11-17-2010, 08:53 AM
I have to say mix because 3 of the 5 Kadee cars I have came with #58 scale couplers and I haven't changed them out. And probably won't, I try to handle those cars as little as possible, the scale size plastic grabs and ladders are easily damaged.
I do use ONLY Kadee couplers, no knockoffs allowed on my layout. Too many issues with some of the other brands, with all kadee I have reliable coupling and uncoupling (Iuse skwers, not magnets) and I have never EVER broken or damaged a Kadee even in the case of an unfortunate trip to the bottomless concrete canyon. Versus some of my Proto 2000 locos that came with the coupler already broken. Plus those 3 piece Accumate ones are just horrible. Kadee just works better, and it's worth it to me to spend the time and money to put them in everything. Plus they have enough varieties that any special case is easily handled - although these days it seems 90% of stuff takes a #5 and it comes out correct height.
--Randy
I do use ONLY Kadee couplers, no knockoffs allowed on my layout. Too many issues with some of the other brands, with all kadee I have reliable coupling and uncoupling (Iuse skwers, not magnets) and I have never EVER broken or damaged a Kadee even in the case of an unfortunate trip to the bottomless concrete canyon. Versus some of my Proto 2000 locos that came with the coupler already broken. Plus those 3 piece Accumate ones are just horrible. Kadee just works better, and it's worth it to me to spend the time and money to put them in everything. Plus they have enough varieties that any special case is easily handled - although these days it seems 90% of stuff takes a #5 and it comes out correct height.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
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Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information:
http://www.readingeastpenn.com