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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher Suggestion 1: Change out any wheels on your rolling stock from plastic to low-profile metal wheels for these reasons ... <li>Low profile wheels have smaller flanges that won't "bump" or "chatter" along the ties of your code 55 track. Atlas makes some that you can buy in packages of 12 axles (enough to re-wheel 3 cars) for about $8.75 CAD (+taxes). I just bought my first pack last week, and re-wheeling 3 cars took all of 5 minutes.</li> <li>Metal wheels tend to keep both themselves and the track cleaner longer than plastic wheels. The metal-on-metal action actually polishes and cleans the track slightly, making the need to hand-clean less frequent. Plastic-on-metal action builds up a slight static charge which attracts dirt, making it necessary to clean both tracks and wheels more often.</li> [/quote] Timothy is correct, the lo profile wheels are a must. The clatter of the flanges hitting the heads of the the "spikes" drives me to distraction. Over the holidays I picked up a pack of Inter-mountain Brass wheel sets and a pack of Micro-trains plastic lo-profile wheel sets. Switching them out is just as easy as Tim said. The metal wheels roll so much easier than the plastic ones that if you like long trains they are worth the extra cost.
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