Tire-Traction; Your Locomotive's 104 E Reverse Unit Operation - Lionel 4-6-4 Hudson Owner's Manual

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Tire-Traction™

Y our locomotive is equipped with Tire-
Traction. This means that two of the
drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction
tires to enhance tractive effort so your loco-
motive can pull many cars at once.
Lionel locomotives with Tire-Traction
grip the track, enabling them to pull heavy
loads at higher speeds.
Lionel has provided an extra set of trac-
Your locomotive's 104 E Reverse unit
The new E-Series Reversing Unit controls
the direction of the engine. When the revers-
ing unit senses an interruption in track
power, it will cycle into the next direction in
the sequence. The sequence is neutral, for-
ward, neutral, reverse.... Track power inter-
ruptions are created using the direction con-
trol on your transformer or CAB-1, or by
turning the throttle to zero.
When power is first applied (or after a 5
second power interruption), the engine will
power up in neutral, always before forward. A
single press of the direction button will set
your engine in forward motion. This will help
eliminate unexpected start ups, derailments,
and crashes. Listed in the table on page 7 is
the direction sequence that your 104 E unit
will follow under the given conditions.
tion tires (part # 6SP-8082-065) to replace
the installed traction tires when they wear
out. Simply unscrew the drive rod nut from
the wheel and slip off the old traction tire
and remove it from under the drive rod.
Place the new one on the wheel in the reverse
of this step and tighten the drive rod nut
back up and you are ready to pull that long
freight back to the yard.
As always, a lockout switch is included to
deactivate the 104 E's sequencing function
(for switch location see page 7). A new fea-
ture is that now you will have a neutral
available even when the reversing unit is
"off." In addition, you no longer have to
slow the engine by hand to turn off the
reversing unit while the train is moving.
Simply stop the engine, and throw the
switch. The 104 E unit will be locked into its
last moving direction, plus neutral. Even
simpler, just put the switch in the "PROG"
position and keep power off for 5 seconds.
When you start, you will be locked in neu-
tral/forward. Otherwise, your "reverse" lock
will become a "forward" lock after any 5
second power interruption.
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