Nothing fancy, just wanted to post some pics of the transformation of our recently acquired Hartland Locomotives Mack!
These are great running little locomotives, should get a lot of use either out on our railway or on our reversing test track in our basement.
Nice repaint, Vincent… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Cute lil" bugger…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
+2 on the repaint, turned out nice.
I have 2 of these, in black, sitting in their original boxes, in my garage. Got them from Robbie 4 or 5 yrs ago, not sure how I want to use them yet.
i like it
Dennis
Nice!
Yo, Vinnie!
Good job!
Nice pics.
I’ve never tried puling anything with my Mack.
How does yours pull?
Do you have a similar story for #7 I see over the roof of this #3?
Don Howard said:
Nice pics.
I’ve never tried puling anything with my Mack.
How does yours pull?
Do you have a similar story for #7 I see over the roof of this #3?
The Mack pulls okay for its size.
It will mainly be used on a 25’ auto reversing track we have outside on our railway, it is basically flat and it will pull/push two standard size LGB/USAT box cars with no issues. I am sure it will probably pull 3 to 4 of mine as they all have metal wheels.
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No story on the #7 LGB Porter, I bought it new back in 06/07? and I originally used the Sumpter Valley Ry logo they had included in the box.
But this past winter I decided to put our WSR logo on the side panels instead, its a great running little loco also.
That looks great, Vincent… Well done…
Don…
Just a note to how they pull… I have a 'bashed Mack pulling a string of HLW kit cars full of candy that we run at Christmas time… Not to derail the thread but here’s a YouTube video of it. It’s controlled by an HO Revolution Sound receiver…
Stan Cedarleaf said:
That looks great, Vincent… Well done…
Don…
Just a note to how they pull… I have a 'bashed Mack pulling a string of HLW kit cars full of candy that we run at Christmas time… Not to derail the thread but here’s a YouTube video of it. It’s controlled by an HO Revolution Sound receiver…
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Thats neat idea, Stan. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Don Howard said:
I’ve never tried puling anything with my Mack.
How does yours pull?
Though I’m not directly the person you were asking, my Macks, and their electric cousin Sparky, will happily pull 4 Bachmann Big Hauler reefers and a caboose on level ground - I don’t have a track with a grade. The Mack motor block is smooth running, brutally simple, sturdy, and reliable.
Don Howard,
We had the Mack out on the railway today.
Did I fine job pulling (4) LGB ore cars & (2) LGB log cars.
Don Howard,
We had the Mack out on the railway today.
Did a fine job pulling (4) LGB ore cars & (2) LGB log cars.
That makes a good looking scene, nice and railroady.
Vincent D’Agostino said:
Don Howard, We had the Mack out on the railway today. Did a fine job pulling (4) LGB ore cars & (2) LGB log cars.
Nicely done.
I need someone in Northern Vermont to root out my overgrown with grass layout:-(
I like my little Mack. Has anyone put Kadee couplers on one?
Doug , I shortened a set of Kadee 830’s and mounted them to my Mac. Here’s a couple of (sorry) real tiny photo’s.
Thank you. That will encourage me to get some on mine.
The only cars mine currently pulls are HLW mine cars and I would like to put it to work switching the “big guys.”
On my Hartland Mack loco kitbash I used Kadee #779 couplers and they work fine.
Chuck
