The shifter rework

Welcome back faithful readers. I have previously been writing about my day trip. This week I want to give you the back story on the shifter. Firstly, the shifter was built to meet the need for locomotive power on the OSR. Secondly, the shifter was built way too quickly. Thirdly, the haste has always come back to bite omscaler in the rear end. This always happens. Over the past few weeks to couple of months, main drawbar failure was a recurring problem. Again, quick fixes didn't fix. After assessing the last failure, I decided to bite the bullet and do a major overhaul of the offending component. I reasoned that if brass shim was working for the couplers, it would work for the main drawbar between the shifter and it's tender. Removing the old hardware took a toll on the little engine and somewhat on omscaler. Patience and persistence got the work done. Drawbar in place. Structural repairs performed. Shifter working like it is supposed to. Again a relieved omscaler. And by the way, Happy Fourth of July! See you again, omscaler