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Video:Garden Trains Running
Clear The Rails!
Jun 6, 2013
By Peter De Keles
Author
Bio
A Hard Hat, Safety Glasses and gloves are required before you watch this video.
Title:
Clear The Rails!
LSOL.com Rating
Length
0:42
Release Date
05/03/2013
Overview
My gas line trimmer died yesterday. I thought about making it into a super powered track cleaner car. Then I saw this video and decided I didn't need that much power.
Power Broom
If I had an outdoor layout, I would want one of these. It seems to be able to clear the track of leaves, acorns, etc., and spread ballast.
Bill Ness - 06/06/2013 - 14:43
Clear the Rails
Wow, safety glasses are required !!!
Brent Stuvland - 06/06/2013 - 18:35
Comment
Neat, and very ingenious use of a full-sized item for your trains... Great forsight... And it looks like fun to watch too...
Elaine Haggenbottom - 06/07/2013 - 04:44
track cleaner
what an invention-- would be nice to see a " how its constructed" video... Always nice that people share things that they came up with but if its just a " here's what I have" video, then of no real value to those of us hobbyists . Can this be presented some time ?? Either on here OR as a magazine article in GRR. How many of us have had tools that " quit" so we just dumped them not realizing that they MIGHT be salvageable in this manner ... But kudos to the inventor ... ( PS - DONT let LGB see this or it would have a HEFTY PRICE TAG ON IT !!! )
carl kokes - 06/07/2013 - 13:26
Trimmer
Awesome! Now all we needs the 'How It's Made' video/instructions and we'll be all set to go...
Gerry Keffermj - 06/07/2013 - 13:50
Trimmer
Awesome! Now all we needs the 'How It's Made' video/instructions and we'll be all set to go...
Gerry Keffer - 06/07/2013 - 13:50
Trimmer
Awesome! Now all we needs the 'How It's Made' video/instructions and we'll be all set to go...
Gerry Keffer - 06/07/2013 - 13:51
Overboard
Looks like it makes more of a mess than it clears!
Marcus Kollman - 06/07/2013 - 19:42
Clear the rails
It's a good idea, but the Motor is too strong and the number of revolutions is too high. Moreover it needs a covered hood which leads and deposits the debries next to the track and not around the tracks.
Otherwise the layout become a waste disposal site.
Please excuse me for my bad english.
Leo Trinkl - 06/08/2013 - 00:22
Track Blower
I sure would like to know what powers this
George Garbacz - 06/08/2013 - 16:28
Tack Blower
There is a guy in Vancouver, WA that makes these, complete units with car included or just the broom, motor and battery pack. He sels this stuff on E-bay.
Darrel Dunham - 06/09/2013 - 10:36
Track Sweeper Kit
I haven't gotten around to buying one yet, but I beleive this may be the same thing the Chicago Botanical garden uses. With all the twig and leaves, this and a decent track cleaner are all you need. Cost somewhere around $25-30 depending on todays cost. This link will take you to the info
