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Weight of Knuckle Coupler and EOTD

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Weight of Knuckle Coupler and EOTD
Posted by CP_RAILFAN on Monday, April 16, 2012 9:56 PM

Can someone tell me the approximate weight of a typical knuckle coupler and an EOTD?

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Posted by carknocker1 on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:03 AM

The Knuckle weighs about 80 Lbs

The EOT  weighs about 40 lbs depending on the type

Depending on the size and type of coupler ,Couplers weigh Roughly 400 lbs to 700 lbs

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Posted by Train Guy 3 on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:44 PM

I would say most of the knuckles I've pick up before are in the 70-80 lbs range. 40 lbs sounds about right for a EOT. A knuckle you no from the start is going to be heavy to handle, EOTs are east to pick up just very arkward to handle and store.

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