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Dreyfusshudson

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Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« on: September 21, 2024, 03:01:32 AM »
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I have some steam locos which didn't have grooves(Life Like's Berkshire and old Graham Farish steams)
I'm thinking of purchase bullfrog snot for them.
How's it worth? Is itnworking well?

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Re: Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2024, 11:58:51 AM »
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No.
It will mess up the loco's wheel geometry.  Not  only it would be difficult to apply evenly on the tread (causing the wheel to be out-of-round), but it will also increase the driver's diameter slightly, resulting in the other drivers not to have a solid electrical contact with the rails. Of course the snot-driver will also no longer pickup power. I wouldn't do it. Instead, I would try to add some weight to the locomotive.

But it's relatively inexpensive (as far as prices of model trains go).  You can try it and report your findings.
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Re: Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2024, 04:39:46 PM »
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@jdcolombo has addressed this issue, at least for the LL Berk. The “traction tire tape” method. See reply#11.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=49829.0
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Re: Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2024, 07:08:26 AM »
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@jdcolombo has addressed this issue, at least for the LL Berk. The “traction tire tape” method. See reply#11.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=49829.0
Going to try this method

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Re: Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2024, 09:00:31 AM »
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Going to try this method

I concur with this method having done so myself and testing it on the Berk for my Polar Express model.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=34628.msg411217#msg411217

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Re: Bullfrog snot for grooveless wheels
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2024, 05:18:05 AM »
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I concur with this method having done so myself and testing it on the Berk for my Polar Express model.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=34628.msg411217#msg411217

Works well
My Berkshire pulls over 25 coaches
Going to test with Farish's one...
« Last Edit: September 25, 2024, 05:24:56 AM by Dreyfusshudson »