You don’t always need rail to run trains.
That is a funky looking loco with that big square box the wheels and drive train. It is cool.
I wonder how they set up and handled curves?
I can only imagine how smooth the ride would have been! It probably just creaked and growned its way around curves.
I can only imagine how smooth the ride would have been! It probably just creaked and growned its way around curves.
Hmm, that’s interesting, I was just watching a YouTube video of the 2017 Australian Narrow Gauge Show, and at the end of the video, around 15:28 they showed a backwoods loco and a couple logging disconnects with similar wheels, running on wooden rail. Loco didn’t look like the one above. I thought it to be unique, had never seen it before.
Heck you don’t even need a train…
His cab caught a log!
Cool little lokie. It’s in between log cars judging by the rooster pole out front. The box is a water tank. Prolly a wood burner.
The chain drive is interesting. I’d like to see more pics of it or something similar.
Nice subject, it’s always fun to educate …
Only limited by imagination …
Forrest Scott Wood said:
At 0:29 it appears the drive wheels had studs/spikes for traction, https://youtu.be/2-ScI_Gve0w
John Caughey said:
Nice subject, it’s always fun to educate …
Only limited by imagination …
Speaking of imagination …
suit: “That second boiler is a still!”
beard: “Ayauh, it is.”
suit: “Remove it! You don’t need alcohol on my time on my job!”
beard: “Ayauh, we do. For the rails.”
suit: “For the rails!?”
beard: “Ayauh, it removes the black gunk. Better traction that way.”
suit: “These are logs - there is no ‘black gunk’ on the rails!”
beard: “See how well it works.”
I see a future flatcar load. All I really have to do is figure out how to make those wheels without going crazy.
Boomer K. MOGWAI said:
I see a future flatcar load. All I really have to do is figure out how to make those wheels without going crazy.
Hah Hah Ha! Another victim ensnared in my trap of creativity!
I’d form copper sections and solder together a thick one to mold…, but what do I know? I just gather neato pics!(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Forrest Scott Wood said:
John Caughey said:
Nice subject, it’s always fun to educate …
Only limited by imagination …
Speaking of imagination …
suit: “That second boiler is a still!”
beard: “Ayauh, it is.”
suit: “Remove it! You don’t need alcohol on my time on my job!”
beard: “Ayauh, we do. For the rails.”
suit: “For the rails!?”
beard: “Ayauh, it removes the black gunk. Better traction that way.”
suit: “These are logs - there is no ‘black gunk’ on the rails!”
beard: “See how well it works.”
I think Beard is related to Cousin Id;
(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Pole roads are cool. If I wasn’t already doing my desert railroad, I would consider modeling a pole road. Large scale + battery power makes it possible.
Boomer K. MOGWAI said:
I see a future flatcar load. All I really have to do is figure out how to make those wheels without going crazy.
Dead easy. Use a pulley! They are available in many sizes and colors.
http://www.durabelt.com/Pulleys_home.php has a large selection and so does Amazon.
Now that is what you call inspirational. I think a Regner “Henry” could easily be ‘bashed’ into one of those. Don’t know about the second boiler though - a dummy wouldn’t look right. Maybe I’d need two kits. .
F scale standard gauge pole road (71mm gauge) or maybe even a regular railroad car.
The caption with the pic also mentioned a saw mill. I suspect the 2nd boiler supplied steam to the saw.
That looks like a pipe on the floor to the left and shadows.