I just purchased a new Spectrum USRA Light 2-10-2 loco and would like to change out the supplied couplers with Micro-Trains couplers. Can anyone tell me which couplers I need to use? The reason I am doing this is because the supplied Backmann couplers do not seem to perfectly mate with the Micro Train couplers on my rolling stock. Sometimes when the loco navigates a curve the freight load uncouples from the loco.
Thanks in advance.
Richard H
You may want to give Micro-trains a phone call, and see if they have a suggested conversion procedure for this loco, since it is such a recent release. The Bachmann magnetic knuckles use an unusually large pivot pin to hold the screw that retains the coupler cover, so conversion may not be as simple as we might hope for.
Bill in FL