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Title: 3 Truck Shay
Post by: Barney R on January 07, 2010, 02:14:29 PM
Happy New Year to All- Will a Bachmann 3 truck Shay operate on an 18" radius layout? Thanks- Barney
Title: Re: 3 Truck Shay
Post by: WoundedBear on January 07, 2010, 04:40:01 PM
Yes.

Sid
Title: Re: 3 Truck Shay
Post by: Barney R on January 07, 2010, 05:12:43 PM
Thank You Sid- Barney
Title: Re: 3 Truck Shay
Post by: mattyg1306 on January 09, 2010, 11:07:43 PM
I have just begun running trains on my new layout (it has taken me 5 years to build but is finally STARTING to look finished...or getting close to as finished as a layout can get ;) ).  I built a 7% grade using Woodland Scenics 3% and 4% foam inclines on top of each other, and the Shay hasn't complained much pushing three passenger filled Bachmann Cass Scenic Railroad tourist cars around an 18" radius curve while starting up the 7% grade...into my homage to CSRR's Whittaker Station!  The only "problem" that has occurred so far is that it sometimes "slips" its wheels a little (but doesn't jump the track) on the way back down, but it does pretty well otherwise.  I actually have three of the Shays (so far), but one of the other two slips off the tracks on the curve, but it does in a couple other places on my layout, too (it was the "original" Shay on my layout, and has ran about a year and a half longer than the others on my old layout...maybe its just worn from old age!).
Title: Re: 3 Truck Shay
Post by: rz1600 on January 12, 2010, 05:53:59 PM
If the shay gets off track in  or after curves the outer shafts may be worn and tend to bind.