I like the looks with the steps and hand rail

I am certainly no expert. I once built some airplane parts for my expiermental airplane (that I no longer have). I drilled to an undersize below 3/4 inch and then used a reamer to take the hole to size. Would that method work here?

I think I would have indicated z just to check before boring since you were right there.

thats what you call a boring good time

Next up, how i flush my toilet.

Another useless video. Go get a life.

The footplates of the blue one look quite dangerous...

Just noticed the tread of that wheel seems rather narrow. This brings up the thought of seeing some of your wheels appearing to drop into some frog gaps, causing me to question if your wheel profiles are on spec.

I must say a very well rounded video!

I don´t know how much you milled, but couldn´t you just heat the wheel until it expand, put the axle and let it cool down ? Too hard to heat enough ? Or non concentric situation ?

Is the Millbrook foundry Company building more Engines or Cars to serve mire customers ?😅❤❤❤

I would assume it can be a pain to get these centered at times 😁👍

Too much work Aaron. You should go to your neighbor, the paper mill in Pittsford, VT and buy their paper wheels ! Paper wheels ? Yes composite of papier mâché. Many of Pullman passenger cars were equipped for decades of these wheels that absorbed vibrations until a bad wreck. Then they come into oblivion. In 1886, 60 000 wheels have been produced. In 1893 it was 115000. In 1986 T&NV RR at shut down of operation of their 56 miles logging line in Thurso QC, one of their battered to hell flatcar, # 35 had still one axle of these paper wheels. They could last long, close to a century ! As a footnote, the last stenciled date COT&S Westinghouse on air tank was made in CPR Angus shop in Montréal AN 9 ?? 57. It was a former CPR truss rod flat car.

This is a really BORING video…… ba-dum-chhh. Hey im here all week

How far have you actually come on this line today? Geir

The best comment ever when the chickens pace the train (3:15)!

Using steel allen head bolts with stainless steel nuts is a much better idea than using stainless bolts with stainless nuts. All stainless fasteners have a nasty habit of 'cold welding' themselves together, making removal a very painful job.

When the wind took next door's gazebo (along with the big cement blocks weighing it down) over the fence and on to my track and bent it, I removed the length of rail from the track where affected before straightening. I was surprised not only by the left-right kink in the track, but also the up-down, and I would have never got it back dead straight without taking the rail off the track first. Aluminium (Aluminum depending on where you are) track will always be susceptible to getting damaged by getting a big impact, it's the nature of the beast (luckily it shouldn't be a particularly common occurrence) .

Dont talk so much

Call out the Big Hooks!

I don’t have a little rail system like that but Situations like this makes me want to try and build a miniature tamper with an attachment for bent rail repair .

don't get discouraged! it WILL get better...but...in the future, you may want to consider beginning to introduce steel rail, not only to reduce kinking from having things drop on it, but helping to keep the track in line and also to handle the weights you put on your track shipping things like pellets. I think the problems you have with keeping gauge and line simpy is aluminum rail not being able to do the job Compared to the typical "hobby" outdoor railroad the axle loadings you put on your track are massive...you really ARE running a narrow gauge railroad, not a "live steam" railroad.

Not an easy day, but it´s improving. Do you think that steel rail would have less damaged ? Thanks for the hard friendly work session.

On these frustrating days try to stay positive. Big hugz and hope the streek of breaking stuff comes to an end.

Nice... Those rail benders are pretty trick! But as a few others have already mentioned, longer handles, sufficiently more reinforced would make the job easier and safer... Next time, when cutting up a fallen tree, cut up a part of the tree that doesn't span the track, then lay that part of the branch (which is large enough in diameter to protect the rail) inside the gauge. Any branch that you cut that should fall on the track shouldn't damage the rail that way...

@ 1:25 LOLOLOLOL!

Holy smokes No flags, no lookouts, no form B’s, no derails set. Some real Blatant rule breaking going on here. Kidding aside. Neat tool an design looks like something that can be approved upon at home with a welder and scrap iron. It does seem to leave a bit of “charm” in a sense of a smaller railroad or a less maintained yard with kinda looks realistic in a way. A rail saver of sort. Kinda cool. Stay safe, stay alive. 👍🏻

But... why not dismantle the track before bringing down the tree?

square or round tubing where one slides inside or outside of each other with a series of holes for extension would give you lots of leverage without having to bend over and would be collapsible for storage.

that takes a bunch of force to fix the bends! you might have to make them a bit taller, and heavier at the clamping area! please be careful that you do not get hurt by a failure of the “ benders” ! good luck reinforcing and fixing the tool. great job Eric and Aaron! it was great you could run over the damaged area with out derailing. have a great day.

Interestsing consist at 12:25....🙂

That’s a bit of a mess

I know you use a pellet stove for heat but there's a lot of good potential firewood there for someone. Might be a chance to make a little money off your disaster.

man, I am impressed by that Ryobi saw... that thing is a beast!

time to pull all the flats and gons out for log removal. major log trains incoming! by chance does someone you know have a heavier loco for pulling really heavy trains?

one thing about a gas saw. you never run out of chain oil. they run out of gas and you automatically top up oil. electrics are more expensive around here At least for a decent one. And I do like [am used to] my gas saw. I know you want to burn it as firewood, but I'd be tempted to dump it all over the bank.

Well apparently someone said timber 😁🌲🌴👍

You're disgusted with yourself I'm disgusted you're not using a real saw

I like how you don't edit out some of your difficulties and frustrations...it makes me relate to the "unplanned consequences".

Nothing like some 'ole time log rolling!! Knock wood you all stay safe.

Nice video🤭

cutting trees ,you never know how they will go when cut

Safety gears legs, torso, arms, eyes. Lucky that they just pinched instead of...

Why did the trees fall ? High winds ? Lightening ?

The overhanging branch should have been cut BEFORE you removed any of the pieces that were already covering the track as the pre-existing branches laying on the track would have protected the track from the falling branch when you cut it down.

Greetings from OREGON

supervisor's train has been dispatched to over see the track crew