Recall LGB Kö/Köf models

[Willem WDLS]

In their latest newsletter, Grootspoor states LGB is recalling Kö/Köf locomotives. LGB has discovered some of these locomotives are not running as smooth as they should be, and at a irregular speed.
All Kö/Köf locomotives can be affected by this problem, which are the following:
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/20930.jpg < Link To 20930
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/21930.jpg < Link To 21930
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/23930.jpg < Link To 23930

 

[whatlep]

In their latest newsletter, Grootspoor states LGB is recalling all Kö/Köf locomotives. LGB has discovered some of these locomotives are not running as smooth as they should be, and at a irregular speed.
All Kö/Köf locomotives can be affected by this problem, which are the following:
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/20930.jpg < Link To 20930
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/21930.jpg < Link To 21930
- http://www.gscalenews.com/images/lgb/small/23930.jpg < Link To 23930

Curious. For what it's worth, Stockers' 21930 was super-smooth yesterday in Ruritania. Probably the best slow-running of any item all day.

 

[Willem WDLS]

Well, he is lucky with his one then I'm also curious how much of these locomotives are actually not running well, and what is causing the problem..

 

[mike]

mine runs fine, exceptionly well at slow ove poiints, something i thought it wouldnt do..

 

[Steve]

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

 

[steve parberry]

It could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

I dont think i has beeen designd for that use

Also swmbo insist that trains have been removed from the table before rice pudding has been served

 

[mike]

It could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

I dont think i has beeen designd for that use

Also swmbo insist that trains have been removed from the table before rice pudding has been served

i likes the skin

 

[yb281]

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

Yes, but will it pull the skin off a black pudding?

 

[mike]

only one way to find out

 

[Zerogee]

Mine (orange HSB from the earliest batch to come into the UK) seems to run fine, so far anyway - at Stuart's indoor running day a couple of months ago it was very happy pulling eight or nine LGB 2-axle tank cars and (at one point) the Round Robin Boxvan.

It would be quite awkward for me to send mine back, since I've fitted a Massoth S sound unit (I could remove it of course, but it'd be a hassle I could do without). I notice that Modell-Land offer the whole ready-to-run KoF power block as a spare part (at 100 Euros), maybe Marklin should just send a new one of these out to everyone who can prove having bought a new KoF, in the long run it would probably cost them less than the recall....

Jon.

PS: DR, do you have a direct link to the recall notice, so we can see what the terms and conditions are?

 

[Willem WDLS]

I don't have a direct link.

LGB usually never publishes this online, they just pass the information via the shops. I read it in the latest newsletter from Grootspoor..

 

[Philbahn]

The clue is in the word "Shunter "

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

 

[whatlep]

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

Stockers' loco's haulage powers were greatly improved yesterday by the addition of a kilo of lead on the cab roof.

Wanna buy some lead?

 

[steve parberry]

A shunter will normaly have more tractive effort than a large loco, but top speed wil be slow:thumbdown:

DB Schenker have only just replaced the class 08 with class 66 to pull 2000t of stone across the main lines at Toton due to the time it takes for a train of that length to cross at 5 MPH instead of say 15MPH.

 

[Steve]

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

Stockers' loco's haulage powers were greatly improved yesterday by the addition of a kilo of lead on the cab roof.

Wanna buy some lead?

Would this be invisible lead

 

[whatlep]

Mine runs fine but could not pull the skin off a rice pudding

Stockers' loco's haulage powers were greatly improved yesterday by the addition of a kilo of lead on the cab roof.

Wanna buy some lead?

Would this be invisible lead

That costs extra. In visible money.

 

[Zerogee]

I don't have a direct link.

LGB usually never publishes this online, they just pass the information via the shops. I read it in the latest newsletter from Grootspoor..

OK, thanks. So that should mean that all UK stockists get the recall notice too - in my case Dragon G Scale. Jeremy, if you're out there reading this, have you heard anything about it yet?

Jon.

 

[Steve]

Will you cover postage Peter :thinking:

 

[steve parberry]

Perhaps i won't bid on the E-Bay one just yet

 

[stockers]

Go for it steve. Great little locos.
Yellow or Red one Steve.
Use paypal and send it back if not perfect.