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   I've not seen the offerings to know how easy it may or may not be, but I'd imagine the measurements to be quite close overall. So I'd measure the wheel as suggested. 

  A tire is stretched when on. It becomes thinner and skinnier and longer.  Your split tire measurements may be too short, too tall, or too fat in it's retracted state.

Adriatic posted:

   I've not seen the offerings to know how easy it may or may not be, but I'd imagine the measurements to be quite close overall. So I'd measure the wheel as suggested. 

  A tire is stretched when on. It becomes thinner and skinnier and longer.  Your split tire measurements may be too short, too tall, or too fat in it's retracted state.

Thanks for the confirmation info . I found it hard to believe that Bachmann does not stock the tires . The  5300 model seems to be a common enough loco but has been dropped from current catalog . What The . . . 

I have a variety of engine makes, so I made a chart so I could cross reference to MTH tires, so far it's worked, but I need to fill in some of the fields.  You only need to look at the TYPE, MAKER, WHEEL DIAMETER, and MTH TT P/N.  The MTH TT P/N I shortened the numbers to save typing, they all start with DE00000XX as far as I know:

TYPERAILROADENGINE NUMBERMAKERENGINE P/NWHEEL DIAMETERMTH TT P/NLIONEL TT P/NATLAS TT P/NWILLIAMS TT P/NWEAVER TT P/N
           
0-6-0SAL1093MTH30-1500-127mmDE0000023    
2-8-0SAL935MTH 32mmDE0000023    
2-8-0NPBL44MTH 32mmDE0000023    
2-8-2SAL411Williams/Samhongsabrass33mm25    
2-8-2SAL492Williams/Samhongsabrass33mm25    
4-6-0SAL653Weaver chassis 35mm27    
4-6-2ACL1617Williams/Samhongsabrass39mm31    
4-6-2ACL1549Williams/Samhongsabrass39mm31    
4-6-2SAL801Williams by Bachmann 35mm27    
4-8-2SAL240Lioneldiecast35mm276000242206 1"d.048"t.118"w   
4-8-4N&W611Williams/Samhongsabrass38mm31    
           
NW2SAL1410MTH30-2669-122mmDE0000018    
RS3N&W306Weaver 21mmDE0000018    
RS3SAL1634MTH30-2235-022mmDE0000018    
F3ASAL4030Atlas O1647-121mmDE0000018 680505  
GP9SAL1912Lionel 21mmDE0000018600022108   
GP9SAL1904Atlas O 21mmDE0000018 680505  
E7SAL30293rd Rail 18mmDE0000018    
E7SAL3039Williams 22mmDE0000018  293-X003 
Bob Delbridge posted:

I have a variety of engine makes, so I made a chart so I could cross reference to MTH tires, so far it's worked, but I need to fill in some of the fields.  You only need to look at the TYPE, MAKER, WHEEL DIAMETER, and MTH TT P/N.  The MTH TT P/N I shortened the numbers to save typing, they all start with DE00000XX as far as I know:

TYPERAILROADENGINE NUMBERMAKERENGINE P/NWHEEL DIAMETERMTH TT P/NLIONEL TT P/NATLAS TT P/NWILLIAMS TT P/NWEAVER TT P/N
           
0-6-0SAL1093MTH30-1500-127mmDE0000023    
2-8-0SAL935MTH 32mmDE0000023    
2-8-0NPBL44MTH 32mmDE0000023    
2-8-2SAL411Williams/Samhongsabrass33mm25    
2-8-2SAL492Williams/Samhongsabrass33mm25    
4-6-0SAL653Weaver chassis 35mm27    
4-6-2ACL1617Williams/Samhongsabrass39mm31    
4-6-2ACL1549Williams/Samhongsabrass39mm31    
4-6-2SAL801Williams by Bachmann 35mm27    
4-8-2SAL240Lioneldiecast35mm276000242206 1"d.048"t.118"w   
4-8-4N&W611Williams/Samhongsabrass38mm31    
           
NW2SAL1410MTH30-2669-122mmDE0000018    
RS3N&W306Weaver 21mmDE0000018    
RS3SAL1634MTH30-2235-022mmDE0000018    
F3ASAL4030Atlas O1647-121mmDE0000018 680505  
GP9SAL1912Lionel 21mmDE0000018600022108   
GP9SAL1904Atlas O 21mmDE0000018 680505  
E7SAL30293rd Rail 18mmDE0000018    
E7SAL3039Williams 22mmDE0000018  293-X003 

Hi Bob , thanks for your list , for me it's taken all the guess work out of the problem . The engine number I have is 460 of PRR 4-4-2  E6 loco , the Williams model number is 5300 . Bob , I notice on your list there are (2) engines which use 39 mm wheels , I have tires which are 2 mm wide . Bob can you advise which is the best one for my loco ? 

