Reply to "Traction Tires; A Necessary Evil, Or...?"

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ADCX Rob posted:
BobbyD posted:
Is there much "attraction" thru the tires Rob?
Well, the tires don't block the magnetic force, and the track is still the same distance from the magnets, with 2/3 of the iron surface of the wheels including the flanges still sitting on or below(flanges) or immediately next to the railheads, so it would be a negligible loss of magnetism due to the tires. Any loss would probably be offset by the now not necessary step of that constantly peeling an entire magnetized wheel off the rail(for the tire equipped wheels) while in motion that some of you have noticed.

That efficiency would be lost on sharp turns/bends by the locked / non-differential action of having the rubber tires on the same axle trying to go the same speed.

I dropped out the word "more" there. Don't see any real benefit to having both over just the rubber tires on that axle. Guessing they found it cheaper to use all the same axles?

11/9/188:42 AM

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