Upgrade to ez mate couplers

[Jim0905]

I recently purchased the Thunder Valley set which has stock knuckle couplers. Can I replace the couplers with ez mate 2 couplers?

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Yes you can. but how easy it will be depends on whether the couplers are on the trucks or on the car itself. If the former, replace the trucks with trucks that have the new couplers. Micro-Trains has been a good source for me. If the couplers are on the car itself, it'll be a little more difficult. You'll have to find a proper replacement coupler. There are a lot out there to chose from. From there it's matter of your skills.

The coupler on the engine or tender is another problem. If you can find a replacement that can be installed, fine. If it turns out to be a problem, you can use special "first car" that has a truck with the old style coupler in front and a new truck with the "EZ-Mate" in back.