TrainingDave posted:hearncl posted:Joe S posted:Cutting away part of the pilot beam actually sounds like a good solution if it will permit greater swing of the coupler. It may look better than the extended coupler solution.
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I'd like to try this, but not on the original part. (There's some chance I'd make a mess of it.) Since Lionel is apparently out of this part, does anyone have a suggestion on where to look for a replacement pilot beam?
What P/N from Lionel is it?
Lionel lists parts for all the 2-truck legacy Shay road names, of which there are a lot. I had checked the part availability for my model, West Side Lumber #5. The part number for the Pilot Beam w/Footboards, color Oxide, is 610-1235-071, unavailable.
However, I discovered that this part is available for some of the other road names, under P/N 610-1233-071, color Black.
I think they are all the same part, just different colors. I will order one of the black ones and hope that I can match the Oxide color (brownish) if the surgery is successful.
Note: This part is rather expensive, $16.40.
