EXPERIENCE WITH BULLFROG SNOT

i have a trackmobile that needs traction. would this work and how long does it last?

It works well.  It is best to set up a jig to apply it where you set the loco to running in place slowly and then dab some on a brush and hold it against a wheel to coat it while it is slowly turning.  

Regardless, I get the same result this way: I go to Loews or Home Depot and buy a can of the plastic coating liquid  made to dip the handles of pliers and screw drivers such in.  Seems to be the same stuff.  Get the black color and it works as well. 

I use silicone sealant.  Works well and I can send you instructions how to use it and a photo of the product.  Cheap too.

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Dennis

The only tough tire to change is the Acela.  I enjoy reading some of the things the guys have used.

I don't know Marty.  do you have a special way to change the tires on an MTH premier Cab Forward?  It looks as though all the drive rods must be removed.

Lee, thanks for the tip on the tool dip material.  I use some of it 40 years ago on some small pliers and did not like it but have tried everything except sanding to to remove it and it is STILL THERE after 40 years of use.  I will try this on my Cab Forward.

Thanks,

Don

thanks to all you fellas for the valuable information.

Marty,

The only tough tire to change is the Acela

Ever try changing a tire on the Climax? The track has to be completely disassembled to remove the wheel. That's when the - undocumented - ball bearing falls off the axel.

RTV or GE brand. Lowes ,Home Depot , Advance Auto or Auto Zone. Cheap, one tube would easily do several hundred engines no more than it takes.

David

Dennis recommended the silicone several years ago, and it works great. I have that Climax and a couple of Shays, and thank goodness for this forum I will never have to change traction tires again. The silicone lasts a long time, just be sure to let it cure.

Good Luck,

Bob

I have been using BullFrog Snot for a couple of years now. It out lasts and out peforms MTH traction tires. In the long run it is more cost effective than traction tires.

...keep the rails polished...

BullFrog Snot is a very good product and it works well. I think it is best when applied in thin layers.

That said, I would like to say that they stand behind their product. So if there are any problems you can just give them a call.

But, I do agree with Dennis the Silicone Sealent is the best product for tire replacement applications. 

"traction tires are as easy as most to change"

Ok thats a phrase that just does not make sense for me.  I have never had anything near an easy time changing a traction tire.  And once changed they seem to keep falling  off again and again.

Just a little foot note here, when reinstalling a thrown tire lay the engine top down in a soft cradel and stretch the tire around the wheel grove using a small common screw driver.

If it dose not snap into place, or if it seems loose and flimsy throw it away.

If the tire dose snap smartly into the grove you can apply a little Super Glue under it by lifting up the tire using  the little screw driver to pull up on it so as to allow application of the glue with the tubes needel tip.

After you do that run the engine upside down in the cradel and then let the spinnig tire run under the flat face of your screw driver. This will spread the glue under the tire.  Do not run the engine fast, about five to ten miles per hour will do.

Let the glue set for a few hours and then run your trains. I have found that by doing this I have gotten three or four times the use out of my tires.

If you don't have a suitable replacment tire see the Dennis technique above.