If you have been in the hobby for a few decades, you have seen the desireable transition in coupler preference, shift from Horn Hooks to realistic looking Knuckle Couplers.
Many of us have changed couplers on "The Fleet", some collections are too large to deal with to complete for various reasons. Often, coupler changes are impossible due to sealed coupler boxes, rivited coupler boxes, or non adaptable coupler housings that would likely be destroyed if one attempted a coupler upgrade. Sometimes with some brands, you can even inadvertantly destroy the truck if the truck has an arm with a coupler housing attached.
For myself, I've gone with Kadee #5's almost as far as possible, however, I still have at least 25% of my freight cars, still sporting Horn Hooks for reasons due to difficulty in mounting. To get around this, I made several "Adapter Cars"; that being a freight car with a Horn Hook on one end and a Kadee on the other end.
I'm curious as to how many of us here have done the same, and it would be interesting to hear some of your accounts in difficulties encountered in coupler upgrades dealing with various brands and homegrown solutions you've come up with.
What is your experience?
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Many of us have changed couplers on "The Fleet", some collections are too large to deal with to complete for various reasons. Often, coupler changes are impossible due to sealed coupler boxes, rivited coupler boxes, or non adaptable coupler housings that would likely be destroyed if one attempted a coupler upgrade. Sometimes with some brands, you can even inadvertantly destroy the truck if the truck has an arm with a coupler housing attached.
For myself, I've gone with Kadee #5's almost as far as possible, however, I still have at least 25% of my freight cars, still sporting Horn Hooks for reasons due to difficulty in mounting. To get around this, I made several "Adapter Cars"; that being a freight car with a Horn Hook on one end and a Kadee on the other end.
I'm curious as to how many of us here have done the same, and it would be interesting to hear some of your accounts in difficulties encountered in coupler upgrades dealing with various brands and homegrown solutions you've come up with.
What is your experience?
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