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Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2007HO Engine Rubbers
Don't say it...:-) I need 8 new wheel rubbers for my HO engine, the ones I have dried up and broke. Anyone know where I can get them? I can't find them on the net because I don't know what they are called. I'll pay someone if you just want to mail me some. RSC RSC <rsceliberti@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1180396504.065522.171320 @m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com: > Don't say it...:-) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > RSC 8? That's got to be some engine if there's enough pick ups with 8 wheels blocked. (Or are you talking about multiple engines here?) Traction tires are rubber and will keep electricity from getting to your motors, so make sure you only use them where you have to. Puckdropper  SignatureWise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm > 8? That's got to be some engine if there's enough pick ups with 8 wheels I think some LGB locomotives came with many of the wheels with traction tires, but the wheels are probably wide enough to accomodate both a section of current pickup and a narrow tire. > blocked. (Or are you talking about multiple engines here?) Traction > tires are rubber and will keep electricity from getting to your motors, > so make sure you only use them where you have to. And in fact most of the time there is a groove on the wheel for the thing, so that you can only really add them where the original manufacturer intended them to go. Signature-Glennl The despammed service works OK, but unfortunately now the spammers grab addresses for use as "from" address too! e-mail hint: add 1 to quantity after gl to get 4317. >> 8? That's got to be some engine if there's enough pick ups with 8 >> wheels > > I think some LGB locomotives came with many of the wheels with > traction tires, but the wheels are probably wide enough to accomodate > both a section of current pickup and a narrow tire. LGB engines also are known for using skates to "clean" and pickup electicity from the rails. It's not so bad if you have your wheels blocked off... >> blocked. (Or are you talking about multiple engines here?) Traction >> tires are rubber and will keep electricity from getting to your [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thing, so that you can only really add them where the original > manufacturer intended them to go. I've encountered that a few times... It's rather annoying, as most my trains aren't long enough to prevent a locomotive from pulling them anyway. When one of those silly things breaks, I've got to find or buy another one... Puckdropper SignatureWise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm >Don't say it...:-) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >RSC Search for 'traction tires' on Google. 'Calumet Trains' and 'Stewart Products' sell them. If you know the manufacturer of the engine try their web site. Mentioning your scale might have helped to. You might even consider actually going to a hobby shop! >>I need 8 new wheel rubbers for my HO engine, the ones I have dried up >>and broke. Anyone know where I can get them? I can't find them on >>the net because I don't know what they are called. I'll pay someone >>if you just want to mail me some. >Search for 'traction tires' on Google. 'Calumet Trains' and 'Stewart >Products' sell them. If you know the manufacturer of the engine try >their web site. Mentioning your scale might have helped to. > >You might even consider actually going to a hobby shop! ...now, that's a novel idea! :) Hobby shop? What's that? But seriously folks. Thanks for the answers and yes it's for more then one engine. And yes, without the rubber, there is a deep groove, deep enough that the engine bottoms out and just spins. RSC > Hobby shop? What's that? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > RSC You need tyres in the grooves! European models normally use tyres on driving wheels, but different manufacturers use different qualities. The softer ones with the best grip tend to be affected by oil. The harder ones give very little grip. Those from Marklin and from Roco are of good quality and come in a variety of sizes. Hi, I use a thermo-pipe ( an electric silicone insulator which contract on warming ). Persistent on oil. Buying in electronic shop. AS > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > AS THAT'S IT! I CAN'T BELIVE IT. I just happend to have a piece of Thermo-pipe the exact size I needed and with a scissors and a candle, I just repaired the engine in about 6 min. Now I have enough for 10 more engines! That was the Best Idea! Thanks AS ! RSC RSC spake thus: >>I use a thermo-pipe ( an electric silicone insulator which contract on >>warming ). [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > THAT'S IT! I CAN'T BELIVE IT. I just happend to have a piece of > Thermo-pipe [...] AKA "heat shrink tubing", right? SignatureAny system of knowledge that is capable of listing films in order of use of the word "f.ck" is incapable of writing a good summary and analysis of the Philippine-American War. And vice-versa. This is an inviolable rule. - Matthew White, referring to Wikipedia on his WikiWatch site (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) RSC spake thus: > Don't say it...:-) > > I need 8 new wheel rubbers for my HO engine, the ones I have dried up > and broke. Don't say what? I was thinking of sitting you down and telling you the facts of life: Now, you see, when a mommy locomitive and a daddy locomotive love each other very much, but they don't want to have a baby locomotive ... SignatureAny system of knowledge that is capable of listing films in order of use of the word "f.ck" is incapable of writing a good summary and analysis of the Philippine-American War. And vice-versa. This is an inviolable rule. - Matthew White, referring to Wikipedia on his WikiWatch site (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) > I was thinking of sitting you down and telling you the facts of life: > > Now, you see, when a mommy locomitive and a daddy locomotive love each > other very much, but they don't want to have a baby locomotive ... ...they do something else to "let off steam?" dlm |
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