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Suitable substitute wheels for Lionel "G"

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Posted by LGBtrains1963 on Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:32 PM
John, it's www.trainwheels.com
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Posted by John Busby on Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:49 AM

Hi LGBtrains 1963

Do they have a web site or is there a web store they can be ordered from??

regards John Busby

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Posted by LGBtrains1963 on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:29 PM
use Gary Raymond Wheels, they make wheels for Lionel G
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Posted by John Busby on Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:50 AM

Hi Guys

For the benefit of others who may face this dilema at some stage.

Aristocraft wheels fit the bobber caboose and work well.

However they do not fit Lionel "G" scale trucks fitted to other Lionel  cars the axel is to long any other ideas please??.

Would like to fit metal wheels sooner rather than later.

regards John Busby

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Posted by John Busby on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:55 AM

Hi Vic

Hopefully Aristocraft will be OK I have some somewhere will give it a try.

Was hoping some one on the forum had allready dealt with this issuie Aristocraft are easier for me to source so I hope its them.

regards John Busby

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, June 9, 2008 9:40 AM
If you have spare AC and Bachmann wheels, try it, and see which work better, I would suspect the Bachmann wheels might work out better as they seem to be a bit mor universal when changing out wheelsets.

   Have fun with your trains

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Suitable substitute wheels for Lionel "G"
Posted by John Busby on Monday, June 9, 2008 6:25 AM

Hi guys

I have a Lionel "G"scale bobber caboose it's wheels are worn out I would like to fit metal wheels to the caboose.

Can any one tell me if Aristocraft wheels are a suitable substitute wheel, and what wheels would fit the Lionel freight cars (are they an odd size??) as I have a couple of them that I would like to fit metal wheels to so they can be used to bulk out trains and just  run as a train on there own.

regards John Busby

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