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Would removing the traction tires altogether and replacing them with Frog Snot be an alternative solution to the problem?
Yes, I thought about it, but find the Snot concept a bit inelegant and downright tacky. Never tried it...does it dry green?Maybe I need to rethink my attitude given the options here. Perhaps I’ll let someone else try it first? Otto
Pete makes a very good point about another thread, as well as some interesting observations about the “slipping TT” problem. I will resurrect the old “New run of Athearn Challengers, Surprise” thread in “Product Discussion” where there was considerable conversation on the topic of Athearn Challenger TT’s slippage and poor pulling power. (Hope this is okay with the mods).Otto K.
Define "black grit". You mean grout? Or just plain dirt?
This should really be a separate thread (who, in a year or two is going to find the traction tire troubleshooting in a weekend update?).
To me, it sounds like we want to herd cats. Good luck with that...Weekend Updates are just like any other thread here - tons of information where the discussion can branch into self-contained sidebars or other asides having equal value to the original topic. It is my belief that the core problem is... speaking honestly... the forum search feature is brain-dead. I've verified this multiple times searching for something posted where I recall specific words or phrases, yet there are no results, I have to find the post or thread by brute force, which then confirms the search should have been successful.
... how exactly would you propose to solve this problem? Merging threads, IMO, is not the answer. ...
To me, it sounds like we want to herd cats. Good luck with that.Weekend Updates are just like any other thread here - tons of information where the discussion can branch into self-contained sidebars or other asides having equal value to the original topic. It is my belief that the core problem is... speaking honestly... the forum search feature is brain-dead. I've verified this multiple times searching for something posted where I recall specific words or phrases, yet there are no results, I have to find the post or thread by brute force, which then confirms the search should have been successful.
We'll have to agree to disagree, then. The in-forum search, for me, frequently does not find posts I know are there, and it's very frustrating. Doubling the frustration is - please correct me - no 'AND' function. If my search is of two words where I need both to appear in the post but not as a quotationed phrase, what I get is all posts containing either word. Makes it impossible to filter.Maybe I don't understand the search tool. Seriously... is there an 'AND' and I haven't found it? Is it an '&', and 'OR' is '|'? (That pairing sure takes me back.) I've written my share of search algorithms, some crude and some maybe a bit more elegant, but nonetheless this one just flummoxes me.