Because it looks like I won’t have enought money to get a circle of T-rail I am looking at supper O. I am asking 1 queston aboult it dose it kill the rolers that contast the center rail?
You’re having roles with supper? What?!
Jon [8D]
Ricky,
e-mail sent.
Kurt
I think that is more urban myth than fact.
Roger
The wear in the center of the roller is normal. My brother’s Missouri Pacific ran strictly Super O. The engine is in storage but it still has it’s original roller. Some, probably consider it a wear of honor.
All rollers will wear. The thin middle rail of super O will speed up that process but it will take years or an awful lot of constant running.
There were several types of rollers used. The sintered ones are softer and more prone to wear. The plated ones are probably the hardest and least likely to wear. I’ve seen sintered ones wear down on tubular track. It doesn’t seem to be physical wear either. I suspect that the arcing from track that isn’t as clean as it should be accelerates the problem. The thin strap used for Super O’s middle rail would tend to act like a cutting torch if there is excessive arcing.
I like rolls with my supper…
I agree with the comments by the folks who have responded. Here is a link I wrote which certainly addresses the issue as well:
Also suggest that you consider the Super “O” Yahoo Group with 800 members who can provide additional info on Super “O”:
Lionel_SuperO_Track Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lionel_SuperO_Track/
You also might find this link of interest about Super “O”:
The Story of Lionel Super “O” Track
http://www.tcaetrain.org/articles/operating/supero/index.html
Very best, Mike Spanier