CleaningtheWheels,TiresandTrack
Periodicallycheckthelocomotivewheelsandpickups
fordirtandbuildup,whichcancausepoorelectrical
contactandtractionandprematurelywearoutthe
neoprenetractiontires. Wheelsandtirescanbecleaned
usingdenatured(notrubbing)alcoholappliedwitha
cottonswab.
Tocleanthetrack,useRailKingTrackCleaningFluid
andacleanragordenatured(notrubbing)alcohol. Unplugthetransformerandwipethe
railsofthetrack,turningtheragfrequentlytoensurethatyouareusingcleanclothonthe
rails. BecausethemanufacturingprocessleavesacoatingonRealTraxcenterra il,you
shouldcleantherailsafterthefirst30minutesofuse(youmaynoticeanelectricalsmell
duringinitialuseasthecoatingwearsoff;thisisnormal). Thereafter,keepaneyeonthe
trackandcleanitwhenitgetsdirtytoensuregoodelectricalcontactandtolengthenthe
lifeofthetires.
Traction TireReplacement Instructions
Yourlocomotiveisequippedwithtwoneoprenerubbertractiontiresontherearsetof
flangeddrivers. Whilethesetiresareextremelydurable,youmayneedtoreplacethemat
somepoint.
ProtoSmoke UnitOperation
®
Thissteamlocomotivecontainsasmokeunitthatoutputssmokethroughthesmokestack
ontheboileroftheengine. Thesmokeunitisessentiallyasmallheatingelementand
wickthatsoaksupandthenheatsamineraloil-basedfluidthatemitsaharmlesssmoke.
Thesmokeisthenforcedoutofthestackbyasmallelectricfan.
Withafeweasymaintenancesteps,youshouldenjoytrouble-freesmokeunitoperation
foryears.
Whenpreparingtorunthisengine,add15-20dropsofsmokefluidthroughthe
smokestack. WerecommendM.T.H.ProtoSmoke,Seuthe,LGB,orLVTSfluids(a
!
12
!
!
Removethesiderods(therodsthatconnecteachdrivewheeltotheother)from
thewheelsinordertoslipthenewtireoverthegrooveddrivewheel. Thesebolts
canbeloosenedwitha5mmnutdriver.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
!
!
!
!
!
Makesuretheoldtirehasbeencompletelyremovedfromthegrooveinthedrive
wheel,usingarazorbladeorsmallflatheadscrewdrivertopryawayanyremains.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
Slipthenewtireontothewheel. Youmayfinditusefultousetwosmallflathead
screwdriverstostretchthetireoverthewheel.
Ifyoutwistthetirewhilestretchingitoverthewheel,youwillneedtoremoveand
reinstallthetire. Otherwiseyourenginewillwobblewhileoperating.
Makesurethetireisfullyseatedinsidethegroove. Usearazorbladetotrimaway
anyexcesstirethatdoesn'tseatitselfinsidethegrooveproperly.
STEP
STEP
RailKing6-8-6BantamTurbineSteamFreightSetwithLoco-Sound™
