Shay Stacks

[tlnibert]

I purchased a three truck Meadow River Shay yesterday and it had one smoke stack, which was knocked off.  A friend purchased an undec Shay and he had 4 smoke Stacks with his. Why didn't I get 4.
Tom

PS Can I buy them??

[Stephen Warrington]

The undecs come with all the options while the painted ones comes with specific details. that way when a modeler buys an undec he has the options to customize the locomotive to his or her tastes. I don't think you can buy the spare stacks a friend had his to break and it took him forever to get a replacement from Bachmann on his 36 tonner.

Stephen

[Curmudgeon]

Some have one, some have more stacks.
So far, it's been a friendly trading game, between fellow large-scalers, no "sales" involved.
Been that way with a lot of stuff.

Service does not have parts.
That said, they MIGHT have spares from a scrapped 3-trucker, but when I talked to them yesterday, they had none to scrap.

I have several "onion" stacks, anybody needs one, and a Radley-Hunter or two, postage and it's yours.

No spare "Lima" or Ely-Thomas stacks, as Stevie needs them.
No spare straights as I need them.

[tlnibert]

My three truck Shay didn't have a VCR tape or lube instructions like the other Shay's.  Did I get shorted.
I was interested it the straight Stack
I'm just now getting back into G Scale and I picked up a nib 36 ton and the new three truck.  The 36 ton had to go for repair, back truck gear.
Tom

[Larry Green]

The guys interested in straight stacks for their Shays should look at Trackside Details  TD-160 and TD-164, made for the Bachmann Shays. They have lots of other detail parts, as well. Good stuff.

[tlnibert]

I didn't look over the Shay when I unpacked it, I was busy, my furnace had shut down.  I finally found a DVD in the end of the box.
Tom

[Ron Schunk]

My three truck Shay didn't have a VCR tape or lube instructions like the other Shay's.  Did I get shorted.
I was interested it the straight Stack
I'm just now getting back into G Scale and I picked up a nib 36 ton and the new three truck.  The 36 ton had to go for repair, back truck gear.
Tom

It's a bit late, but I just replaced the trucks on my 2 truck Shay (with the most generous help of the Curmedgon) and it was a piece of cake. Lots easier than shipping it back.

[Curmudgeon]

Larry-
I use TD-160's on all my 36-ton units.
Unfortunately, the 38-ton units chaged the stack mounts, making the 160 and 164 unuseable, unless you have an adaptor.
The Lima (Ely-Thomas) stacks in the new ones have the adaptor built in, and if you have one, you can use those.
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[tlnibert]

I was looking at the stack on my Meadow River.  It was knock loose and doesn't seem to fit very well.  I don't know if a piece is missing or not.  I would have rather had the straight stack.
Cass Scenic RR is on the otherside of my state from me, but we try and go up every year. When you see a real Shay under way you'll never forget it.
Tom