Bronze medal attempt at the Waste of time Olympics

Idk why you didn't use frog snot to make your traction tires.

because I have no idea what it is

Bullfrog Snot

"Extracted from the suffering sinuses of mature Mojave Macho male frogs in mating mode, under the full moon, as fast as our wrugged wranglers can wround ‘em up off their free-wrange and herd ‘em in . . ." [sic]

Waste of time?   Maybe.  But IF you succeed, you will feel like you have a victory in a perhaps otherwise mundane life!  :-)

And, you will probably look back fondly on this train-triumph when you are on your deathbed!  :-)

But seriously, I think this is a great idea and I really look forward to hearing how it works out.

Louis Pasteur, a mere chemist, spent 20 years searching for a cure for rabies, under constant threats from the entire medical profession of indictment for fraud and imprisonment due to his pathological belief in a "fantasy" called "germs."

And then one day, . . . he cured it! 

Mannyrock

You might try contacting Portlines Hobbies, he has traction tires in several sizes. You may find one that will fit, they are approximately .005" thick and I used Goo to attach to the wheels on one of my engines. After mounting them I left the engine set upside down in a cradle for one fay. These went onto the wheels where the vulcanized tired had been.

Ray

Good morning

Thanks for the suggestions. As I mentioned there is really no way to get a one piece traction around

the wheel. After I finish my coffee, I am going to put it back together and attempt a run.

John

You might try the closest size traction tire, cut it once and remove any rubber needed to make a tight circle.  Glue it on with E6000 clear glue and let cure at least 72 hours.  I believe E6000 glue is the only one that may do the job, it really sticks, is tough and has to be cut off with difficulty.

This is how I plan to repair my traction tires when they fail.  I have only a couple newer engines with traction tires and none have failed yet but they will.

Charlie

Magnetic traction tire update. I finally got all the other trains on the layout put away and ran this.

The tires worked perfectly. I was going to show a video, but like most postwar trains, this thing

cannot cross a switch or an uncoupling track with out reversing. This may be the reason most

postwar manufacturers did not put switches or uncouplers in their sets. This is the one I had for

sale on the forum and epay, but I don't think I can sell it now. How do I describe the update.

Best, John

Wow, mannyrock, mundane life and deathbed in the same post? Gives me a lot to look forward to.

@prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Idk why you didn't use frog snot to make your traction tires.

I've never seen Frog Snot actually work.  It seems to be one of those products that demo nicely but never turn out well.  You know, like the guy at the train show who can use the foam tool to carve the Mona Lisa in 5 minutes?  When you get it home you can't make a straight line? 

George

Personally, I think Bullfrog Snot is crap.  I've tried it twice, and both times I was unimpressed with the results.  There won't be a third time.

I've read of people having great luck with Snot on small scales, but it does not hold up on O and larger.

Steve

My luck with Bullfrog Snot was all bad.  I could never apply it so that it would make a smooth wheel tread.

Guess I need to look this stuff up, I thought he was joking....

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Personally, I think Bullfrog Snot is crap.  I've tried it twice, and both times I was unimpressed with the results.  There won't be a third time.

Ditto !

so is it frog snot or bullfrog snot?? Sounds like nothing that works

OOOOK!!!!! Looked it up. $24.95 an ounce plus shipping. Not on my watch. Lots of great reviews, from friends and family I guess.

Is Ron Popiel behind this? But wait there's more!!!!!!!

@beardog49 posted:

Is Ron Popiel behind this? But wait there's more!!!!!!!

Yep, you get two useless tubs of this junk for the same inflated price!

Hot Water had reasonably good luck with it, if I recall correctly.

@Number 90 posted:

Hot Water had reasonably good luck with it, if I recall correctly.

And he's welcome to it.