I absolutely loved this! I recently lost my husband, if he were here... he'd be building his own cart (with a few modifications to accommodate our comfort) and we'd be on our next life adventure! Thank you for the smiles and memories you brought me.
Thanks for sharing your fun. I'd love to be doing this. There are some abandoned tracks here in SW Idaho but they've already removed the rails. I'll bet with all the wind out there you could fly a large para-sail kite and remove the chain from the motor (just have it along for backup) and the kite could pull you along.
Is there a data base that shows abandoned rail lines where the track still remains? This looks so cool it might be worth the fines! What is the fine if you get busted? I worry that now they will be looking for us, enjoy it while it lasts! -cheers
So do you take this thing out for camping trips or just day trips? Are there areas you pass through where you could even reasonably camp at? This looks so much fun, I really want to look into what the tracks are like in WA state
I've only done day trips but definitely planning a camping trip. Yes, I've found a few really good campsites out there. Last time we found an old cabin and hiked to it.
Great video. Did you build your rail Runner with very wide wheels because the width between the tracks varies slightly and regular rail wheels would not work?
Worked on the Sierra RR track crew in the early 70's, used to ride the track down low like this, on a 'speeder'... I actually enjoyed going to work, although there was a ton of aligning and tie replacement. I like your speeder, it serves it's purpose, but if you're going out on other, unused, track, you need to make a setup for the wheels that allow for the track being off gauge. My advice? Set one side to loosely 'capture' a rail, and the other side as a wide roller that will allow for change in gauge.... my two cents...
That's actually a really good idea. I made my wheels wide for this reason but having a double flange on one wheel would probably work well especially on those bad tracks.
@@ryanrandomness Where gauges MUST be fixed for the trains travelling over them, they are generally inspected daily, or weekly.... for the old unused tracks it's a different story. You might also check videos on rail riders, or whatever they're called, who do this as a hobby.... there are actually groups out there who travel abandoned tracks this way. There are a bunch of videos on RU-vid.... BTW, that looks like SO MUCH FUN!!!....
I've seen a few. More like the steel guards you see on old speeders. I think people with railcarts are more worried about keeping weight down. I can count on one hand how many times I've hit rocks sitting on the tracks.
@@ryanrandomness You make a good point, watching guys having to mussel the cart across dirt filled tracks to get to the other side, so they can continue their excursion.
