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hoursofuseoroneyear. Usealithiumbasedgreaseandfollowthegreasinginstructions.
CleaningtheWheels,TiresandTrack
Periodicallycheckthelocomotivewheelsandpickups
fordirtandbuildup,whichcancausepoorelectrical
contactandtractionandprematurelywearoutthe
neoprenetractiontires. Wheelsandtirescanbe
cleanedusingdenatured(notrubbing)alcoholapplied
withacottonswab.
Tocleanthetrack,useRailKingTrackCleaningFluid
andacleanragordenatured(notrubbing)alcohol.
Unplugthetransformerandwipetherailsofthetrack,
turningtheragfrequentlytoensurethatyouareusing
cleanclothontherails. BecausethemanufacturingprocessleavesacoatingonRealTrax
centerrail,youshouldcleantherailsafterthefirst30minutesofuse(youmaynoticean
electricalsmellduringinitialuseasthecoatingwearsoff;thisisnormal). Thereafter,
keepaneyeonthetrackandcleanitwhenitgetsdirtytoensuregoodelectricalcontact
andtolengthenthelifeofthetires.
Traction TireReplacement Instructions
Yourlocomotiveisequippedwithtwoneoprenerubbertractiontiresontherearsetof
flangeddrivers. Whilethesetiresareextremelydurable,youmayneedtoreplacethemat
somepoint.
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ProtoSmoke UnitOperation
Thissteamlocomotivecontainsasmokeunitthatoutputssmokethroughthesmokestack
ontheboileroftheengine. Thesmokeunitisessentiallyasmallheatingelementand
wickthatsoaksupandthenheatsamineraloil-basedfluidthatemitsaharmlesssmoke.
Thesmokeisthenforcedoutofthestackbyasmallelectricfan.
Withafeweasymaintenancesteps,youshouldenjoytrouble-freesmokeunitoperation
foryears.
Whenpreparingtorunthisengine,add15-20dropsofsmokefluidthroughthe
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smokestack. WerecommendM.T.H.ProtoSmoke,Seuthe,LGB,orLVTSfluids(a
smallpipetteofProtoSmokefluidisincluded). Donotoverfilltheunitorthefluid
RailKing6-8-6BantamTurbineSteamFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
Removethesiderods(therodsthatconnecteachdrivewheeltotheother)from
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thewheelsinordertoslipthenewtireoverthegrooveddrivewheel. Thesebolts
canbeloosenedwitha5mmnutdriver.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
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Makesuretheoldtirehasbeencompletelyremovedfromthegrooveinthedrive
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wheel,usingarazorbladeorsmallflatheadscrewdrivertopryawayanyremains.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
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Slipthenewtireontothewheel. Youmayfinditusefultousetwosmallflathead
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screwdriverstostretchthetireoverthewheel.
Ifyoutwistthetirewhilestretchingitoverthewheel,youwillneedtoremoveand
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reinstallthetire. Otherwiseyourenginewillwobblewhileoperating.
Makesurethetireisfullyseatedinsidethegroove. Usearazorbladetotrimaway
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anyexcesstirethatdoesn'tseatitselfinsidethegrooveproperly.
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