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 Posted - October 14 2009 : 02:05:17 AM
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Hey all...earlier this evening I tried to replace the tires on the TT but it seems like the grooves are deeper than the other engine's what traction tires out there would work? any pics? DIY?
Much appreciate it
John
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Posted - October 14 2009 : 7:52:58 PM
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I was working on one of my TT engines a couple days ago, and I noticed the exact same thing. I just grabbed a pair of hair elastics they sell at Walmart. They might be too small though (they're smaller than the originals)...I haven't tried it on steel track (they might be ok with the magnets), but it didn't work too well on nickel.
Sorry if that doesn't help much I have an engine with the original tires so I've never bothered much with the second one. Maybe someone on ebay sells original tires
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 Posted - October 15 2009 : 12:53:55 AM
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hmmm I've tried to search through ebay and still no luck...I wonder if gasket O-rings from an auto parts store would work just an idea but hopefully we will come up with something.....btw nice new layout, checked it on your youtube and some other random vids you got. funny as hell, keep up with the good work DaCheez
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Posted - October 15 2009 : 01:04:58 AM
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The Key is as long as it has grip and able to resist high temp through the steel rails and we're all good. the TT i got has dry rotted tires.....
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Posted - October 15 2009 : 10:05:11 PM
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I tried putting my TT on a piece of steel track, and the magnets dragged on the rails. Looks like the hair elastics are too small after all
On the bright side though, I just checked the TT drive wheels to a set of standard PT wheels. They look like they're the same diameter! Maybe if you pop the drive wheels off a standard PT wheel set and CAREFULLY saw off the gear they can be installed on the TT's drive axle. It would make traction tires alot easier to find.
Thanx about the YT vids btw. That's what happens when I get bored
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Posted - October 16 2009 : 12:01:11 AM
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heh I solved that magnet problem by REMOVING the magnets 
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Posted - October 16 2009 : 5:44:50 PM
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LOL. Does it still work. Without the magnets I find that the shoes have enough spring tension to lift the front wheels off the track
OH, and just to follow up to yesterday, I noticed that the axles of PT trucks and TTs are different sizes. It's probably still doable, but it'd need alot more modification.
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Posted - October 16 2009 : 7:42:47 PM
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| no so I need to put weights in where the magnets work Crazy thing is I may have 2 TTs idk I'd have to look
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Posted - October 16 2009 : 11:24:17 PM
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| I have thought about putting some weights in, but those engines are so small. Where would the weights go You could pull out the magnets and put in some solid metal, but I don't think that would be nearly enough weight
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Posted - October 17 2009 : 12:06:33 AM
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| probablly not but I still would like the TT Freight Train one
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