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Reply to "Lionel 6-11224 E6 Atlantic 442 TRACTION TIRES?"

cjack posted:

I have one of these Lionel 6-11224 E6 Atlantic 442 and it does a bump over switches. I'm thinking short wheel base, but thought maybe the Lionel traction tires are too thick or some such. The wheels are 1.6 diameter inches and the recommended Lionel tire is 1.00 " ID, .046" thick, and .118 wide. I'm thinking I heard that MTH tires are less bulky and maybe better to replace them...does anyone have an MTH part number that can replace them...maybe a bit thinner?

Often a loco does a "bump" at a switch when a driver flange butts directly into the frog, but not enough to derail anything. Wheelbase may - or may not - be a factor.  

I had a Wms sub-scale "Blue Goose" 4-8-4 for a while that would do a real ba-bump through some of my 0-100 GG switches. Took a while, but it turned out to be the frame of the leading roller pickup. It had a sharp corner that was catching a switch component - I forget what - and really jumping. Filed the roller frame's sharp "nose" to a rounder/shorter shape and no more bump.

Just some things to consider.

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