Bought this adapter piece at the MTH parts booth at York. Was told by the MTH guy that it's the only adapter they carry. Doesn't look like it's going to be doing me any good though.
The pictures might be hard to see what's wrong but if you look you'll see that the height of the adapter is too high to fit into the knuckle coupler of the car.
I need a break - this is not a good start to my entry into tin-plate!!!!
- walt
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That is the TS-162 adapter, there isn't one that drops lower than that. You may have to fashion it to fit... good thing they are only $1.25.
That is the TS-162 adapter, there isn't one that drops lower than that. You may have to fashion it to fit... good thing they are only $1.25.
Thanks for the documentation and the comment.
"fashion it to fit"???? It needs to be a good 1/4" lower.
$1.25??? Obviously you didn't buy yours from the MTH parts booth at York! 
I would have loved paying ONLY that much!
- walt
It's going to need some creative bending.
I would have loved paying ONLY that much!The Train Tender has them for $1.25, they're $1.50 at a lot of other parts dealers.
Can't help you with displacement Walt but being an avid follower of your saga I did discover the source of your problems. It's that green snake in the background. Clearly it keeps BITING you.
Hang in there!
Scott
Can I just ask the obvious here....
Why do you want to pull the blue comet cars with an MPC locomotive?
Didn't you read his other post?
Can I just ask the obvious here....
Why do you want to pull the blue comet cars with an MPC locomotive?
I don't. It was just a test to see how the part worked, since I'd never had or seen one before.
I couldn't try what I think I will use it for because I don't have a working tin-plate engine right now.
What I want to use it for is to have my tin-plate engine/tender, possibly with some tin-plate cars in tow, drag around 5 "knuckle coupler" gons that I use to create a candy train for the kids. When I know some are coming I'll hook up the gons. When none are coming, no gons.
- walt
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