Please speify if I should add some. I’m just wondering whether I should change to Kadee’s from EZ-Mates.
Kadees . Period. forget everythng else!! Kadees are worth the money and all the rest are nothing but a waste of money.
everybody seems to prefer Kadee but i still use a large number of horn-hook- but i voted Kadee
I bought a 12 pack of EZ-Mates in November. I didn’t know that Kadee’s were better. Would it be worth it to sell my current couplers or keep them for later use?
In my OPINION, Kadees are by far the best coupler for the money. I require several different lengths of shanks and designs. Kadee couplers have never failed for me. I am waiting for somebody to bring up the Sergent Engineering couplers.
I have a mix of Kadee’s and McHenrys(the more recent ones with the coil spring that holds the knuckle closed). I’ve yet to have a McHenry of this style fail, but then again I don’t try to operate 200 car freights. On the club layout where I go it is possible to have 50-60 car consists and I don’t recall anyone breaking any of them. Still for all the odd situations that require special couplers Kadee does have them all beat.
Bob DeWoody
Kadee.
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kadee! kadee! kadee! kadee! kadee! kadee! kadee! kadee!..they’re the best!
I’ve used Kadees and McHenry’s.
For durability and hard coupling it’s hard to beat Kadees.
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The only problem I have heard with Kadees is either replacing springs or shorts with brass cars, which can be remedied with proper insulation.
Kadee, I have others and because I don’t run long trains they haven’t caused any problems. I got a set of the new Wisker type KD given out as a sample at a convention… I haven’t used them yet but they look like the way to go, no more brass spring things for #5s.
As and if I have ‘stock’ coupler problems, I always replace them with Kadee. I must add that the rolling stock that came with the new McHenry’s haven’t given me any problems.
REX
If you’re gonna use knuckle couplers, Kadee just cannot be beat. Personally, I’m using link and pin couplers.
I use Kadee HO # 5s on all my On30 logging rolling stock that I build. The Bachmann locos come with their EZ mate couplers. Although the EZ mates will mate with Kadees, I changed them to Kadees. The jury’s still out on the preferred coupler for On30 and the decision is between the HO # 5 and the Kadee On3 coupler. For logging, industrial, and other small locos and rolling stock, I think the Kadee # 5s are just right. For my HO equipment, I use Kadees exclusively.
I haven’t had problems with the locomotives and rolling stock that have come with non-Kadee knuckle couplers installed, therefore have not replaced them, and its a boon for all of us that some of the Kadee patents have run out so there are other options. For example, I believe that manufacturers would be much less willing to install knuckle couplers if they had to pay the Kadee price. BUt having said that, I always use Kadee when I have to retrofit something. They have the most options, and a Kadee in a Kadee box IS still the best.
I refuse to use anything but Kadees.
Whether they work better than anyone else’s is almost immaterial to me - when Kadees patents expired, several other companies / people took Kadees designs (with a few modifications to make it legal) and started marketing their own version of the couplers. Even though it’s legal I don’t like it, so I don’t support those other couplers.
Kadee hands down, I’ve tried them all.
Mark, you are most ethical. Good for you!