Bachmann GE 70ton

bnrails · 05-16-2008, 04:27 AM

Hello.

I'm considering to buy a Bachmann GE 70ton loco.
Does it run smooth and quiet? And how are the details?

Kon

Russ Bellinis · 05-16-2008, 02:34 PM

I have seen them in hobby shops, but have never seen one run. The detail is very nice. I suspect they run well like any other Bachmann Spectrum model, but I can't say.

Freelancer · 05-16-2008, 08:13 PM

If you get one, be sure to get one of the newer ones with a single motor. I have one of the older two motor kinds and it ran pretty good at first, but now the second motor has problems and bogs down the first motor. The details are pretty good, better than Athearn blue box, but not quite a Proto 2000. Overall I am quite satisfied with mine (when it works properly).

Russ Bellinis · 05-17-2008, 03:13 AM

Freelancer, a trick that worked on the early GE 44 Tonners would probably also work on your 70 tonner, and that was to wire the 2 motors in series. The first thing that I would do, though is to contact Bachmann. They have a lifetime warranty on all of their locomotives. They might just replace your two motor unit with a new single motor model.

Squidbait · 05-17-2008, 08:59 AM

Freelancer,

The 70 tonner is a decent runner. We have one in the LHS I work at. It's stock Bachmann DCC on board, and while not as quiet as a Spectrum or Atlas, it runs very smoothly.

Genetk44 · 05-17-2008, 04:53 PM

I second Squidbaits comments....I impulse bought a DCC equipped 70-tonner...it runs smoothly,has pretty good slow-speed characteristics but is a bit noisier than Atlas,P2K...quieter than Athearn blue-box. I'll probably buy more actually.
Cheers
Gene

05-16-2008, 04:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
bnrails Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3	Bachmann GE 70ton Hello. I'm considering to buy a Bachmann GE 70ton loco. Does it run smooth and quiet? And how are the details? Kon __________________ The box label said, "Requires Windows 98 or Better.", so i bought a macintosh. BNrails, my website in progress.

05-17-2008, 08:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Squidbait Recovering ALCO-holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Paris, ON Posts: 874	Freelancer, The 70 tonner is a decent runner. We have one in the LHS I work at. It's stock Bachmann DCC on board, and while not as quiet as a Spectrum or Atlas, it runs very smoothly. __________________ Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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05-16-2008, 02:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Russ Bellinis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lakewood, Ca. Posts: 4,353	I have seen them in hobby shops, but have never seen one run. The detail is very nice. I suspect they run well like any other Bachmann Spectrum model, but I can't say.

05-16-2008, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Freelancer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Utah Posts: 298	If you get one, be sure to get one of the newer ones with a single motor. I have one of the older two motor kinds and it ran pretty good at first, but now the second motor has problems and bogs down the first motor. The details are pretty good, better than Athearn blue box, but not quite a Proto 2000. Overall I am quite satisfied with mine (when it works properly).

05-17-2008, 03:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Russ Bellinis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lakewood, Ca. Posts: 4,353	Freelancer, a trick that worked on the early GE 44 Tonners would probably also work on your 70 tonner, and that was to wire the 2 motors in series. The first thing that I would do, though is to contact Bachmann. They have a lifetime warranty on all of their locomotives. They might just replace your two motor unit with a new single motor model.

05-17-2008, 04:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Genetk44 Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 9	I second Squidbaits comments....I impulse bought a DCC equipped 70-tonner...it runs smoothly,has pretty good slow-speed characteristics but is a bit noisier than Atlas,P2K...quieter than Athearn blue-box. I'll probably buy more actually. Cheers Gene