MTH Traction Tires for a Lionel Century Club Niagara? 6-28069

Here is a link to the MTH traction tires:

https://mthtrains.com/parts-search/traction%20tires

I guess you will need to know the size of the wheel you have..

Marty

MTH's number is DE-0000031.

Chuck Sartor posted:

MTH's number is DE-0000031.

This is the one for the MTH Niagara. The width converts to .138".

The Lionel tire is .118". Are you sure this will work?

Pete

I think I had the wrong tire in my original post. The one I find now in parts is:

Not as wide as the MTH and available from Lionel

Seems like all the MTH tires are wide...

I wonder why some like the MTH tires better. Maybe it just depends on which wheel you are trying to fit.

I wonder why a part on the Niagara, or any engine with a traction tire, a part that is subject to 100% ware and tare 100% of the time, would ever be out of stock.

I know Lionel’s customer service performance can shine at times - I know, they performed for me very well the last two times I had to use them - but not having a traction tire in stock just goes to show that in the big picture Lionel does not care about supporting their products in the out years.

 Thanks,

Richard

Richard Gonzales posted:

I wonder why a part on the Niagara, or any engine with a traction tire, a part that is subject to 100% ware and tare 100% of the time, would ever be out of stock.

Many of the "unavailable" parts are still available, just as a changed/ redesigned part with a different part#.

A call to Lionels customer service will get you the substitute part.

I have nothing but good things to say about the ladies that do the parts orders at Lionel.

In other cases, like smoke unit fans. I think Lionel may be metering the number sold, so folks don't buy a dozen at a time " just in case" . Then when someone really needs them they can't get one.

cjack posted:

I think I had the wrong tire in my original post. The one I find now in parts is:

6208069206

TRACTION TIRE / 1.062" ID x .038" TH x .118" WD

Not as wide as the MTH and available from Lionel

Seems like all the MTH tires are wide...

I wonder why some like the MTH tires better. Maybe it just depends on which wheel you are trying to fit.

The tire is available, Cjack. get some smoke unit wicks and such to cover the flat shipping  fee. Any other engines need maintenance parts?

There were some engines that had brake shoe rubbing issues and the MTH were thinner. Some older engines had a size that the MTH would work on. I never saw any real preference from forum members. Get the Lionel's.