Opininions on this Mehano Loco

[gordonzo]

I am looking to buy or trade (Triang/Hornby CN engine, cars, xformer, track, etc.) for an affordable steam loco. Is this decent quality?

It's a Southern Pacific Sunbeam 4-6-2 made by Mehano. Sorry about the photo cut-out.

 

[quadmx72]

I have a mehano chessie system 4-6-2 and I like it,all metal wheels,smooth motor and quiet running.Im putting a soundtraxx tsunami in it soon!!

Just a note,ive only ran it with DC,so hopefully it will run good with DCC

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

No 4-6-2 here but I do have a Mehano 2-10-2 that runs much better than any Bachmann steamer I've ever had.

 

[diburning]

Mehano locomotives have decent motors that don't draw much juice so they are easy to install DCC into right off the bat.

 

[JohnyTRS]

Mehano... it's XXXX. I have one "lokomotive" from Mehano (GP18) and it's only lokomotive, which I have a problems. It's european XXXX!

On foto is "inside" of lokomotive:

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

That looks like one of their cheaper diesel models. Never tried them. I've not had a problem with their steamers over the years. Now it's well known that Mehano made locos for IHC and it's also well known that the diesels suffered and many modelers avoided those models.

 

[diburning]

IHC had two main manufacturers. Rivarossi and Mehano. Rivarossi made the regular line which was mostly junk, and Mehano made the IHC Premier line which was pretty decent.

For the Mehanos, the diesel models usually lacked detail and good running characteristics even though they put in decent motors, while the oddballs such as the GG1 had two motors, flywheels, and ran pretty good. I have a GG1 and the motors draw so little juice that I can run both motors with one decoder without it overheating or smoking it.