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 Posted - June 30 2011 : 4:52:43 PM
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I got 2 redbox era F-Units that needs traction tires. What size of o-rings can I use?
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Posted - June 30 2011 : 7:42:12 PM
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theonly thing I could reccomend at this time is trying bullfrog snot (in the bottle, not the real thing) I see it advertised here and there and may try a bottle when I get home
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 12:06:56 AM
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I wanna use the o-ring style ones.
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 12:51:17 AM
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| I can't remember off the top of my head, but it seems like it's been discussed in an older thread.
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 09:34:18 AM
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i think their a 42 or 47 but i can't remember off the top of my head. i'll try to think to look later on today.
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 09:45:43 AM
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Thanks!
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 5:24:15 PM
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damn it, i looked & forgot again.
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 5:36:16 PM
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OK I'm back. I had to run out there & look again. I'm turning 40 this year & if my memory gets any shorter I'm gonna be hurting. they are a #47 O ring. i also have a buddy that owns a transmission shop, i sorted through his old o ring box & found some that are perfect. so i confiscated about 20-25 of them. the only problem I've seen with the #47 O rings are they are just a little thick, but it hasn't hurt anything. There's another redneck on here "like me" that has used them but he slipped them on a screwdriver or bar stock of some kind & ground a little off of them with a bench grinder. I haven't tried that yet, but I would if I had too.
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Posted - July 01 2011 : 7:39:40 PM
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I think it's pretty interesting that a lot of my unboxed , Tyco Mantua, finds at train shows still have their traction tires intact, infact I have a B&O F7 from the early 70's that still has it's tires and they appear to still be pliable.
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Posted - July 07 2011 : 11:03:57 AM
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do a search
there is an old post on the entire subject.
I submitted pics of me grinding down an O ring mounted on a drill shaft.
It's a trial and error process--too high and the train jumps the track, too low and it doesn't grab, A lot cheaper than a jar of Bull Frog Snot.
I've also used a couple of coats of contact cement
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Posted - July 22 2011 : 12:57:04 PM
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I just found these on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/TRACTION-RING-TIRE-MANTUA-TYCO-DIESELS-PART-7740-/150595332169
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Posted - July 27 2011 : 6:49:03 PM
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I picked up a box of Calumet Trains traction tires for diesels Tuesday. I haven't tried them yet but they are transparent like the "traction tire substitutes" from the hair care isle some of us have been using. 20 tires, under $6.
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Posted - July 27 2011 : 7:59:31 PM
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AF, aren't they the tires for the PT trucks?
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Posted - July 27 2011 : 8:03:47 PM
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Hi nelson,
I tried to get some of those tires and the seller won't ship to Then Great White North.
I don't understand that.
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Posted - July 27 2011 : 8:25:59 PM
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Nelson,
They say Super Traction Tires for diesels and I'm hoping to be pleased with how well they work. But they are clear and not black like Tyco's OE tires. At a little over $5 I thought I'd better get some while at the LHS
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Posted - July 27 2011 : 10:25:47 PM
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I guess they're not o-rings, then. It would be nice to find out if there are any manufacturers making them in that size. The guy on eBay is getting them somewhere.
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