You know... with this in mind, then IDEALLY speaking, using HO scale draft gear boxes for S scale equipment would be THE way to go. But that means the SHANKS of all future S couplers would have to be made to match the shape and size of Kadee's couplers (whisker design or pre-whisker type). The reason this would be ideal is because of how narrow Kadee HO boxes are; I typically use the #234 gear box with a whisker coupler now-a-days on my HO models, and the #234 box is .306" wide, which is probably much closer to the scale width of the underframe on most S cars than the width of a Kadee 808 gear box (which is .37" wide).
So... all I gotta do is convince Kadee and Sergent to produce all future S couplers with a shank that matches the shape and size of Kadee's HO couplers, and we're set. Unfortunately, Kadee is NOT gonna do that... but... Frank Sergent has already told me that he is open to suggestions. Earl Tuson and I talked about the width of gear boxes about a year or so back - how they should be as narrow as possible to look as realistic as possible. This would make that entirely possible... ... in a perfect world... John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: David Heine To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 04:00 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: The Great Coupler Debate..... Ed and others. Actually these days, most Sn3 rolling stock is set up for a Kadee #26 rather than a #5. This coupler looks like a #5 but with a longer shank. Most of the kits from PBL and others include the coupler box as part of the under frame and are set up for the longer shank. The post is further from the end sill. Dave Heine
