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Hello all,
This is the first time i have posted to Lego Trains and hope someone out
there can help me. I have recently purchased a very large tain set
consisting of 3 7740 sets 2 what appear to be red transport engines and
several cargo trains and my problem is the grey rubber wheel sleeves that
stop the train spining the ones on my trains are worn and i need to replace
them but cannot find them anywere, even Lego themselves no longer stock
them, can anyone help me with ideas on what i can use instead.
I THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE.
Craig Roberts #670
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> Hello all,
> This is the first time i have posted to Lego Trains and hope someone out
> there can help me. I have recently purchased a very large tain set
> consisting of 3 7740 sets 2 what appear to be red transport engines and
> several cargo trains and my problem is the grey rubber wheel sleeves that
> stop the train spining the ones on my trains are worn and i need to replace
> them but cannot find them anywere, even Lego themselves no longer stock
> them, can anyone help me with ideas on what i can use instead.
> I THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE.
> Craig Roberts #670
I think this might be in the FAQ... yes, here it is:
http://www.lugnet.com/~330/FAQ/Trains/tires
Cary has put a great deal of effort into this FAQ and I cannot speak highly
enough of its utility. It is a great place to see if your questions are
answered.
Anyway you do see the tires (wheel sleeves) come up for auction on eBay once
in a while.. but that way is spendy. Better to try using rubber bands or
rubber tubing slices or heatshrink or even... Playmobil spares which I am in
the process of getting copies of to see how well they work.
Good luck!
Another approach entirely is to convert the whole thing to 9V. But of course
that removes some of the charm, it is said.
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Thanks Larry,
I will have to try and find out were the sell the tubing now my next big
quest, i want to keep the trains original and since i have over 600 pieces
of track i would like to stay with the 12v system.
Thanks for your help.
Craig Roberts
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> Thanks Larry,
> I will have to try and find out were the sell the tubing now my next big
> quest, i want to keep the trains original and since i have over 600 pieces
> of track i would like to stay with the 12v system.
> Thanks for your help.
> Craig Roberts
http://shop.playmobilusa.com/cgi-bin/USA_Shop.storefront/3c37eb9601334584273fd894f1b306df/Product/View/7231
(you may need to fix linewrapping, you may need to search in your own
country, not sure)
I cannot vouch for these as I have not received mine yet... but a club I'm
associated with ordered some and I should have some soon. I am not sure if
this is the right part or not.
Sorry if that's a bit vague.
As to heatshrink tubing, any well equipped hobbyist electronics place ought
to have some. In the US west, try Frys... they have everything. Elsewhere in
the US try Radio Shack, sometimes they have it.
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Thanks Larry,
I am in Australia so will have to try and find some here have tried dick
smiths and tandys here showed them the wheels they could not come up with
anything so now the search is on.
Thanks again mate.
Craig Roberts
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> Thanks Larry,
> I am in Australia so will have to try and find some here have tried dick
> smiths and tandys here showed them the wheels they could not come up with
> anything so now the search is on.
> Thanks again mate.
> Craig Roberts
No worries mate. Do update us on how you get on, I'm sure Cary would love to
add a bit to that FAQ entry.
++Lar
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> Hello all,
> This is the first time i have posted to Lego Trains and hope someone out
> there can help me. I have recently purchased a very large tain set
> consisting of 3 7740 sets 2 what appear to be red transport engines and
> several cargo trains and my problem is the grey rubber wheel sleeves that
> stop the train spining the ones on my trains are worn and i need to replace
> them but cannot find them anywere, even Lego themselves no longer stock
> them, can anyone help me with ideas on what i can use instead.
> I THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE.
> Craig Roberts #670
Dear Craig,
I got a tip (see below) from Pascal Breard from France a few weeks ago. It's
about his experiences with bicycle tube and it sounded very interesing to me,
but I still have not tested it myself.
Kind Regards,
Ben
P.s.: Congrats! Getting 3x 7740 is like winning in a lottery
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Takea bicycles inner tube ( the smaller one for race bicycle...), and cut it
every 4 mm...
It works very good, it's cheaper than lego belts, and works longer...
Here is the exact ref of the rubbers (inner tube of a bicycle tire), i have
used for my train :
HUTCHINSON 700x18-20-23 VF 53mm (course bicycle...)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
...
> I got a tip (see below) from Pascal Breard from France a few weeks ago...
Thanks, Ben. I added it to the FAQ
Cary
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Hi Ben,
Thanks very much for the tip i will go to my local bike shop and hunt for
the tire, and yes the train sets are nice i have never really been into
trains before but now i am going crazy re-building my town to accomadate the
trains.
Take care and thanks again.
Craig Roberts
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Just a few notes about the playmobil tires.
They do fit around the large red wheels. (not the small ones on 7740) Sorry
for the confusion. I have fitted them on my 4-4-0 that uses these wheels and
they seem to work good. Maybe even to good, now my drivers spin well but
they keep on getting out of sync with each other.
Sorry for any confusion.
In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> > Thanks Larry,
> > I will have to try and find out were the sell the tubing now my next big
> > quest, i want to keep the trains original and since i have over 600 pieces
> > of track i would like to stay with the 12v system.
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Craig Roberts
>
> http://shop.playmobilusa.com/cgi-bin/USA_Shop.storefront/3c37eb9601334584273fd894f1b306df/Product/View/7231
>
> (you may need to fix linewrapping, you may need to search in your own
> country, not sure)
>
> I cannot vouch for these as I have not received mine yet... but a club I'm
> associated with ordered some and I should have some soon. I am not sure if
> this is the right part or not.
>
> Sorry if that's a bit vague.
>
> As to heatshrink tubing, any well equipped hobbyist electronics place ought
> to have some. In the US west, try Frys... they have everything. Elsewhere in
> the US try Radio Shack, sometimes they have it.
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
I been using the small white technic belts/rubber bands on the wheels of my
4.5v trains. They look a little strange, but give lots of grip on 4.5v track
and 9v track.
Derek
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To Derek,Ben,Larry,
Thanks for all your assistance in my wheel question. I purchased a bicycle
tyre as suggested by Ben and it works great, i have no problems and can make
about 100 sets for $10.00 so a bargain, thanks again for all your help and
hope to post to trains again.
Take care.
Craig Roberts
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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> To Derek,Ben,Larry,
> Thanks for all your assistance in my wheel question. I purchased a bicycle
> tyre as suggested by Ben and it works great, i have no problems and can make
> about 100 sets for $10.00 so a bargain, thanks again for all your help and
> hope to post to trains again.
> Take care.
> Craig Roberts
Dear Craig,
I would be highly interested in your experiences with the bicycle tubes.
Please tell me: how exactely have you cut them in 4 mm rings with 90° angle?
(Knive or cicle? Is any further assistance needed?)
How is the running behaviour? Really the same as with the original Lego tyres?
Any problems? What about the dirt of the white powder?
I think these tubes might be perfect, but I would like to hear it from a third
party. (Pascal - who had the idea first - told it worked better than anything
else.)
Thanks!
Ben
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Hi Ben,
I cut the tube with a small hobby knife just a razor blade with a handle
really, first few were a little bit wide but about but now are perfect, i
washed the tube first and removed the talc, only problem have had so far was
my train got up a bit to much speed and 1 front tire came half off and
caused a pile up on a corner but if train runs at normal speed no problems
as yet, left my train running for an hour no slippage at all.
Take care and have a top day.
Craig Roberts
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