@paulp575 posted:What's your experience with the couplers and wheels?
I received 3 of the Tide tank cars.
Couplers are very weak and some of the wheels when you free spin them they stop after about 2 or 3 seconds; no free-wheeling.
I did notice the trucks are plastic; maybe that's the problem?
So far no issues with the couplers on the Tide tankers, they have made a few hundred laps around the layout in various positions of different freights. I always oil the wheels & axles on Menards freight cars, so no issues there.