 

I've seen that before, I pasted an Excel file into my post so that's what's causing it.

JAG...not sure I understand your query.  Do you have wheels that are 39mm diameter AND 2mm wide?

I've had a couple where the MTH tire is wider than the width of the groove in the wheel.  I found that, once I get the tire on and up against one side of the groove, I can turn the engine over and while running it take a single-sided razor blade and cut off the extra material.  Press lightly at first until you're sure of the cut and that it's straight, then press down until the blade cuts thru.  It's very easy to do and quick.

If anyone knows of an error in my chart let me know so I can fix it.  I've only replaced a few so far but they seemed to work.  Last one was on my Williams brass J.  So far the only diesel I've had to replace tires on was my oldest one, RailKing RS3 from a 2001 catalog and that was a few months ago.

I figured somebody would have posted this by now, but here is the matrix of MTH tires and the locos they fit.  The locos listed are all MTH, but a scale E6 has the same driver diameter regardless of manufacturer.  For the larger drivers, I try to use the next size smaller than the matrix shows.  The extra stretch helps the tire settle into the driver's groove better.  Bob D's tip above about trimming the tire also works well.  As he says, work slowly while the wheels are rotating under their own power.

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The last two digits of the MTH part number are the diameter in mm.  Thus, there must be errors in Bob D's list above.

The MTH traction tire chart is not quite correct when it says all diesels.  The Ingersoll-Rand boxcab uses much smaller tires.  It is also a bit aged.  I haven't checked what the 44-tonner uses.

 

Bob Delbridge posted:

I've seen that before, I pasted an Excel file into my post so that's what's causing it.

JAG...not sure I understand your query.  Do you have wheels that are 39mm diameter AND 2mm wide?

I've had a couple where the MTH tire is wider than the width of the groove in the wheel.  I found that, once I get the tire on and up against one side of the groove, I can turn the engine over and while running it take a single-sided razor blade and cut off the extra material.  Press lightly at first until you're sure of the cut and that it's straight, then press down until the blade cuts thru.  It's very easy to do and quick.

If anyone knows of an error in my chart let me know so I can fix it.  I've only replaced a few so far but they seemed to work.  Last one was on my Williams brass J.  So far the only diesel I've had to replace tires on was my oldest one, RailKing RS3 from a 2001 catalog and that was a few months ago.

Yes the wheel is 39 mm diameter and the tire is 2 mm wide . 

RJR posted:

The last two digits of the MTH part number are the diameter in mm.  Thus, there must be errors in Bob D's list above.

The MTH traction tire chart is not quite correct when it says all diesels.  The Ingersoll-Rand boxcab uses much smaller tires.  It is also a bit aged.  I haven't checked what the 44-tonner uses.

 

When I made the list, I measured the wheels on the engines then tried to find the engine on the MTH chart BobB linked to.  The RK USRA 0-6-0 states (in the MTH chart) to use the DE0000023 tire, but the wheels measured 27mm, if I got the model of the 0-6-0 correct.  That's the problem with the MTH chart, they should have used the 20-XXXXX-1 and 30-XXXXX-1 engine P/N they use every where else.

If the tire requires stretching anyway, then maybe those numbers in my chart are correct.  I haven't lost one yet due to over-stretching.

Granted, some of them I simply guessed at, using what little data the MTH chart provided.  I figure a bit of stretching is better than being on the get go.

I'll be glad to make changes to my chart so people can use it IF someone can provide accurate data.  This is something that is really needed IMO.  Nothing worse than buying a set of replacement tires only to find out they don't fit.  And it's almost impossible to "try them on" like a pair of shoes.

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