I have found myself replacing one traction tire after another recently and am starting to hate it. Some are very hard to replace and require removing items on the trucks I am not comfortable removing. Also, I live in an area without O gauge dealers, so have to have new tires mailed with shipping costs nearly as expensive as a dozen tires. If I get too many at once, they just get brittle on their own.
Are traction tires needed if you are not pulling much? Will the wheel or track be adversely affected if I leave them off?
Thanks for the help.
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