Rivarossi and Kadee couplers

[Colbert]

Hello Happy Members !
on the photo the Rivarossi H0 coupler looks very similar to the Kadee but do they work well in the real world ?
Thanks a lot for your answers.

 

[Smudge617]

Hello Happy Members,
On the photo they seem very similar but in the real world do Rivarossi couplers work well with Kadee couplers ?
Many thanks for your answers.

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Not having any Rivarossi rolling stock, I'm no help.

 

[Colbert]

Maybe someone knows the answer. Wait and see...

 

[J.Albert]

Here's the image posted above with some corrections made so we can actually see the coupler better:

Looks like it's plastic, right?
No "Kadee-style" spring... just looks like a sliver of plastic to "maintain pressure" to keep the coupler closed.

If it was me, I'd try it out.
If the performance wasn't satisfactory, I'd replace it with a Kadee.

 

[PMW]

The couplers on all my rolling stock look like Kadee to me but the most reliable ones are Kadee so I switch them all. But as J Albert said try it...if it works it works

 

[Iron Horseman]

on the photo the Rivarossi H0 coupler looks very similar to the Kadee but do they work well in the real world ?

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Neither do I know. Did not know Rivarossi had ever done a knuckle coupler. As mentioned above, I believe I would use them until such time they present a problem. One of my rules of thumbs is "don't invent problems that don't exist". My guess is they will work fine until one attempts to pull really heavy trains and and in that case they will eventually "stretch out".

 

[Colbert]

Thank you very much for the answers. Very useful. I found another photo of the Rivarossi coupler. Using the famous Kadee#5 is a very good idea.

 

[MikeGTW]

that may be a Rivarossi boxcar but that is a E-Z Mate coupler from Bachmann Model: 78105

 

[Colbert]

Thanks. Very interesting info. E-Z Mate coupler from Bachmann Model: 78105 can work with Kadee.

 

[santafewillie]

Thanks. Very interesting info. E-Z Mate coupler from Bachmann Model: 78105 can work with Kadee.

While EZ Mates will work with Kadee, that flat plastic spring-like device will eventually fail. Looks like the one in the picture in post #7 already has failed. It is the old McHenry style.

 

[Iron Horseman]

I found another photo of the Rivarossi coupler. Using the famous Kadee#5 is a very good idea.

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I agree with your assessment. From this view it looks like a Kadee #5 or #148 will just drop right in there. Then all you need to do is check the resulting height.

 

[Colbert]

I ordered one Rivarossi boxcar just for a test.

 

[Colbert]

If the test fails miserably, I have the solution.

 

[Bruette]

If the test fails miserably, I have the solution.

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It won't prove anything, but you might have fun "running" the test.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

It works on PC problems, why not here,,

 

[scott7891]

I always replace any plastic coupler. It is not a matter of if but when they fail so might as well just eliminate that issue from the get-go.

 

[Colbert]

Very good advice. Thanks.

 

[Colbert]

A new Rivarossi boxcar arrived this morning. It runs very well.

 

[Colbert]

The Rivarossi couplers works well as you can see: