I don't know: it was part of the point of my starting the thread about balance weights at the weekend. For a Winson Brit it is of no matter since it is outside cylindered and anyway the same wheel castings are used on both sides so the wheel sets are not handed. >Can I just ask - if you have an inside cylindered loco, are the balance >weights on the cranks inside the wheels there to balance out the motion of >the connecting rods; and are the balance weights on the wheels there to >balance out the motion of the COUPLING rods? > >Rich. > > On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Tim Rickard wrote: > > > > > Errm, sorry. > > > > > > It doesn't matter which round the wheels go on. Simple experiment will >show > > > that the same crank will lead either way round. > > > > > > I even tried this morning to check MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.