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<p>[quote user="fieryturbo"]</p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">riogrande5761</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p>Athearn uses modified McHenry's, which look good but perform poorly.  Recent examples of Athearn cars I have tested out-of-the box the couplers have a tendency of sticking in the open position for example.</p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>This happened with both of the Athearn Railbox cars I bought at Trainfest.  I've given up on McHenry couplers completely.</p> <p>Anything I can replace with Kadees I do, but I'm still having trouble finding replacements for my Bachmann DDA40X.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Have you tried a #38? or <span class="text11px-arial">148 or 158 in a 252 Gearbox.**</span></p> <p><a href="https://kadee.com/conv/hocc_bachmann_spectrum.htm">https://kadee.com/conv/hocc_bachmann_spectrum.htm</a></p> <p>**Read note about using metal couplers in that locomotive apparently it has a hot frame.</p> <p>To the OP:</p> <p>I have found that Accurail cars are pretty close with no modifications.  The 55 ton hopper is underweight empty with metal wheels and Sergent couplers, slightly underweight by a couple tenths of an oz, and for whatever reason a live load of coal (WS) you get exactly NMRA specified weight.  WS ballast is heavier than coal so you end up with above NMRA weight.</p>
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