame? Or is there some other explanation? Anyone else have a problem
> like this?

I wonder if the screw at the center of the turntable has come loose and has
risen up just enough to catch the baseplate on your loco? Perhaps your GP30
has the least clearance.

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Frank A. Rosenbaum - 09 Nov 2004 21:19 GMT

> I have an Atlas [Roco] GP30 that stalls on my Atlas turntable. Its
> wheels are spinning but it won't move. This engine runs fine on all of
> the rest of the track, and my other engines run on the turntable.
> Could the wheels be worn down enough that it is dragging on the
> bottome of the frame? Or is there some other explanation? Anyone else
> have a problem like this?

Is this problem at one end of the table, one end of the locomotive? Maybe
the coupler glad hand is hanging up on the edge of the pit.

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Wolf Kirchmeir - 09 Nov 2004 23:39 GMT

>>I have an Atlas [Roco] GP30 that stalls on my Atlas turntable. Its
>>wheels are spinning but it won't move. This engine runs fine on all of
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> Is this problem at one end of the table, one end of the locomotive? Maybe
> the coupler glad hand is hanging up on the edge of the pit.

We've now had at least three sepculations on what might be wrong. Which
on is the irght one?????

harrym - will you please provide more information. so we can figure out
what's really going on?

'Ta.

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Wheels slipping on Atlas turntable