Comments on: Connecting Wagon to Loco Without a Coupler https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler Model railroads and model trains Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dave mccullen https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21564 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:36:51 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21564 In reply to Sheldon Clark.

Thanks Sheldon I now Know that to look out for thanks again Dave

]]> By: Sheldon Clark https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21495 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:47:27 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21495 In reply to dave mccullen.

To change the pony truck for one from another loco, you would first of all need very carefully to compare the two for length & overall shape; it may prove much easier than altering the existing truck. Perhaps Arnold’s technical office can give you the necessary guidance.

]]> By: Sheldon Clark https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21494 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:43:11 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21494 The Dapol conversion kit is Part No, 2A-000-009 and includes a jig, a few magnetic couplings & some shims to help users adjust the height of the subject loco/wagon/coach drawbar to take the coupler boxes & coupler inserts which are also provided to take the actual coupling. The magnetic couplings come in 3 sizes:
Short Arm 2A-000-011
Medium Arm 2A-000-008
Long Arm 2A-000-013
The medium one and the short one are the ones I use most.
These coupling boxes & coupling arms are to NEM standards; the coupling boxes are compatible with Dapol NEM-Type Rapido Couplings and Dapol non-magnetic knuckle couplings; the latter are available under part No. “NEMCOUP.”
Bachmann/Graham Farish NEM-type Rapido Couplings are not a very good fit in these pockets.
Dapol’s NEM coupler pockets & shims are also available (without the jig) under part No. 2A-000-014.

]]> By: dave mccullen https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21439 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:04:19 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21439 Thanks for your comments and yes it is N scale I am working with . Living in the country I tend to buy on the internet
Could you please give me a part number for the dapol please.
What about taking the truck off a tank engine ie Br96 or something like that?
Anyway thanks for the comments
Dave

]]> By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21378 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:27:26 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21378 I am assuming this is in N Scale. Is this a double header issue – if so you will need to do same surgery on the front of your locos. I have done this using Micro couplers from KD.

]]> By: Sheldon Clark https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21351 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:33:43 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21351 In reply to Sheldon Clark.

It may involve a degree of surgery to your front pony truck, and you will need to use an appropriate adhesive, e.g. ABS or polystyrene solvent. I have little faith in cyanoacrylate (superglue), except for its originally designed purpose of closing wounds on the battlefield pending surgery.

]]> By: Sheldon Clark https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/03/connecting-wagon-loco-without-coupler.html#comment-21350 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:29:55 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4758#comment-21350 Is this N gauge? If so, Dapol make a conversion kit for fitting NEM Coupler pockets to rolling stock, to allow you to fit various kinds of coupler, including the standard Rapido.

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