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 Posted - January 14 2009 : 10:40:12 AM
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Has anyone made the necessary changes to allow FT's or any F unit to couple more closely? Is it as simple as purchasing a short shank kadee coupler (what #), or does someone sell a drawbar? Thanks
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Posted - January 14 2009 : 11:32:26 AM
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I have seen close coupling kits for Athearn F units.
I mill the coupler mounting pad, re drill a hole closer to the frame and use a 30 series KD coupler.
It is a little harder to do if the loco has truck mounted couplers.
Draw bars would probably be the easiest way to go.
I had seen someone make a draw bar from an old IHC coupler. The knuckle was cut off, a hole drilled in that end and mounted in the coupler pocket of one of the locos. the other end would snap into (and out of) the coupler pocket of the other loco
Ray
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Posted - January 14 2009 : 1:45:11 PM
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The idea with the IHC coupler sounds good. There is no much space for drilling another hole at (modern 8WD) Bachmanns FTs.
hope i find such coupler. - Erich
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Posted - January 17 2009 : 12:54:59 PM
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Hi Ray , Hi FosterG
Here is the result of Rays sugestion, i dont think you can put them closer together!
I was using an IHC coupler. many greetings - Erich
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Posted - January 17 2009 : 1:22:06 PM
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i did this to a pa1/pb1 set up and works very well am sure it would work on anything else ken
 
  
one screw going up and glued to stop coming loose.and one coming down but left long to slip into drawbar
Edited by - catfordken on January 18 2009 07:28:08 AM
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Posted - January 17 2009 : 7:02:30 PM
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| Great pics, thanks! I think a kitbash drawbar between the first A unit and the first B unit with a coupler on the rear end of the B unit. Do this with two A/B sets to create a A-B-B-A lash up. I have read about it but I am not clear, but which end of the B unit would be considered the front? Thanks
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Posted - January 18 2009 : 04:36:11 AM
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On a SF Warbonet Unit the Indian looks to the front. You can take this as a reference for other roadnames. - Erich
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Posted - January 18 2009 : 07:42:58 AM
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on a-b-b-a setup,the indian on b unit faces its a partner a unit,so you end up with 1 indian facing left and 1 facing right as per erichs photo
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Posted - January 19 2009 : 1:28:11 PM
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You can also identify front and rear by looking at the position of the tank! - Erich
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