Adjustable Height Kadee?

[fwhitmor]

Curiosity Question: Does anyone know what coupler to use on the attached photo that will connect with kadee couplers? I don't mind making mods, if necessary.

I have a brass Lobaugh Climax kit I bought from Stevenson Preservation Lines. (Excellent kit; I'm having a blast and learning a lot.) I need it to connect with the rest of my trains. I seem to remember reading something about how to do it a long time ago; it might have been during my HO days.

Thanks.

Frank

 

[fwhitmor]

Found it but not exactly what I hoped for...

Narrow Gauge Short Line Gazette November 2020 - Brass Bashing by Craig Symington. He was upgrading an HOn3 model and cut the loop off a Kadee #58 Coupler. His model didn't have the capability to reposition coupler so I'm going to have to figure some things out.

But I have a start. 8^)

 

[Rico]

Well that’s what those are! I found a couple in my parts bin, no idea why I have them.
Glad you figured it out.

 

[fwhitmor]

Just read the May 2025 RMC. There's an article in there on building an engine with brass that shows exactly How to modify a Kadee to fit. 8^)

 

[Iron Horseman]

Curiosity Question: Does anyone know what coupler to use on the attached photo that will connect with kadee couplers? I don't mind making mods, if necessary.

I have a brass Lobaugh Climax kit I bought from Stevenson Preservation Lines. (Excellent kit; I'm having a blast and learning a lot.) I need it to connect with the rest of my trains. I seem to remember reading something about how to do it a long time ago; it might have been during my HO days.

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I've seen a picture of a locomotive in the Salida, CO dual gauge yard with a coupler like that on it. Never met anyone who has modeled them before. So this is new information for me to learn.