Kadee couplers for On30 0-4-2 Porter

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Hi guys,
What kadee coupler should you use on a Bachmann On30 0-4-2 Porter locomotive?

[ACL1504]

Bruce,

I may be wrong but I think you can use the On3 couplers on On30. On the On30 height guage, they use an On3 coupler.

https://kadee.com/htmbord/On3_On30pl.htm

Numbers 803 and 807 should work.

Have you tried calling Kadee and asking them?

Tom

[Bruce Oberleitner]

I tried leaving an email with kadee about it but have gotten no response.  Part of the problem is that I have used number #148 couplers for the cars which seem to work fine so would those On3 couplers match up?  Another issue is that the Porter Locomotive needs a longer coupler shaft than normal because of how it's built.

[jimmillho]

Bruce,

Tom is right, the #803 or #807 is the coupler that would work for an On30 engine.  The #148 is an HO Coupler and I do not think it will mate with the "O" Scale  #803 or #807. 

If you have been using an HO Coupler you might want to look at one of the other HO Coupler styles to find a long shank that will fit.

Jim

[oldbloodhound]

Check this page for the HO compatible couplers.  https://kadee.com/htmbord/HO-Scale%20Couplers.htm
I don't know which of the long centered one is correct for the match to #148 but a little searching on their website should determine that.
edit: Looks like the #156 is the right one.

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Here's what I came up with.

Since I started converting the cars over using the #148 Kadee couplers, it seemed my answer was to use another HO scale product for the locomotives.  As it turned out I had some #146 couplers which when placed side by side to the Bachmann coupler for the 0-4-2 Porter coupler looked identical to me.  And they seem to work fine.

I believe that the #156 couplers would have worked as well.  The specifications sheet is so similar to the #146's I am not sure if there is any difference.  Had I start over again I would probably go with the On3 coupler products that Tom and others recommended.