G Scale Train Rotary Snow Plow 

So cool. And the soundtrack of the real locos really takes it to the next level. I'm sure the engineer didn't appreciate it when he saw you break out that shovel so you could make him do it all over again.

I was watching video of an actual rotary and wondered if a scale model would even work and what could be used for artificial snow to make it work. I was actually wondering what you used for a couple of minutes until I realized in amazement that it was real snow on your deck. Amazing. Now you just need a track layout that will keep your driveway clear.

I was literally searching for this, to see if it existed, after watching another fellow's g-scale wing plow in action in his garden. This is wonderful work!

Love the winter scene with the outdoor railroads!

Ok i have to admit, i thought this was gonna be lame when i clicked on it and it is so BADASS! NICE work!!!

Now that’s something I need to have. Rotary snow plows are amazing

That’s an awesome piece of kit , can’t believe how well it works

To answer a few questions, this was just a test I wanted to do quickly to see how well the blower could handle the snow. I simply set down the track on our deck before expected snow accumulation. Blower worked better then expected, issues were due to the tight curves which caused loss of traction on the drive wheels of the pushers. Lead weights were added to increase grip. Future runs will be on a layout with more prototypical curves and heavier pushers. Blower should run without too much pausing then. Thanks for watching.

And I thought I had seen it all! Great.

"Honey, the patio's clear"!

Nicely done that was some seriously deep scale snow. Though I doubt the snow team thanked the shovel god for making them do it all over again. Certainly the blower looks scarily powerful, as you said the curves were the bigger problem.

An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

If you go by scale that was one hell of a snow storm!

I love it did a lot of work to my friend property in Chicago ! G scale size ! He was president of the Chicago train society his place was amazing ! Wish he would do videos you would love his set up

Unfortunately the material properties of snow do not scale down.

This is the coolest model I have seen in a LONG time ! I also just got done watching about 20 videos of real rotary plows at work , so seeing a model run like this is just jaw dropping :) shared it on FB even , Great job & thanks for the upload . Big fan in Michigan , and as for the folks questioning - the real ones bog down the same way .

Awesome training, absolutely first-rate equipment. Cheers!

Ready for Donner Pass. Thank you for your effort, I'm impressed!

Honey, what do you want for Christmas? Snow!

That is really neat. That plow is super and works so well. Great video.Thanks.

That's just to cool for school lol.the snow blower wow!!!

Looks like you took a g scale caboose and added a rotary in front. Very cool

If other real life rotary snow plows performed like this one, it would throw snow 1,000 yards away from itself. You need to get a hold of the railroads and tell them that they've been building them wrong the entire time haha. Excellent work.

This is amazing. Would love to see more.

Nice, its look like the real world,, thanks from denmark, a littel sister to the other scandinavian contryes ;)) My english is so bad, I hope you can understand the meaning :(

kool video...ive never seen a snowblower turn 181,500 rpm before...........

I can actually see it sucking the snow in GREAT JOB very fun video I’ve seen RC trucks with 3D printed parts for a snow blower but this is by far much cooler keep up the mad scientist inventions 👏🏽👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

5:40, so THATs how snow falls!! God's snow shovel!

When you don't even own model trains but still watching this video. RU-vid gods be blessing you.

this is the most grandpa thing ive ever seen and i've watched bass masters. :3

Your snow plow is so cool

I've watched this video numerous times and I still like it. Happy railroading!!!

This is actually really fucking cool. Goodjob.

That was excellent ! Great talent in making this rolling stock. Most enjoyable.

No problems with overheating. I used a 2:1 gear reduction unit behind the blade to manage torque and load on the blade. It will run full speed until battery dies but I vary the speed for snow depth.

That rotary snowplow is slicker than snot on a doorknob!

The only issue I have with this is oddly enough not to do with the snow but the rate of the flash of the marker lights. Way to fast for prototypical operations. The little snow blower did great though! Thanks for sharing.

So cool! This makes me want a garden railroad. :)

Bumble,the abominable snow monster strikes again and again...feel sorry for your next door neighbor.awesome train.

