Has anyone else had a 3 truck climax dcc with sound have the gears fail and were able vto get it fixed? I got one in October of 2014 and had it fail shortly after I got it. Sent it in to Bachman and after almost a year they finally told me that they couldn't get the parts to fix it. I was offered a choice of lesser engines like the Pennsy mogul I finally accepted (reluctantly) as a replacement. Since the 3 truck climax made sounds but wouldn't move, I'm assuming the gears failed. Why can't they get parts to fix this engine? I had several conversations with Michael Murphy at Bachman's repair center in PA and the bottom line is he just couldn't get the parts to fix it. I had paid $240 for the Climax, but ended up with a $160 mogul. Not a good trade-off in my book. Anyway, can this engine be fixed at all? :(
Is this the 80 ton Shay?
North West Short Line web site offers metal replacement gears for Bachmann Shays.
Bill
Thanks Bill, but no, this is the 70 ton Three Truck Climax (Product N0. 82929). I no longer have the engine since Bachmann kept it when they sent the substitute engine. Just wondering what I could have done since it was under warranty (less than 1 year old).
sorry you did say climax.....they offer gears for both shays and climaxes
bill