Re: (HO) Athearn F59PHI question

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- David J. Starr
  
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20 years ago

Sun, Aug 3, 2003 3:10 AM

Kadee publishes a "what fits what list" and it's always somewhere inside the big Walther's book. It's also on the Kadee website. I have discovered (the hard way) that you can save quite a bit of filing and hacking by checking the list and buying the recommended coupler in the case of locomotives. In the case of freight cars, a #5 works in nearly everything.

David J. Starr

Steve Hosk>

Can anyone advise what Kadee couplers someone should use to replace > the non-Kadees that come stock on Athearn's HO scale F59PHI? > > Thanks!! (A non-Internet-wired friend needs the info; I can't help as > I'm not into HO, only N-scale!)

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- Steve Hoskins
  
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20 years ago

Sun, Aug 3, 2003 3:45 AM

Thanks...I don't think my buddy up north wants to spend that much money on the book, as the one and only locomotive he has is that F59PHI!!!

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- JHBRIGHT
  
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20 years ago

Sun, Aug 3, 2003 5:20 AM

A PS to my comments on using #58s-I cut the trip pin off the front coupler as it will be very close or touching the plow. If you want to leave it on and it touches, a little bend should do the trick. Thing is that you probably won't be able to couple a car to it that has the trip pin, so you would have to cut that pin off too (I'm a member of the "cut them off club". If you want good function you will have to use a longer shanked coupler with the #5 type knuckle. That works but looks a bit ridiculous sticking out like that. Since the prototype doesn't usually use front coupling when in service that coupler is more for appearance anyway.

J. Bright

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20 years ago

Sun, Aug 3, 2003 10:04 PM

Yup, that's the way I used to do it when I was in HO scale myself. I actually used to use MKD-8's on most of the Athearn stock once I drilled/tapped the coupler mounting tab.

No problem, thank you very much for taking the time to assist. I have forwarded the posts to my buddy up north, he should be able to figure out what you explained about using the #58's in another post!