The #118 SF Shelf Coupler features shelves that actually work and can be easily modified to look like the type "F" or "H" passenger car coupler. Trim off the top hood to make a type “F” passenger car coupler. Trim off the top & bottom hood to make a type “H” passenger car coupler. The couplers can be mounted in the supplied #242 Gearboxes or Kadee® #213, #232, and #234 Gearboxes or directly into most manufacturer's molded-on gearboxes.

In the late 1960s, the top and bottom shelf Type “SF” coupler was developed and standardized in 1970 for hazardous material tank cars. During this same period, the Type “E” coupler with a bottom shelf was developed as the Type “SBE”, and the Type “SE” top and bottom shelf came later on. The Type “SF” and “SE” couplers were standard for tank cars in 1975 and eventually became mandatory for hazardous material cars. Kadee® #118 Type “SF” coupler is a scale size coupler that, compared to the smaller Type “E” scale couplers, will seem way over scale, but it’s not.

Package Includes:

• (2) Pair #118 SF Shelf Whisker® Metal Couplers - Medium Centerset Shank
• (2) Pair #242 Snap-Together Gearboxes & Lids
• (2) Spare #622 Knuckle Springs

Using a metal coupler directly on a metal surface or in a metal draft gearbox is not recommended to avoid possible electrical crossover and shorting that may cause damage.