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Traction wheels Good , Bad or in different?
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To get 6 inches of rise, you typically want to have about 300 inches/25ft of horizontal travel (that will give you 2% grade, which most locos can negotiate pretty well). You probably can't squeeze in that much horizontal track in a 6x7 layout. <br /> <br />If you really want to push it and go 4% grade (which is the never-should-be-exceeded maximum), it works out to 6 inches rise per 150 inches (12.5ft) of horizontal travel.. You should be able to squeeze that into a 6x7 layout by putting your mainline in a dogbone arrangement, but I wouldn't recommend it. <br /> <br />You can put me in the "against" camp in regards to traction tires. Reduced electrical pickup, increased risk of motor stall/burnout (as opposed to metal wheels which spin in place when stalled), increased maintenance, unprototypical, yadda yadda. <br />
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