Broadway Limited Imports HO Scale Coupler Conversions

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The perfect solution for all of your coupler woes. Thanks to our extensive list of HO Scale coupler conversions, it's easier than ever to fit Kadee® Couplers onto your locomotives and rolling stock. Our conversions typically require the least modification to your model, and the How-To Instructions and diagrams make fitting your new couplers a breeze. Remember to always check your coupler heights with our #206 Coupler Height Gauge. We've done the hard work for you, so find the perfect coupler in the list below.*

	Whisker® Metal Coupler	Standard Coupler	Other Coupler Options
SY 2-8-2 Mikado	#148 Pilot	#5 (NO.5®) Pilot #17 Tender
USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado		#33 Pilot #23 Tender	#143 Pilot in a #252 Gearbox
4-6-4 Hudson	#178 Pilot	#58 Tender
Diesels (w/o Kadee® Couplers)	#148 #158
Diesel Locomotives with Factory Knuckle Couplers	#148	#5 (NO.5®)	Any Medium Centerset Coupler
Plymouth Switcher
GG1 (old)		#17, #18, #19, or #20
Rolling Stock & Passenger cars with Factory Knuckle Couplers	#148	#5 (NO.5®)	Any Medium Centerset Coupler
6000 Gallon Tank Car Amtrak Passenger Cars ARA 70-Ton 4-Bay Hopper Cars California Zephyr Cars Cryogenic Tank Car GACX 53'6" Express Reefer Cars H2a 3-Bay Hopper Cars 2018 H32 Covered Hopper Cars H32 Covered Hopper Cars 2015 K7 Stock Car - Sound & No Sound Miscellaneous Ex-California Zephyr Cars N&W Auxiliary Water Tender NYC Steel Box Cars Pennsylvania P70 Passenger Cars Rio Grande Zephyr SP Daylight Trains, HO Wabash Blue Bird Train Trackmobile

Anywhere a NO.5® is listed, the #28, #58 or #118, #119, #120, #158, #148 Whisker® Coupler can be used in its place.

Newer models with factory-installed knuckle couplers are easily converted using our standard head #148 or scale head #158 Whisker® Couplers.
If you need a longer coupler, use the #146 or scale head #156 Whisker® Coupler.

Shallow cast-on gearbox fix: If you have a Kadee® Coupler that is not moving freely back and forth in a shallow cast-on gearbox. This is because some clone knuckle coupler manufacturers started molding shallow cast-on gearboxes on their models to fix the problems with their drooping clone knuckle couplers. The fix is a simple one. You have to file the top of the coupler shank a few strokes with a file, usually just enough to remove the black coloring to make the Kadee coupler function correctly in the non-standard shallow cast-on gearbox.

*Our conversions are based on only one model from a production run; there may be inconsistencies in a model’s production run that require a different coupler or model modifications to achieve the proper coupler height for coupler function.

** Metal Coupler Note: It is not recommended to use a metal coupler directly on a metal surface to avoid the possible electrical crossover or shorting that may cause damage.