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NRODOGR Forum Member

Here it is,,,"Do all lionel diesels use the same rubber tires, or are there differences in them?"

They all look the same to me, I have always glued mine on, but now I'm told not to do this. Why not?

How about MTH are they all the same or different?

Seems to me they could be standardized to one size for all.

Rod

1/5/129:37 AM

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Boilermaker1OGR Forum Member

The MTH ones are definitely not standardized. If you need new tires and dont know the part number or size, its best to take a tire or the whole engine with you to the shop. MTH has quite a number of sizes, some of which are VERY close to one another.

1/5/1210:00 AM

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Gandalf97OGR Forum Member

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Originally posted by NROD:
They all look the same to me, I have always glued mine on, but now I'm told not to do this. Why not?
Rod

My guess would be that when the tire wears out, it is more of a pain to change it when you have adhesive residue to deal with.

1/5/1210:03 AM

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ChessieFan72OGR Forum Member

Grab a bottle of Bullfrog Snot and you'll never have to worry about this question again.

1/5/1210:05 AM

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RoyBoyOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

I just use tires that are smaller than the wheel, install them, and everything is fine.

1/5/126:56 PM

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Professor ChaosOGR Forum Member

Supposedly all MTH diesels use the same tire: http://www.mth-railking.com/se...ction-Tire-chart.pdf

1/5/128:25 PM

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Mike NorbergOGR Forum Member

ALL my MTH diesels use the same tire. The steam engines use different sizes based on the driver diameter.

1/5/128:41 PM

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D500OGR Forum Member

The "Bullfrog Nasal Effluent" - I just can't get around the name. Puts me off. It's funny. If you're 8.

1/6/125:45 PM

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