My back was hurting to the point of having difficulty walking at that point, so I shoved it off to the side. I went back later when I wasn't hurting so much and put it back on the track.
It is quite handy, even if it was built on a shoestring budget. The track cost about $7000 to build over the course of 10 years. It's due for a rebuild in the next few years. I have a locomotive build project coming up soon on the channel. Lots of machine shop work and fabrication.
Been there done that, only full size. Last winter was awful. Broken rail in curve hidden by snow. Dropped a GP7 in the ditch, leaning against the inner bank of the curve in a cut at about a 45 degree angle. Had to leave it a couple days to get the big hook to it.
Believe me, I know your pain too well. In our case railroad cars derail because the rails get wonky in winter and the springs can't compensate. When that happens it helps to ad some weight. The locos are luckily heavy enough.
I read thru the comments first :) #71's antics are very reminiscent of the 'issues' I was recently experiencing in 'O' gauge. That is, attempting to run European 2-rail (thus skinny treads and small flanges), two-axle boxcars (thus long-wheelbase) on Lionel track :D They were okay on the tangent...except for one track section they absolutely _hated_ ...and derailed exactly the way #71 did :D. I suspect I'll find wide gauge _and_ a dip in that spot too. (disclaimer: I knew what I was getting into with that equipment. I expect to engineer a workaround eventually)
I have seen this problem with model trains so I think it could be the thing here as well. The couplers need to have enough slop back and forth side to side especially when attached to another similar loco or rail car. So besides the left and right swing maybe there needs to be a sliding side to side ability with some light shocks on that motion to keep it normally centered. also up and own coupler sliding has to happen as well. Great show of not blowing up at it.
There's plenty of movement in the coupler pockets. This engine does fine most of the time. The rails were too far apart and the wheels on 71 are narrower than the rest.
Give 71 a break, she's young and inexperienced. :-) 70 turns 14 this year, by the way. That's 14 years of little improvements and one major rebuild on a locomotive that someone else built.
Aaron it might be just the angle, but “the generic engine “ chain looked loose ! do you still have the wide gauge area in horse shoe curve? 9:50 for the chain view. it is great you were able to transport the pellets, and unload with out any troubles! yes everything is up in price! making it to the point you have to choose what to purchase or hold off on till the next pay check. it is sad how everything is so much more! especially gas, natural gas, wood , electricity, trash removal, water food! etc. oh well hope things change with the next administration.
Years ago, I was a political junkie. I consulted candidates and helped campaigns. I got burned out on that game. None of the parties suit me anymore. Rather than seek out a political point of view nowadays, I seek out the truth in current events. Sometimes, it's hard to find, other times impossible. Sometimes, I get lucky and find it. Sometimes, the truth is reassuring, and sometimes it's unsettling, other times horrific. The more local an issue, the easier it is to find the truth. Sometimes. People are complicated. I'll go back to the trains and the cats now.
Ain't capitalism grand? If only commerce had anything to do with the government... It ain't called "free trade" for nothin'! I still don't know how people can't understand that...
@@MillBrookRailroad politics will make you gray, cross eyed, and just crazy! the sad part is, that it went from service to the people of this nation, to what is in it for me. with the power of money, nothing is safe, or off limits with some people. you are so correct, there is nothing better then curling up with a furry friend and having a “purr therapy” session! that unconditional love and companionship just makes my day! calming and peaceful to have a cat next to you, or laying and purring like “a big rig diesel “ making you feel so good! if it is possible to fix local ,then it might work on the national level. but who really knows.Thank you for the great note Aaron, take care and be safe out there!
You might consider checking the gauge on the wheels of 71. The 70 and flat car all ran without problems, so just thinking it could be wide gauge on the wheels??? Nice ride along!!!
The gauge of the wheels are fine. They're just on the narrow side on 71. Still within spec, though. The wheels on 70 are Tom Bee wheels. They're a bit on the wide side. The flat car has 2.5" scale wheels, so they're extra wide.
Not the frog, nor track, rails, ties, ballast, gauge. Real culprit is her blindness ! Without any headlight to show her where´s the track, she missed it . Easy for her to follow. As a leader she failed and fell. Unhappy Aaron put her aside. So she can think and ponder her bad attitude. Left alone in that cold snow bank, she cryied her acid tear drops. Now, all wet, she´ll need pampers to soak those sad drops. Life ain´t easy on the track..... Hope Aaron´s back is fine. ❤
0:05, I like Greene Team pellets. 😋😋 I wish I had a train like that to haul my pellets into the house. But, it's only 75 feet, so, I guess a hand cart will have to do.
