N scale Bachmann vs Kato?

[homersimpsonlikestrains]

I currently have an N scale F unit from a Bachmann starter set and it runs well but only at full speed. I tried running it at slower speeds but it kept stopping at various locations on my track. I cleaned the rails and I added conductive lubricant to the wheels, but it still kept performing poorly at slow speeds.

I am thinking about getting a Kato F unit. Will the Kato F unit run better at slower speeds than the Bachmann one?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077C27M79/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

 

[Mixed Freight]

Let's put it this way - once you own a Kato loco, the Bachmann starter set loco will get relegated to your fishing tackle box for use as a sinker.

 

[Rico]

Yeah pretty much anything you replace it with will be an improvement I have to say.
Well except Model Power, that should be in the tackle box as well.

 

[bnsf971]

The newest Bachmann stuff from the last five years and newer is miles ahead of their previous offerings.
However, nearly any Bachmann train-set engine isn't really worth the hassle of trying to make it run well. Almost any Kato F unit, even the decades-old original runs without the low-friction mechanism, are so much better, they're not even in the same league.