Lets' talk couplers

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LATX

Member
NOW I'M NEW TO THIS SITE SO YALL MAY HAVE TALK BOUT THIS B4, BUT I NEED SUM ADVICE FRM SUM OF YU WHO BEEN IN THE GAME LONGER, I HAVE 9 EMD's F40PHS, 2 EMD F59PHI , AND 2 GE DASH 8-32BWH SOME WITH MCHENRYS, ACUMATE AND EZ MATE COUPLERS I WANT TO CONVERT ALL TO KADEES 5 SINCE I HEARD THEY R THE BEST JUS WANTED TO GET YA OPINON ON IT ALSO FOR FURTHER F.Y.I. I PLAN 2 GET 3 MORE WALTHERS EMD F40PH'S AND ALL 3 KATO F40PH'S ALONG WITH 2 LRC TRAINSETS I ALSO HAVE AN OLD SKOOL EMD SDP40F ALSO

THANXS IN ADVANCE
 

diburning

AlcoHaulic
Oh hay i use kadee 5s dey r da best! Dey r metal so dey r stronger and can handle longer trains. U wont hav as many unwanted uncouplings from de plastic knuckle shanks twisting.

If u can get dem, de proto 2000 proto max couplers are da same thing as kadee 5s but are sometimes cheaper in price.

(How come he can type in all caps and I can't?)
 

LATX

Member
Oh hay i use kadee 5s dey r da best! Dey r metal so dey r stronger and can handle longer trains. U wont hav as many unwanted uncouplings from de plastic knuckle shanks twisting.

If u can get dem, de proto 2000 proto max couplers are da same thing as kadee 5s but are sometimes cheaper in price.

(How come he can type in all caps and I can't?)


Ok thanxs I knw 2 of them I have to use scenemaster(433-1436) due to 1 f40 is a older life like model and an older bachmann model and srry bout that I'm usin my sidekick 2 post right now my internet has been messin up @ my house
 




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