@@MillBrookRailroad More fun than a hand cart. If I were to put in a rail line like that it would be around the house and back yard. Grandson would be ecstatic.
Not a flange issue. It comes off on the same spots. A recent track inspection revealed some wide gauging in those spots. Why 70 didn't have a problem is beyond me. Maybe the wheels are slightly wider. The 105 is a 2.5" scale narrow gauge flat car. It has wide wheel treads, so it's much more forgiving.
@@MillBrookRailroad Might be time to enlist the help of a machinist buddy and see if he/she can't turn you up a special set of wheels with wider treads? Or just buy some I guess.
I apologize if this has been asked/covered in another video, how do you operate both engines, do you simply use the same radio frequency or is there a physical wired connection between the two?
Not a millbrook video without a derailment! :) you decided to outdo yourself and take this one to the next level! Is the shell on 71 bIgger than 70 or is the whole engine bigger, thus the shell is bigger? I thought they were the same engine design?
The 71 is inspired by the concept and design of the 70, but it's bigger in every dimension. The only parts they share are the electronic parts, the bearings, and some of the sprockets. 71 is the beta prototype for a production run locomotive I've been working on. There is still work to do to make it perfect, but few people will encounter the tie failure rate I'm experiencing at the moment. The major reason for all the derailments is the track itself. All those spots I derailed on were wide gauging out beyond the length of the track gauge. The 70 seems to have stayed on because the wheels came from a different supplier, and the tread is slightly wider than 71's. 70 was made by someone else.
@@MillBrookRailroad - Hmmm.. Even if they are narrow, that wouldn't explain the propensity to derail on something other than a switch. Just reminds me of a 4-wheel scale test car we handled once. The car had been overhauled but the tolerances in the pedestals was too tight. Ergo, there was virtually no suspension. Just four stiff wheels and it loved to climb over the outside rail.
You'd be surprised how often real railroads would go "eh... screw it" and leave derailed locomotives and cars where they lay, as opposed to trying to fix them.
@@MillBrookRailroad In the past, with model railroads I've built, I'll take old, or scrap box rolling stock, and weather them and position them in the underbrush around parts of my railroad, to simulate that very idea. The most fun one I did, was to take the shell of a locomotive I'd used as a donor for another model, and detail it like it'd rolled a rail and got shoved off into the bush, only to have its prime mover cut out of it and salvaged, and the rest of the engine just left to rust.
@ookRailroad RMI has nice WIDE tread wheels, maybe you should consider a wheel change out on 71 if it's to be a Home Road engine. Then not worry too much about wide gauge track until EVERYthing starts falling off the rails...
I guess that #71 didn't feel like working today. Take that, you naughty engine; lie in the cold snow until I decide to come for you! Reminds me of a Shining Time Station scene when Gordon fell into a ditch. Good grief, Charlie Brown.😎😤🚂🚃🚃🚃✝
@@MillBrookRailroad Shit. I was involved in correcting such a track issue on a veteran railroad bofore anything derailed. Tolerances, max and min, are good to maintain.....
Got a lot of comments regarding your derailment. Nothing more needs be said seems the new engine had issues but the older one did not. Huh? You must have to haul a large number of pellets if you are using that to heat your home. Has anyone ever ask about your carbon emissions from your furnace flu? Just curious. I heard Bill Gates wants to cut down ALL the trees to eliminate CO2 (didn’t say it made sense) (because it doesn’t). Last question; does the colder weather contribute to derailment.
If I was you, instead of running the trains and keep putting them on the tracks, I would go ahead and check and see why the trains are derailing and fix it then run it, then you wouldn't have to leave the locomotive to freeze in the weather, cause the freezing weather could damage the locomotive, like the batteries on it.
When you rely on a little railroad, as I do to move wood pellets, you sometimes have to tolerate less than perfect track conditions. The engine was fine hanging out in the ditch while I put everything else away and let a couple Tylenol take effect. The batteries don't mind the cold that much. The engine house is unheated.
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