Concerning the 1015 short shank body mount coupler versus the 1016 long shank body mount coupler conversion kit:
I'm an N scale newbie who just got a load of Micro Trains coupler conversion kits in the mail (These things are tiny even to my 23 year old eyes!). Unfortunately, I have short shank 1015's for all of my 36' reefers, on 9 3/4" radii track. My question is, should I bite the bullet and order a whole new set of 1016 long shank couplers, or will the short 36' car length avoid derailments on my sharp turns? Also, when I do make the conversion, do I just hobby knife off the original truck mounted couplers?
-Stephen
I'm an N scale newbie who just got a load of Micro Trains coupler conversion kits in the mail (These things are tiny even to my 23 year old eyes!). Unfortunately, I have short shank 1015's for all of my 36' reefers, on 9 3/4" radii track. My question is, should I bite the bullet and order a whole new set of 1016 long shank couplers, or will the short 36' car length avoid derailments on my sharp turns? Also, when I do make the conversion, do I just hobby knife off the original truck mounted couplers?
-Stephen