Thanks again (in absence of thanks button). All this information about setting up is very interesting to me.

Your model, Doug, is one of the few that would have used the 20 wire rope mentioned on that page. It’s the lightweight 3/8” tail rope fitted to the bottom drum.

I have a feeling the DD engines had a fairly light rope fitted too.

We're a little way off needing rope for our AA but this has made very interesting reading, thankyou!

Very interesting discussion, takes me back to the 2012 Whittington UK ploughing champions when Fowler Ploughing Engine 4223, "Aethelflaed" uncoiled and I helped get it back onto the drum.

Thanks for the memory...
Cheers, Andy