I acquired my Shay in a similar situation to what Bill did. Mine was purchased by Leonard Giovanoli. He ran it on a short test track but the shafts were just a bit too short and kept dropping out when the truck was swiveled to it's limits. I offered to purchase it, but got no response. One day a package arrived in the mail and there it was. I returned a token gift by sending a Rex Suburban that had been outfitted with a basic sound system. Since it was a simple engine and he loved sound, he thought it was a fair trade. When I visited him just before he passed, I gave the little guy a tune-up so it ran just fine.
My model is the Oregon Lumber company version with the balloon stack. We also did some work on the broken gear. I regauged the wheels enough (but just short of standard) so it runs fine on my layout. I think the standard gauge run was 15. It's actually indicated on the box. As I recall, when PBL switched builders they designed an entirely new way of gear those little guys. I've heard of no new problems. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com > > > All, > > To the best of my knowledge the WSLCo Shay #12 always was and still is to > this day narrow gauge. It is currently at the Colorado Railroad Museum. > However PBL made some of them (I think I heard 20 of them) in Standard > gauge > in the 80s. > > No matter what Shay PBL has made in the past or will in the future I have > the best one ever made in S Scale. http://www.lanestrains.com/Howie.htm I > have Howie's Shay! > > The other Shays could pull maybe 15 log buggies. My Shay had the power to > bring a wonderful person into S Scale for many of us to know and enjoy his > company. It is THE Shay, the S Scale piece that brought Howie to us and > become an S Scaler. It just does not get any better than that. > > The story goes that Howie bought the Shay once he was well enough after > having his heart bypass. He ran it for an honest 3 feet when it cracked a > gear making it unusable. So it sat for many years until the Late Bill > Daiker > got a hold if it and reworked the drive to get it running again. And > does it > run well - like a SHAY! > > PBL Shay in the 80s > $600.00 > > New gear to repair dive > $6.00 > > Bill Daiker's repair and paint job > (Probably free to Howie) > > Hearing Howie tell his stories at an NASG Convention PRICELESS! > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
