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Colorado Midland Modeler replied to the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more?.Sorry I haven't responded sooner, been cleaning up some junk in my house's yard.😁 I did some digging on the web and think I may have... -
Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Kusojiji's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with
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Oh yeah,duh! The gear set is not on that pair! Nice! -
Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to trailrider's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
Why can't you replace the rear drivers? If you could remove the cover plate, all you would need to do is unscrew the hexhead bolts from...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to DanRaitz's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
Find a junk Mantua that you can salvage the front drivers from. Then replace the rear drivers on your locomotive with the salvaged...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to westtexjohn's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
If I were to try to fix the traction tire issue, I think I would use the 24 hour to cure, JB Weld method. Getting the JB Weld to adhere...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to RhB Michael's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
I've worked with JB-Weld a lot on different projects. Most unrelated to railroading. I think if done correctly, the JB-Weld could last...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to DeaconKC's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
What about the "liquid" tungsten we use for weight? I have never played with the stuff so I don't know if that is a viable option or not.
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Kusojiji's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
Another option is to improve the tender pickups. The Athearn Consolidation uses axle end pickups instead of axle wipers so each truck...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to westtexjohn's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
Other than replacing the driver with one that does NOT have the traction tire groove, there is no "good" way to remedy your issue unless...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to santafewillie's post in the thread How do you fill in the grooves for traction tires if you don't want them any more? with Like.
It already didn't have all wheel pickup with the traction tires.
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to bnsf971's post in the thread John's Loco Workbench - More Projects Begin... with Like.
I see a difference between UK and US. That here is called a sidesill. The part I was suggesting finding and using is the part the shell...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to jmupton2000's post in the thread John's Loco Workbench - More Projects Begin... with Like.
Now have a frame... ...and a lot of sawdust!
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to bnsf971's post in the thread John's Loco Workbench - More Projects Begin... with Like.
Do you have an SD7/9 frame, or an SD24 frame? In theory, they should be the correct length and wheelbase.
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to jmupton2000's post in the thread John's Loco Workbench - More Projects Begin... with Like.
It's not going to win any awards but the SD30 body is together: Now I have to stitch together the frame to match: It does now have a...
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Working well on my workbench PC (Windows 11 and Google Chrome with all the interactive AI crap turned off and excorcised!!!) but trying...
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