MSRP for 1997 Two Truck Shay

[wraujr]

Anyone recall MSRP from 1997 for the Two-Truck 36 Ton Shay?
Can't find a catalog.....

[Loco Bill Canelos]

It was $699.95!

Bill

[mickeykelley]

Before inflation

[wraujr]

Before 26 years of aging that all but guarantees that the plastic motor/trucks have disintegrated and will require a $250 replacement with die-cast motor/trucks.

[Loco Bill Canelos]

In the good old days I remember a street price of $340 at Star Hobbies

[wraujr]

Well I just picked up one on eBay from a estate liquidator for $350 plus shipping.
Came in original Bachmann shipping box with foam inserts.
Date code was C70731 on outer box which translates to 07/31/1997 so this would be first batch??
The trucks were plastic with 8 screws.
Loco was still in plastic bag with about 6 dried out desiccants.
Stack was still wrapped in plastic and accessories were unopened.
Interesting enough the outer box had shipping label from Bachmann to Star Hobby in Annapolis (about 20 miles from where I live)
Then had shipping label from Star Hobby to a buyer.
Then there was label from Allied Moving, seems like my loco spent a lot of time travelling and no time on the tracks.
Need to oil and grease before running.

[mickeykelley]

Yes the 8 screws was the first batch so expect to buy some metal trucks even though little run time.  The first batch were really bad at just falling apart and as I recall the springs on the pickup would get hot and fail and the plastic inside would also fail. It was not just the bottom cover plate plastic breaking.

Star Hobbies

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373506705062?epid=1224575482&hash=item56f6bc06a6:g:lqgAAOSwgw9gViUL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8IezHveJaTkY7M0bQtI4iuFRjUeRCR0G8KFgQvnUJHAWviA2A8st%2BHiJ8FRa4J52bIOYrUUMLmHpalxIv%2BXdqwRyzw6YYYIonlKOj79%2BIatRLAEJBWDCXxa1DKmbgRPZInM6S46qYO2rBU0Ycwy1MNRaNm4EfaaFmy%2BKPOfqlOGCCnCdgR6WpYpGhaYMvQoURGHDw5bVWh2tnsC16A%2FoPXqS4KeF%2FQP5yx%2Fqu2HjuX7X6Qq3w7Mg93S9kjt8kBUizUdFMJUAXONphhtU%2BFlGFjAYYXpQD9bYAH50FZCkup0%2FRbF3Niafjpw2gdYEADX4sA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6qJz_r0Yg

[Loco Bill Canelos]

Please let us know how things go when you track test it and run it for awhile, it will be of great interest to our forum members.

Most of all have fun with it!   Bill

[wraujr]

Anyone ever found a PDF of the Owners Manual for the 36 ton Two-Truck Shay?

[mickeykelley]

I believe there is on the Bachmann site

https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/LARGE_SCALE_38-TON_2-TRUCK_SHAY.pdf

It's the 38 but not sure what's different.

[wraujr]

What is a decent sound card for this Shay?
Keeping it simple, analog control with track power (no DCC, no radio-controlled)
Drop in 3" speaker in tender along with sound card and hook up chuff trigger.
Looking for recent design available from mfgr, not old design that would have to buy on eBay, etc.