MDC two-truck Shay

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Philo,

After a bit of putzing, and a little cursing, the little folks at the high logging camp once again have their narrow gauge loco to get those fallen trees down to town.

The biggest shortcoming in getting the RTR loco (at least in my case) is there are no instructions, documentations, nothin. Thats also why there was a little cursing. But it wasn’t too difficult (or I wouldn’t have been able to do it). I think you’re using the term “universal drive” where I was using “fitting thing”. Your terminology is probably more accurate then mine. I doubt I would find “fitting thing” in the NWSL catalog.

Both me an the little folks thank you again!

Bill

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Okay!Glad it helped!I’ll send out the instructions next week.(Doesn’t hurt to be prepared just in case)!
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You will find all you need here

http://www.hoseeker.net/mdcmiscellaneous.html

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Thanks Philo, just got em. It is nice to have the step by step. Hope I never have to use 'em!

Bill

Twomule- thats a great reference page, thanks for the link. I did find the parts list, but I didn’t find the assembly instructions. Still, I did bookmark it.

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Yeah I’ts cool!Just glad you got the Shay running again!
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i’f you still have that kit i’ll take it off your hand because i’ve been looking for a logging engine to pull some log cars thet my 0-4-0 can’t pull

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i’f you still have that kit i’ll take it off your hand because i’ve been looking for a logging engine to pull some log cars thet my 0-4-0 can’t pull

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I have both HO and HOn3 MDCs that need regearing. Which regear kit did you use?

Thanks,

JOhn K

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But isn’t this the case in the Atlas N scale Shay as well? That mechanism runs perfectly. Is there any explanation as to why, out of two mechanisms with a gearing loop in them, one runs perfectly and one does not?

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John,

We used the NWSL regearing kit. I believe they have a regear kit for the 3-truck now.

Sue