Welcome to the "The Shay Fixer" for all your brass needs. I specialize in working on United/PFM engines...in particular: Shays, Heislers, Climaxes and Mason Bogies.

Some particulars to remember about your prized brass engine...

 These are 30+ year old engines...

  Solder joints can be inherently weak and time is not a friend to them...

Solder joints can be inherently weak and time is not a friend to them...

These engines had originally installed in them, a high current draw open frame motor or an early run can motor...

Many gear materials were tried and few compare to today's materials for wear and durability...

After 30+ years many of these gears are brittle and prone to breakage with even a little operation...

Original lubricants are now non-operable in your beautiful brass beauty...

Proper lubrication is a must before operating a long boxed engine. I use only the finest quality lubricants such as "Neolube" and "Nano-Oil" on your engines...all of my engines get the exact same treatment...

Many replacement parts are non existent, are salvaged from other locomotives or are custom made at a shop such as North West Short Line...

Repairing and replacing components on brass engines takes time and costs $$$...and...even that does not always produce the results desired. Important...at what point is the cost of repairing just not realistic?...

Tune-ups are highly recommended if engine is or will be returned to service...

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