Hi all --
The only likely difference one will notice with the code 88 wheels vs. code
110 wheels will be their reaction to frogs in turnouts. If you have frogs
with loose tolerances (large flangeways), the wheels will drop into the area
ahead of the point of the frog (the throat). The wider code 110 wheels
bridge that area better while the wheel transitions from the closure and
wing rail to the frog point. One can lessen the drop of the wheel by
filling the throat of the frog to where the flange is actually supporting
the wheel, but this requires that all wheels have pretty much the same
flange depth.
For Earl – S scale’s code 110 wheels are essentially HO wheels with a larger
diameter. As such, they are as fussy as HO to put on the track and require
track made to the same tolerances as HO. I regularly run long trains over
many turnouts and have no problems with staying on the track – the extra
weight of the S scale rolling stock is probably a plus in that regard.
Having said all that, I did try Proto 64 wheels on my old layout in a test
format. While I could pull trains with those wheels, I could not reliably
push them. Considering that the only difference in the test cars were the
wheels (the same cars in the same order were used for the test), I came to
the conclusion that the friction of the flanges against the railhead was
able to overcome their small size and walk them over to the “far side”.
Some things just don’t scale, like friction...
Have fun!
Bill Winans
Prescott Valley, AZ
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I am well into converting from highrail to using Tomalco code 100 track and
code 110 wheelsets. I am having a lot of trouble even putting the rolling
stock on the track. I have not operated enough to know how hard it may be
to keep the rolling trains on the track. But I would think using any
wheelsets smaller than code 110 would just make it harder. So it is hard for
me to envision a whole lot of demand for the code 88 or anything smaller,
though more power to those of you who are able to do so.
- Earl Henry, Nashville
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By my understanding, this is NMRA code 88 in relation to the wheel tread
and size of the flange. These wheels should be compatable with all readily
available, standard gauge, NMRA spec. turnouts. They are NOT P:64...
John Degnan
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