Gremlin Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hi I am a new member from Australia. I am looking for suggestions for a brand of metal wheels to use in replacing Peco N scale plastic wheels/axles, looking for spoked and disc. The Peco site doesn't list/sell metal wheels (that I can see), Farish wheels are too wide by about 1mm (axle width, not track gauge!) , Atlas I have tried don't fit either... I discovered a site that had Farish and Peco catalogues from the late 1970s through to when they stopped making the stuff...or until the late 2000s. Peco never made any metal wheels for their rolling stock, only using a specialised low-friction plastic named Hardlon. So as a test, I tried coupling up 15 Farish wagons with metal wheels and the same number of Peco wagons (almost identical types) with plastic wheels. The Farish with metal wheels seemed to "pull" more easily than the Peco plastic. Part of the track is on a slight slope and the Farish wagons would run down the slope if not attached to a loco, the Peco wagons stayed put! I have pulled out and put back all the Peco wheel sets - makes no difference, metal wheel sets still on Farish seem to run more freely. The Peco wheels and axles are all plastic, no brass or metal hubs or stubs, so I expect lubricating won't make much difference either. The question: should I try to replace the plastic Peco wheels with metal? Has anyone else tried this and does it make a difference? The Farish/Peco slope experiment may be a one-off, hoping for a wider range of experience in Peco wagons out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 What about this? http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/shops.php?shop_num=2 John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 What about this? http://www.2mm.org.uk/products/shops.php?shop_num=2 John Those are 2mm finescale, not N gauge. They are not compatible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Izzy Posted August 3, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2013 Parkside Dundas make N gauge wheel sets in both 6.2mm and 7mm sizes in a variety of different types, spoked, disc etc. They have metal tyres on plastic centres. The axles are 15mm length, fit into Peco wagon chassis, and run quite well. They have a website and sell direct. Izzy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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