Large Scale Central

M&M RR broom car

Modeling
#1

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I have started building a powered broom car. The broom will be powered with a battery powered motor. It will be used to clean up the small twigs, leaves and grass clippings on the track.

#2

Mark;

When I built a track cleaner car, powering the brush was still a bit daunting. So I built an angled brush with a powered rail shiner in the middle of the chassis. Works fairly well, but you can see why the folks here nicknamed ir Groucho.

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Regards, David Meashey

#3

My spinning brush track cleaner just threw the debris over the car and back on
to he track behind it. :stuck_out_tongue:

I was going to angle it like a snow plow, but never got around to it.
Sweeping the track with a little long handles broom was much faster.

#4

I do like working equipment

#5

John,

Try reversing the polarity to the motor.

#6

I need to make me one of these. I love the new one @Stan_Ames has.

#7

Is it of some novel style? Pic?

#8

@John_Bouck I plan on making a shield over the brush to hopefully avoid that.