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Title: Thomas knuckle coupler conversion
Post by: rvcmrr on January 13, 2009, 10:44:27 AM
Would anybody know how I could convert our RR Clubs Thomas the Tank to a knuckle coupler, so we can pull our club train around during open houses. Thank you.
Title: Re: Thomas knuckle coupler conversion
Post by: Tylerf on January 13, 2009, 06:17:16 PM
Ive sucsessfully completed that conversion and its really easy, i used kadee #5s with their coupler boxes. first remove the old hook and loop couplers, then and this is the hardest part, you have to file down the peg part that the couplers were screwed into just enough to bring the coupler to propper hight. then after that all to be done is screwing on the new kadee couplers and boxes and youre done. i finish thomas annie and clarabel in under half an hour and they work great.
good luck

Tyler
Title: Re: Thomas knuckle coupler conversion
Post by: hotrainlover on January 13, 2009, 09:06:18 PM
Could you add a picture,and show us the finished conversion?
Title: Re: Thomas knuckle coupler conversion
Post by: Tylerf on January 14, 2009, 12:04:29 AM
Ill try to hopefully get some pictures tomorrow as tonights attemt failed because the website wont accept my photos, so ill try to fix that and get those photos.