TRACTION TIRES FOR SCALE KLINE NYC MIKADO

Do an internet search for "K-line". You're already on the internet when you post.

OR - go to Brasseur's website; they bought the K-line parts inventory,
or much of it.

OR - run it without the tires. Won't hurt anything, and if it performs up to
your needs without "tire-caused" problems, just run it.

Traction tires are really generic, mostly. Tires for a loco with the same
size drivers (or close) will usually do the job.

D500=thanks for the advise-joe

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Originally posted by Boston&Maine:
Lionel part number 6000222108 should work as it is for the new Lionel Mikado and they used the old K-Line tooling in the production of this model.

http://www.lionel.com/Customer...e&resultsPerPage=150

Brasseurs has no more tires but Mike R at Lionel believes the scale Lionel Mike tires will fit.
p.s. My request from Lionel was based on a suggesstion from Boston& Maine, thanks.

GENTLEMEN-THANK YOU FOR THEBGREATBINFO.I WENT ON BRASSEURS SITE AND FIGURED
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK UP A NEW LIONEL MIKADO.I KNOW ONEBTHING-WITH ALL THE
INTRICATE SIDERODS AND CROSSHEADS ON THE KLINE MIKADO ASSEMBLY I MIGHT FORE GO
PLACING THEM ON-ITS MORE DETAILED AND INTRICATE THAN THE LIONEL VERSION.LIONEL ROBABLY USED BTHE 1992 CROSSHEAD VERSION.THANK YOU-I WILL ORDER THE LIONEL TRACTION TIRES ANYWAY.

Hi Joe. Why not try the silicone application mentioned on the board a year or so ago. Sounds easy and needs only to be done once. Don't have to remove anything cause you just run a bead around the groove.

Lionel parts department has plenty in stock.

Got the Lionel t/t's to use on the K-Line Mike. Talk about a major surprise, they are the same ones that go on my Lionel FT's. They are a tite fit and require a bit of effort to put on the K-Line Mikes. Hope that doesn't severely effect their longevity in this application.

I used MTH tires for a scale K-Line mike, but I can't remember exactly which size. I think they were 25 or perhaps 27 size.

Rod

ROD-WOULD YOU HAVE THE MTH TRACTION TIRE PART NO# TO ORDER FOR MY KLINE SCALE MIKADO.THANKS JOE

You could always try the bullfrog snot that the ho guys use...that might work....and you dont have to take anything apart..you turn the loco upside down ..turn the wheels slow and apply the snot. Might be worth a shot

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Originally posted by c.sam:
Hi Joe. Why not try the silicone application mentioned on the board a year or so ago. Sounds easy and needs only to be done once. Don't have to remove anything cause you just run a bead around the groove.

I've made tires from silicon on probably 10 of my engines now. It works great and isn't hard to learn how to do.

Put your engine upside down in a cradle. Use alligator clips on the center roller and ground to run the engine as slow as possible. Now put silicon on a wood coffee stir stick and apply to the wheels. I turn the stick sideways to flatten out the silicon. Reapply if you need more. Let it dry overnight and cut away any excess.

All this learned from the forum.

You might want to do a diesel first as the wheels are smaller. It makes it a little easier.

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ROD-WOULD YOU HAVE THE MTH TRACTION TIRE PART NO# TO ORDER FOR MY KLINE SCALE MIKADO.THANKS JOE

Joe;
MTH have about six different traction tire sizes. I keep a few of each size on hand.
The ones I used on the mike were either DE-000025 or DE-000027. I did not record which it was.
You could order a couple of each size from MTH parts and see which works best. They are quite inexpensive.

Rod

just order for a mth mike or a lionel mike as they are basically the same engine; a light mike with same wheel size.

THE SILICON AND BULL FROG SNOOT IS OUT-I CAN IMAGINE THE MESS I WOULD MAKE
OF THE DRIVERS-I'LL GO WITH MKTH TIRES.
CAN YOU ORDER FROM MTHTHRU A EMAIL THRU CUSTOMER SERVICE OR DO YOU HAVE TO CALL-
IT COST ME OVER 19.00 CALLING LIONEL FOR A 1.00 PART.$9.00 FOR S AND H.

It really doesn't make that much of a difference, I hope, since it will be mine in a few weeks. I already have a Lionel mikado, and I have some traction tires for that.

I hope that its more striking in real life than I see in the pictures.

Thanks, Joe... pleasure working with you again.

Thanks,
Mario