01/11/05  

Challenger/Big Boy Drawbar upgrade:

I found that trying to back heavy, long trains up a steep grade would put cause the factory drawbar to tip down allowing the tender-drawbar peg to come out of the drawbar.  To eliminate this issue and also shorten the distance between the engine and tender I made this custom drawbar out of scrap steel.

I replaced the stock spring with a few of the plastic washers that were included in the Kadee 881 adapter package.  By using the washers instead of a spring, they help hold the drawbar in place when under heavy load backing up. 

Here is the result. 

Drill bit sizes used:

 

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