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Title: Long flat cars
Post by: orbstrains on April 10, 2011, 12:54:50 PM
I have some long flat bed cars and i need to put trucks on them but my regular trucks will fit but the couplers are not long enought. Where can i get ones that will work ? Thanks!
Title: Re: Long flat cars
Post by: ACY on April 10, 2011, 12:57:36 PM
In order to help you I need more information, like the scale, the brand/type of trucks and couplers. Also the length of the flat car would help.
Title: Re: Long flat cars
Post by: orbstrains on April 10, 2011, 01:21:01 PM
The flat cars do not say who made them. They are N-scale and are 6 7/8 inches long. I use nuckel couplers. From the truck mounting hole to the end of the flat car is 3/4 inches. Thanks!
Title: Re: Long flat cars
Post by: ACY on April 10, 2011, 01:38:05 PM
Get MT long shank couplers and give those a try, Bachmann does not have long shank couplers in N scale at this time.
Title: Re: Long flat cars
Post by: jward on April 10, 2011, 03:33:14 PM
try micro trains. i believe they have trucks with extra long coupler mountings for use on cars like these.