coupler brakes all the time
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:10 am
my coupler brakes no matter what i can have the smoothest start and it still brakes every train every time i start driving please help me
As noone seems to respond I will give it a try.
Let' s assume there are no software issues/bugs etc.
Now obviously couplerbrake is being caused by to much pulling force on the coupler. This can be accomplished by:
1. Even when not moving at all, a train can brake a coupler when standing on a hill and the weight is too much.
2. The other way round: there is to much power being coupled to the train. BNSF has a max of 36 axels with the ace' s counting as 11.
3. A combination of both: pulling your train on a hill and going from notch 4 to 5.
Here' s an article by Al Krug ("How much force can a coupler withstand") you might be interested in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090408192 ... rawbar.htm
Good luck