Gentlemen, boB Nicholson's much heralded Proto Max from Walthers works for me. And, the price is right!
Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2012, at 2:02 PM, "David Engle" <[email protected]> wrote: > The only concern I would have with #5s is the greater tendency to > vertically separate at sags and crests because of the smaller heads, if the > heights are not fully adjusted. My bad, I do have cars needing attention to > this problem. DJE > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: shabbona_rr > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:56 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: SHS 1295 Couplers and more > > > --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > > > My problem with all of this (as he puts on his grumpy old man attitude) > > is that we're paying good money for couplers that really don't work all > > that well. > > . . . . > > > > Face it the [Kadee] #5 is a fairly simple design, easy to assemble, > > reasonably > > foolproof to operate--to the point where when we have ten guys (of > > varying skill) at an ops session, we probably have 95+% success rate in > > coupling/uncoupling. > > > > Bob Werre > > PhotoTraxx > >__________________________________________________________ > > Oh, the trials and travail of being "cutting edge". The key to Nirvana is in > your closing statement, Bob. Like you I have no problems with either the > performance OR price of "off the shelf" Kadee #5 and the slightly larger > Kadee-clone Walther's and my exclusive craft magnet uncoupling system > > (putting on my Happy Face) > > boB Nicholson ___________________________________________ > > > > > > > > >
