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Uncoupling Problem And Pests On Layout

Donald asks readers for advice:

“I have a Bachmann challenger I purchased back in 1987. I decided to build a layout but runing my trains, I notice at certain places, my cars will un-couple. Could someone help me to solve this problem please? “
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Bryan has a problem that has been raised several times before on this blog the last time was just a few days ago http://modeltrainsetshelp.blogspot.com/2011/05/pests-on-layouts.html

"I appear to have weevils having used the old flour paste to make paper mache hills, do you have any solutions as to how to get rid of them please."
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One Response to Uncoupling Problem And Pests On Layout

  • geoff says:

    For the guy with uncoupling problems – try checking clearances of the couplings as they pass over turnouts – I changed the wheels on some carriages recently and had a problems of uncoupling until I found out the the new wheels were slightly smaller than the originals which meant the carriages were lower to the track and the uncouplers touched the track on passing over them. It’s quite often the simplest thing. So I changed my wheels back.

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