I have several of the above pullers. Do not forget the Lionel ST-311 puller. When I put my hand in the puller drawer, that is usually the first one I come out with. The problem I have is I still have not found a puller that will address the problem of not being able to get the jaws under the wheel 180 degrees apart. There are many Lionel post war units that have the wheels so close together and /or a frame design that very much limits access to the edge of the wheel for puller jaws.
I have been looking for a good pickle fork, but have yet to find one that is small enough, yet strong enough, to use on O gauge equipment. I have considered trying to use the press and a pin to push the axle out of some wheels, but many of the die cast frames are so iregular that good solid level support is difficult to achieve. I usually manage to get things apart without doing too much damage. On occasions I still resort to a hammer and punch with the frame on a towel in my lap.
Please keep the good ideas coming, there must be a better tool out there somewhere.
