I just got a new 3 truck Shay. The truck on the tender does not pivot. Is it supposed to? If it is, how can I correct it?
Thanks
It is not suppose to. It is fixed.
Karl
Great! I appreciate the info. ;D
The drawings and digitalmentation show it pivoting, but they discovered in testing the prototype model it doesn't work like the "real thing".
The coupler is truck-mounted, the drawbar is body mounted.
Try backing a long-ish train, and the term most closely applicable is "jack-knife".
If you were to body mount the coupler, you might be able to get away with the truck pivoting.
But I wouldn't.
Easier to get the thing on the track if you only have to align the water bunker.
Takes 5-10 minutes to make it free-pivoting, but the conversion is permanent if you want the factory locks.