That was way to fricken cool !!! I might have to get a semi trailer load of snow and have it shipped South to do this.

I bow down to you Sir. Beautiful work. You are the man! That thing is awesome.

The ultimate model train flex.

I never would of believed it but it really works!! At first I thought it was fake snow or that it just kinda plowed thru it but it was like the real thing. Truly amazed!! Awesome Job..Love the sound of those engines running and especially that snow remover. 5☆'s out of 5☆'s Rick Athens, Tx

The little snow blower that could. Nice work man!

My freand Richard frantz from greensburg pa would love this

Home made? Very creative. Good job!

Alot of work there. Cheers!. What the kiddies forget is that it isn't scale snow,,,the crystals are waaay to big. Sounds like it could knarl thru hardwood when set on kill rpm's. Nice work.

And if you lay track all over your driveway you can really impress your neighbours

ONE OF THE BEST RAILROAD MECHANICAL JOBS I DID WAS DOING EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK ON THE LONE SNOW BLOWER THEY HAD!!

That's absolutely amazing I loved it

Model railroading at its finest! 🚂

That is awesome. Love seeing this.

someone went and added more snow, lol. I would!!cool video rather mesmerising

Good job fantastic movement's amazing seen

Admitted, that looked pretty impressive.

What an excellent video of what G-scale modeling is all about. Congrats on a job well done. Can't do this in HO !!!

Engineer's all "God dammit where is it all coming from! I just plowed here!"

Whoa, that takes some planning and skills!

This does spark joy

Try using a speed controller that has helicopter mode. It will keep the rpm constant regardless of load.

Man this is something how cool is this snow blower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!nice job....need one for my driveway......7/25/17.

You can purchase them. They're made by USA Trains, there about $500 bucks. I had some friends chip in for one for me when I moved from CA to MN. It's pretty cool. A simple search "g scale rotary snow plow" will bring up some links and pics.

Nicely done

looks so real

Nice video and a thumbs up.

That's some grate models, the rotary is very cool indeed.

Thats awesome! Love the sounds and everything!

This is sweet and unique, who would have ever thought of this.

Real impressive with lights and all.

really awesome how it works like in real life, thanks for sharing this video!

Brilliant!!!

It really works. That's cool. I'd like to see a real one in action, but even when I worked for two winters at Stevens Pass Ski Area northeast of Seattle, on the former Great Northern line, I never did get to see the railroad send one out even though they kept a snow dozer at Skykomish.

so freaking awesome. wish I had this after our blizzard.

i model in ho scale... but this is why i would like to model in a larger scale! thats awesome!

NICE!! That is very cool! I've never seen that on a train set for your home. I didn't even know they made stuff like that. Thanks for sharing. I'm impressed!

"Frosty the snowman, says, "Oh f**k!""

Best winter video of the year. Good work Sir.

Shit back when I was little they didn't have these fancy set ups but I like what I had. I had one of the old styles that smoked. Don't see them anymore. Wish I would have kept it to give to my kids.

I love it. Unbelievable.

That thing is brilliant. And a little bit scary!

This takes garden railroading to a higher level!

Now that's pretty cool.

Talk about looking scale, Beautiful man!

Wow, that thing goes!

This is very cool!

Looks great.

That is very cool plow it's really doing great job. plowing the snow. I love it

That is absolutely wicked!!

Cool stuff!

OMG, lights, camera, ACTION! Beautifully done audio, lighting, and detail. Congrats and keep'um on the rails. - grrtrainman.

Lol this beats shoveling the driveway

What else can I say... You guys are amazing.

Most impressive. Nice work

I think it was outstanding for a first effort. Considering that it was up against scale snowfall that was 2/3 of the height of the rotary. Scale 8 to 12 feet? Even videos of real rotary plows struggled through very deep snow.

unbelievably awesome.

My word that train are really awesome. You made it by yourself? wow.

Phenomenal performance 👍🏻 love the video

Very impressive

Amazing miniature railroad world

I am amazed that the snow didn't short out or damage the train.