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AAr Knuckle Couplers on the GP30 USA Trains...and Boxcars

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#21

Steve That certainly my option as well as to state my o. here . I am not trying to keep you from stating yours either, or to stop anyone from helping any one just stateing my observations. Now you have a great day.

Ed
Steve are you the one I had a conversation about Diabetes ,If you are, how are things going for you now
Ed

#22
Ed DeVinney said:
Steve That certainly my option as well as to state my o. here . I am not trying to keep you from stating yours either, or to stop anyone from helping any one just stateing my observations. Now you have a great day.

Ed
Steve are you the one I had a conversation about Diabetes ,If you are, how are things going for you now
Ed


Musta been someone else, don’t have diabetes. Aside from that, things are going well.

#23
Greg Elmassian said:
I do not think this is a pointless thread. Some of the discussion went away from the point of the thread. The orginal poster wanted to share how he used Aristo couplers on a USAT loco.

Great, thanks for sharing Mark!

Sometimes though, people want to take a thread sideways and change the topic. I’d suggest that instead of derailing the original topic of the thread, that these people start a thread of one vs the other. Then people who have made up their minds can skip the thread. Those who might learn from it can read it, and those who know the answer (ha ha) can contribute, or skip it since they already know all they need to.

Regards, Greg


Sorry been gone for a bit, but just caught this. Yeah thanks. I get Aristo on most everything I have though I have run into a problem of sorts. Recently I bought two steel USA Modern Tanker cars and they come with their own extended couplers. Not able to connect them with the rest of my Aristo’s and from what I see, I am not sure if Aristo trucks would work either. I have thought about swapping the trucks out for standard USAT trucks then applying my Aristo AAR’s to those trucks, but not sure if they will clear the ends of the modern tankers. Life is simple ain’t it???

#24

If I’m not mistaken, the Aristo caboose has an extender for that coupler. Could that work on the tank car?

#25

Not sure Warren. In a day or so when my health is a bit better before my next health cycle, I’ll take a peek at it. I think the coupler is purposely made by USAT as to disallow any other coulplers.

#26

I still have around 300 cars of diffrent brands and run 50 t0 60 at a time all are aristo couplers and have very little trouble with them
Ed