I'm not a big fan of using the long Kadee couplers for the front of the Proto 2000 E8/E9 diesels. Too much droop it seems to me. I'd like to move the coupler mounting forward such that I could use a standard #5 coupler and box. I know I have to fabricate my own mounting system; that's not the problem. What is a problem is: what will moving the mounting forward from the original position do to the operating radius and good coupler operation? Will it make operation on 22-24 inch radius curves difficult and restrict me to using some huge radius, which I have no room for. HO scale.
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17 years ago