Sadly, it looks like we won’t be getting the Christmas Caboose before Christmas - that’s a shame.
Well, i’m supposed to be getting my christmas caboose tomorrow. Got an automated Email with UPS tracking # and expected delivery date of Dec. 22.So there is hope that those that are awaiting theirs will have them by thursday!!!
Will make a nice Christmas extra train on the pike: the Beep, a Coca-Cola Christmas musical car, the K-line Santa & reindeer flat, and the Christmas caboose!! Happy [insert favoriteholiday] to all!
Ive got about 8 BEEP’s I take them to trainshows with me and run them for 8 + hours, with about 5 cars… not even more, great machines
Is this the same loco that Williams made in past years and I believe if not mistaken was originally made my KMT trains. Sure looks the same, but I imagine updated.
Dave.
I ran mine for about 2 hours and noticed a slight “growl” emanating from the worm gears. How many of you expected the bottom cover plate to lift off when you removed those 8 phillips heads screws? HA! It won’t. So here’s what you do.
Remove the plastic shell.
Remove the single screw holding the circuit board in place
Lift the circuit board to one side and that will expose 3 screws down in the frame
Remove all three screws (the two on the end secure the pickup rollers. The middle one holds the cover plate you’re trying to remove.)
Now the cover plate comes right off and you can lube the worm and drive gears with grease.
Reassemble in reverse order.
Mine is super quiet now and has been for 10 hours. At 12 volts indicated on my LW, it pulls steady and evenly @ 20 SMPH. It really slows down and stays smooth, almost like it has speed control.
It’s a great little “critterbug”…
Hmmm…
My two Western Maryland Beeps have had a Postwar-like growwwllll right from the start, even though I lightly oiled them before running. Guess I oughta follow Duda’s directions and give ‘em a greasin’ before something strips.
I’ve run into the same problems with Lionel 1122 switches - my Beeps won’t negotiate the turnout section - period. They’re also VERY sensitive to rough trackwork (which describes mine to a “T”). Very easy to break contact and throw the E-unit - very frustrating when trying to double-head.
They are really cool looking little engines, run nice (when I can get them to the mainlines past any 27" switches)and sorta reliably on my “rough as a cob” trackwork, and are priced very well, but I don’t forsee anymore in my future. I don’t regret buying the two that I have (and will keep), I just don’t need any more switchers that won’t negotiate switches (at least the 27" Lionel variety).
When I go “long nose forward” mine stalls out on one of the four O22 switches. I turned it around to “short nose” and it is a smooth as silk across all four switches in both directions. And I mean REALLY SMOOTH!
I heard nothing from RMT, they hadn’t even charged my credit card, but, “Wallah!” What was on my door step yesterday (12/22)? La Caboose! Just in time for my completed Christmas layout expansion.