Tire-Traction - Lionel 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive and Tender Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Tire-Traction

Y our locomotive is equipped with Tire-Traction. This means that two of the drive wheels are
fitted with rubber traction tires to enhance tractive effort so your locomotive can pull
many cars at once.
Lionel has provided extra traction tires to replace the installed traction tires if they ever wear
out. Simply unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel using a 3/16" nut driver, slip off the old
traction tire and remove it from under the drive rod. Place the traction tire on the wheel and
retighten the drive rod nut. You're now ready to pull that long freight back to the yard.
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