I have some Accurail Boxes I am willing to part with for those interested. Most have been taken by now(0915 EST) James Wall Rural Hall, NC

They show up on a repetitive basis. I've found that dropping a note to them helps speed it along (I like to tell myself that it made a difference). (accurail@...) The only issue I have with t

If they are out if stock, how do you order them? It's a bit difficult to figure out demand if you don't know people are waiting for them. Andy

Jeff, They sell out very fast. There are also these. HO Draft Gear/Couplers (smokymountainmodelworks.com) They are based off the accurail gear box but they are a different prototype draft gear box, if

So, are these perpetually out of stock, or do they just evaporate immediately when stock shows up? Inquiring minds want to know. -Jeff Ford Sanger, Texas

I used the Sharon's with e's. On my hopper cars. Mark Morgan

Thanks Dale. I've heard that Sharon to Sharon, it's wise to leave one knuckle closed. I wondered if that was true when they mixed with the E's. -Jeff Ford, Sanger, TX

Ignoring truck swing, Min Radius will mostly depend on the width of the coupler box opening and how far the coupler sticks out from the end of the car. I use Accurail boxes and Narrow Shank couples on

Since a Sergent is a true to scale coupler. We have the best experience there is. The full size railroads. Sharons and the slightly larger MCB Type D couplers were made to be compatible with each othe

Does anyone have experience mixing Sharons and Type E's in operation? Any idiosyncrasies? Thanks, -Jeff Ford Sanger, Texas

Good evening, Hope you're doing well. Question: In HO, for cars 40-feet or less, what can one expect for a minimum radius using the narrow shank couplers? Thanks, -Jeff Ford Sanger, Texas

Steve, You hit a good prototype point that most people aren't aware of unless they've been unfortunate enough to encounter it in real life - it's not at all unusual to find coupler alignment problems,

Steve Thanks a lot for your helpful suggestions. Our curves are not too bad, it’s just there are not a lot of straight sections to line up Kadees properly, as we were able to do in the garden with mor

Sandy, I'm sure others here can chime in. I'm curious why you say the Kadees aren't suited for the curves. But I'd suggest Sergents are quite good for a small layout - they can be fiddly but I've not

I just ordered some pre assembled couplers to compare…so as soon as they get here…the measurements with begin. I have to admit, I NEVER had any issue with Sergeants, Kadee 158’s or #5’s in all the yea

Paul, the original Athearn coupler boxes were design for old, thin horn hook couplers, and many manufacturers’s boxes in more recent years were designs for plastic Kadee clones that had “whiskers” bui

Paul, I was suggesting filing some on top and some on the bottom to give you a choice when setting coupler height, not to give you a specific answer. For the same reason, I have Kadee coupler boxes th

I don't recall the die-cast couplers being black. It kinda went: gloss brown > flat rust > pewter. The investment cast ones (source of our current shortages) were blackish. I have seen those be thicke

What size screws are you using? [diameter] Brian Rawbelle County Workshops Qld. Aust.

I have many old Athearn/atlas units that have old style draft gear. I put these couplers in them and thats how I found the issue. Even the new Atearns have an issue with them. If I tighten the screw…t