As subject says I want a coupler on the rear of my 2500 ob. A non working one will work, or replace the whole truck ? Thanks for your input.
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You might be able to cut the area where the fake rear coupler is out and install a truck with a coupler attached (I.E. like the front truck on the observation car). I doubt it would offer enough clearance to go around 031 curves, but you might be fine on 054 and wider curves.
Kinda what I was thinking, just wasn't sure which way to go. Good point about the swing, I didn't think about it, but if you do any switching it needs to be addressed !
If your not going to use it why not a scale coupler in the rear of the car. Don
I had it done by Dennis Waldron at Just Trains 10-12 years ago it, but it’s currently packed away and I can’t get to it easily. I’ll be happy to share pics when it’s found. You are right, 031 are a bit tight-and the S curves of a pair of switches will not work. I should get my dremel out and cut away a little more of the plastic rear assembly. We substituted truck with the coupler attached, and had to improvise a little to keep it centered so it could be used without a human to align it.
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Well I WAS thinking that if you had a working coupler on a switch eng, would it matter ? Replacing the rear non equipped truck with one that has the coupler seems like the way to go, BUT just adding a non working coupler could (?) work and be easier to install ? I have been thinking about doing this for years, and wondered why lionel didn't, cost I guess ? I thank you all for your replies !
