Installing traction tires on postwar Lionel F3.

why don't you contact MTH and give them the item number of your engine and then tell you the correct traction tire form your item number of the engine,or if the mth web sight is working you can look up the item train number on MTH's web sight and get a part number then you can order by calling  there service department. they will help you and can even tell you what is the nearest train repair shop near were you live and could even put them on for you. I know they have been very helpful to me!

Alan

"service" mth call 410-381-2580

I sent the truck assemblies to Frank Timko at Timko repair depot and he machined traction tire grooves into the wheels I specified. They work great.

 

Great, thanks. I've heard of his services before but didn't know he did this. I'll drop him a line.

Hello!Does'nt putting traction tyres on affect your Magnetraction ???Maybe it's just me,but I still think Magnetraction is the greatest thing ever put into Lionel trains!Does it still grip through the tyres?

If there is enough interest we could produce new wheels with traction tires for diesels.

Dave, LBR

I am looking for someone to do a similar job for me.....I have the MPC era New York Central 20th Century Ltd set with the add-on diner and sleeper.  On tinplate track it runs OK.....But on Atlas track it struggles with all 7 cars.

 

I bought 4 F3 wheels which traction tire grooves, but the diameter of the axle is larger in the magna-traction truck...The new wheels need to be machined.

 

Roy....is Timko the place to go?

 

If anyone on the Forum does this kind of work.....please pipe in.  Ican bring the engine and the parts up to York, or mail them....

 

Peter

Funny how things go around. In the 1970's there were several outfits that converted MPC trucks from tire traction to magnetraction.

Our machine shop can do that.
Dave, LBR

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