Cargo Train 60052 wheels slipping

[Legononymous]

My cargo train drive wheels section slip on the track under a load. What's the most amount of cars these can pull or is it in the actual wheel assembly? I had it pulling two high speed passenger cars and the passenger train end car. This is a new train.

[detjensrobert]

Are you using the wheels with the traction band? The ones w/o the rubber band don't give you very much traction.

[dr_spock]

I think it might be the lack of weight on top of the drive wheels. Does accelerating slowly help get the train moving without slipping?

[Legononymous]

Yes, using the wheels with bands and I was actually moving it really slow to try and see what was happening and it is still doing it. Not enough weight might be the issue though.

[garethjellis]

Hey Legononymous, I have the same kind of slippage on my 8 wide Class 73 using 8 wheels, I read somewhere that removing the Lego rubber bands and replacing with plumbing o'rings works a treat. I have not tried this yet but need to so will probably pop out today or tomorrow and get some to try.

Maybe something like this. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-5-8-in-x-1-2-in-x-1-16-in-Buna-Rubber-O-Ring-84228/203574444

[zephyr1934]

The oldest RC train wheels had horrible bands that slipped. Lego went through 3 or 4 different bands. The most recent ones I've seen are clear and work fine. You should be able to test if extra weight helps without rebuilding anything (just put something on top of the locomotive, over the motor).

[legoman666]

They sell 1000 pack of bands at store like Michaels and Hobby Lobby that were intended to be used for making bracelets. Just so happens that they're the perfect size for train wheels. They're like $2 for the whole bag and help traction a lot. I've got a light locomotive that uses them and it can pull a 16ft train.

[Legononymous]

I'll Have to try some of those. Both! Magnetic wise I didn't realize they could pull so much. 16? That's a lot! Thank you for all the suggestions.

[andythenorth]

How much can a lego train pull?

This one is the older RC train, not PF, it's a little heavier due to AA batteries instead of AAA and it has two motors. But it's not near the max load, (as you guessed) the magnets will part before this engine will stall or spin. It's also had the wheels swapped for the ones with the grippiest traction rings, as mentioned above.

It is pretty easy to spin out a PF train with single motor though, especially if dumping the controller from zero to max speed.

[legoman666]

[Legoboy22]

I had this problem with another train. Just replace the bands on the wheels with loom bands at micheals. Hope this works.:)

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

I've never notice this problem ...but thanks for the tips