Mine lasted 14 years. I had to order new ones online, as the train shop where I bought my 2-8-0 steam loco closed in September after 77 years in business. Too bad they didn’t fail last Christmas so I could have picked them up locally. I think getting the tire on the top of the wheel first and working the rest of it on the bottom would be easier. The foam cradle is a good idea.
Virtually the same way yes for HO. However, in HO you need to remove the gearbox cover on the bottom for diesels. We have a video that describes how to remove the truck sides on our website at www.mthtrains.com
Mine lasted 14 years. I had to order new ones online, as the train shop where I bought my 2-8-0 steam loco closed in September after 77 years in business. Too bad they didn’t fail last Christmas so I could have picked them up locally. I think getting the tire on the top of the wheel first and working the rest of it on the bottom would be easier. The foam cradle is a good idea.
Well Mr.Ambrose very eloquent and certainly kindly said.You are to be praised for your grasp of flavorful language.
Thanks for the video. It seems all my traction tires have been falling off the wheels lately and I needed to learn to self repair this to save money.
Thanks for this, it really helped me out.
Thanks for the help. Do you guys sell packs of tires for HO steamers? Specifically a 15.2mm diameter and 1.3mm width for a 2-8-4 Berkshire.
How many of the wheels need the traction piece? Is it all of the big wheels?
Is it the same way on a HO mth steam engine
Virtually the same way yes for HO. However, in HO you need to remove the gearbox cover on the bottom for diesels. We have a video that describes how to remove the truck sides on our website at www.mthtrains.com
So where is the link to the traction tire chart you said would be on here ?
Use your favorite search engine for "MTH traction tire chart".