I just bought 10 packages of the new Kadee 745 couplers. I have several MTh diesels to equip. I was installing the 806 short couplers before but it seemed that 2 premier diesels coupled together were rubbing on 72 curves. I only did a few of these(806) so I dont have alot invested.
Since I wanted a little more room between diesels,I thought that the new 745's would be the ticket(since Kadee says these are medium length). Well I installed a pair last night and found out that I had to shave alot off the plastic coupler box. I knew going into this that I would have to shave some of the box since this box is similar to a 805 kadee. What I didnt expect was having to shave the metal coupler. Has anyone out there had to do this or am I missing something here? After shaving away at the metal coupler, I still have rubbing on the part of the truck frame that houses the electrocoupler. I really dont want to get into shaving on the truck. I would rather go back to 806's before doing that. Any advise from your experiences is appreciated.
