|
|
 Posted - September 18 2011 : 3:07:46 PM
|
I just bought some Walthers Dummy Couplers and put some on a Tyco hopper where I had removed the original couplers to use on a better car.
Do you just use them on cars that are going to be permanently coupled?
I think I'll just use them as spares.
Alco Fan
|
Country:  USA ~
Posts: 2496 ~
Member Since: August 03 2006 ~
Last Visit: September 17 2024
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 18 2011 : 3:08:51 PM
|
Use Them On Unit Trains-Thats Were They Work Best.
Otherwise, They Arent Worth Anything.
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1102 ~
Member Since: July 28 2011 ~
Last Visit: July 01 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 21 2011 : 01:21:03 AM
|
I found that using dummy couplers between operating Tyco hoppers improved their tracking. Prior to installing, the cars would bounce around switches, particularly a Walthers/Shinohara double crossover set. Not crossing from one track to another, but just going straight through two switches! I arranged a quartet of cars with dummies between the cars and coupler-mounted Kadees at the ends. The dummy couplers stabilized the cars, making them much more reliable.
Edited by - detroitterminal on September 22 2011 11:52:40 AM
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 81 ~
Member Since: March 14 2006 ~
Last Visit: January 10 2020
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - September 21 2011 : 02:11:28 AM
|
Dummy Couplers? Isn't that a dating service operated by Microbusss....???
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
Edited by - walt on October 20 2011 10:01:46 PM
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 6279 ~
Member Since: February 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 04 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
Home
Forums
Events Calendar
Forum Admins & Mods
Register
