I've been deliberating this for over 20 years and haven't cut any yet. Still deliberating. I like the look of just couplers protruding out the end of the car but I don't know if I'll ever use magnetic uncoupling or not. Cheers from eastern TN
Yes, the trip -pins can interfere with snow plow. Kadee sells a coupler with a longer shank and many use the longer shank coupler on the front of their locos to avoid the snow plow clearance. Plus, the longer shank couplers help with negotiating smaller radius curves.
@@westernstatesrailroading I don’t have the sharp curve issue, I use short shank couplers on my motors and medium shank on all cars. I just don’t like them so they must go. 🤣😂
Personally I leave them on. I like the looks and if I want to have magnetic uncoupling in the future, no problem. But as always, unless you are a stockholder in my railroad, I'll run it my way! Enjoy yours your way.😊
I just like the look of no trip pin like the real rail road has. I then darken the cut edge of the coupler. If I want to have an air line, I can add it!!!
I don't cut them as I think the cars look naked from the side when they're cut. I don't use the KD in track magnets as many places I need them they're on curves. I have small round K&J Magnetics cylindrical Neodymium magnets placed inside both rails. These work great once properly adjusted and are virtually undetectable. I have tried to use the stick method to uncouple cars with the KD, Micro Mark and wooden skewers but apparently I lack the finesse to make those work.
Yes, I agree. However, it might a manufacturing complication. On the other hand, Kadee has multiple coupler types so I imagine they could engineer an efficient manufacturing process to remove the trip-pins
Same here. They interfere with some pilot-mounted snowplows. But we have 900+ cars on the railroad and use the trip-pin to check for free coupler swing.
I've been deliberating this for over 20 years and haven't cut any yet. Still deliberating. I like the look of just couplers protruding out the end of the car but I don't know if I'll ever use magnetic uncoupling or not. Cheers from eastern TN
I adjust mine to work correctly.
I’ve been cutting mine off especially on the front of my engines.
Yes, the trip -pins can interfere with snow plow. Kadee sells a coupler with a longer shank and many use the longer shank coupler on the front of their locos to avoid the snow plow clearance. Plus, the longer shank couplers help with negotiating smaller radius curves.
@@westernstatesrailroading I don’t have the sharp curve issue, I use short shank couplers on my motors and medium shank on all cars. I just don’t like them so they must go. 🤣😂
Personally I leave them on. I like the looks and if I want to have magnetic uncoupling in the future, no problem. But as always, unless you are a stockholder in my railroad, I'll run it my way! Enjoy yours your way.😊
I just like the look of no trip pin like the real rail road has. I then darken the cut edge of the coupler. If I want to have an air line, I can add it!!!
The spring pick tool also makes a good one for this
Thanks!
I trim mine 1/2 way. At a glace they look like coupled air lines.
But as they say " its your railroad"
I sat down one night about a month ago and trimmed 85 freight cars ..... they work soooo much better!!!!
Nice!
I cut all of my trip pins and replace them with Mag- Lok air lines.
Cool, I'm very interested in those. Do you have any videos showing your results? Thanks!
I don't cut them as I think the cars look naked from the side when they're cut. I don't use the KD in track magnets as many places I need them they're on curves. I have small round K&J Magnetics cylindrical Neodymium magnets placed inside both rails. These work great once properly adjusted and are virtually undetectable. I have tried to use the stick method to uncouple cars with the KD, Micro Mark and wooden skewers but apparently I lack the finesse to make those work.
I cut every one of mine. It would be a great thing if KADE made couplers without the pin
Yes, I agree. However, it might a manufacturing complication. On the other hand, Kadee has multiple coupler types so I imagine they could engineer an efficient manufacturing process to remove the trip-pins
@@westernstatesrailroading True that.
I don’t cut mine
I cut😊
I cut mine at 1/2 point .... I didn't cut all of it off like you did
Same here. They interfere with some pilot-mounted snowplows. But we have 900+ cars on the railroad and use the trip-pin to check for free coupler swing.