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mecgp7

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MTL wheel sets
« on: February 28, 2015, 07:25:42 PM »
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Are the low profile wheel sets still made? Can't seem to find them.

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Re: MTL wheel sets
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 07:37:15 PM »
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I doubt it. I haven't seen any either since Micro-Trains came out with their new "standard" wheel sets. I think the new wheels are much better... no razor sharp flanges ;).


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Re: MTL wheel sets
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2015, 12:50:50 AM »
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As Kiz said, I don't think they're made, and if they are, I wouldn't buy them.

The original lo-pros didn't have the sharp flanges.  For some reason they were changed at some point before the new "standard" wheelsets came out.  I bought so many of the original 1008 wheels when they first came out, as well as Precision Master wheels in various lengths, that I have no idea when they were changed. 

My first contact with the sharp flange version was in InterMountain flatcar, bought at a train show, that wouldn't go through my dual-gauge turnouts.  It seems that, when MT sharpened the flanges, they took the material from the outside of the flange, so that while the back-to-back distance stayed the same, the wheel gauge was too narrow.   And, since the gauge can't be changed, the wheels were junk, which was a big surprise to me.  That was the first time I had ever had to change a MT wheel because it was out of gauge...

The new "standard" wheels run on my Micro Engineering code 40 flex track, so I'm satisfied with them.
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Re: MTL wheel sets
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2015, 08:28:14 AM »
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IF you are still interested, I am sure I have a couple of 100-axle packs of the old low profiles still unopened in my extra stuff.  If interested, let me know.

David Maglott