An alternative is squirting a bit of white glue or gap-filling CA
into the gap. It does not have to fill the gap to the top to pre-
vent the rail from moving into contact with the frog. If the rail
needs to be readjusted, white glue can be softened with water
and dug out.
Track gaps:
– MRH
Mixing Kadee coupler heads
Q.
Is there an issue in mixing “scale” HO Kadee couplers like
the #58 with the standard size #5 and variations? The thought
is to put the small heads on locomotives and cabooses, and use
my large stock of #5 couplers on general rolling stock. The small
heads look nicer in photos (except for the giant coil spring) but
the rolling stock is meant for an operating railroad.
A.
Rob Spangler and Jeff Shultz use a mixture of Kadee types
on their railroads and report no
problems with the #58-size head
[2] and other sizes coupling and
uncoupling reliably. Neither uses
magnetic uncouplers.
But Norm Beveridge has seen seri-
ous issues. “I have seen no end of
2
2. Kadee now offers its smaller-
head couplers in bulk packs of
25 pairs. They are available in
three shaft lengths, and with
two spring configurations. The
couplers are also available with
special coupler boxes.
