where to get replacement traction tires?

I would try eBay

Go with the MTH tires hands down. The Lionel tires are thicker and don't fit as well.

What size tires are you looking for?  My shipping price is only $14.

Just kidding, let me know what you need.

Here's  a useful chart click the highlight               https://mthtrains.com/news/10

Thanks for the chart!

-Greg

mth is closed also as per there video!

Alan

gunrunnerjohn posted:

What size tires are you looking for?  My shipping price is only $14.

Just kidding, let me know what you need.

Thanks John. I will email you a list.

  Don't you wish somebody would sell a big bag of assorted traction tires for 5 bucks !

CHOO-CHOO MIKE posted:

  Don't you wish somebody would sell a big bag of assorted traction tires for 5 bucks !

Send them my way if you find them!

Two words ... Bullfrog Snot.

The Train Tender stocks 'em, and his shipping rates are lower than Lionel... 

Mitch

Rich Melvin posted:

Two words ... Bullfrog Snot.

I have two words for your snot, and the first one is indeed bull.   Sorry Rich, but I think that stuff is trash!

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gunrunnerjohn posted:

Rich Melvin posted:

Two words ... Bullfrog Snot.

I have two words for your snot, and the first one is indeed bull.   Sorry Rich, but I think that stuff is trash!

I'm with John.  That stuff works well for HO and N-scale trains.  Some of the local guys use it.  For us, with the weight of the trains we pull, it peels off the tires in short order.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Rich Melvin posted:

Two words ... Bullfrog Snot.

I have two words for your snot, and the first one is indeed bull.   Sorry Rich, but I think that stuff is trash!

I tend to avoid it as well. I think it works okay in most cases but it can be messy if not applied properly and very hard to clean up. Complete removal of the product is also not fun.

For me, the ends don't justify the means.

Im still going try silicone caulk.....

I will note in passing that I've gotten satisfactory (albeit temporary) results using a couple of black rubber hair bands placed side by side in the traction tire groove.  

Mitch 

---in passing also--I have a coule of locos that tires have shredded so I have been running them without tires--granted I really don't have steep grades but they pull, haven't checked the wheels for wear yet.

Love the MTH chart but a question, does the SC designation stand for scale (or premier?).

hokie71 posted:

Love the MTH chart but a question, does the SC designation stand for scale (or premier?).

I was wondering the same thing.

Yes, SC is scale sized. RK is of course railking size.

Chuck Sartor posted:

Yes, SC is scale sized. RK is of course railking size.

Thanks Chuck. Maybe it's just me but PR would have made more sense.