STIHL BGA 60 leaf blower test for GARDEN RAILROAD maintenance

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I bought a leaf blower to remove leafs from my garden railroad during fall. Clearing the tracks by hand takes ages and you have to be very cautious not damaging any delicate parts of your garden railroad by doing so. To resolve that time consuming problem I have successfuly tested a STIHL BGA 60 leaf blower for this specific task!

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11 ноя 2023

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@andersholt4653 8 месяцев назад

Yes, I agree, the leaf blower was a good investment that will save you a lot of back breaking work. Look forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪.

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Another great comment from Sweden, I appreciate it very much! See you on the next one :)

@BartsteRCModels 7 месяцев назад

Very interesting, I have the same problem as you on my track. Thanks for the video.

@summitrailway 6 месяцев назад

As long as you have trees near your layout you will have leafs falling on your track. Since this video I have used the leaf blower several times to clean the layout. It saves so much time and effort, it´s amazing!

@loki7441 8 месяцев назад

Its a good machine and reasonably quiet. It should give years of service as its a good brand. You should get a long reach grabbing device for picking up things like sticks. Trigger grip operated, I was given one in the hospital after my hip replacement. I use it in the garden now to save repetitive bending. They are inexpensive, though quality varies

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Hi, thank you for your advice with the grabbing device. That might be a good solution and I think I do actually have something like this in the basement!

@TrainsWithEthan 8 месяцев назад

Looking forward to next vid! Keep up the good 👍

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Next one is comming soon to you :)

@darkknighte 8 месяцев назад

I can't believe I just watched a video of someone blowing leaves!? LOL, Stihl is a great brand. I have several of their products and they are everything you'd expect from German engineering. I was worried as you walked around that one are where there was a little prellbock at the end of a siding by the walkway, that you'd step on it and send it flying. I'm glad we did get to see more of the railway. It looks like it's point to point design, correct? I'm amazed at how much you've achieved so quickly. Have you been running engines yet, to see that it's all working? I'm very curious to see how the roadbed and tracks hold up over the winter. I don't know how much snow you get where you are, but that will be an interesting test. Thanks for the updates on your progress. I also wondered if you'll be fixing the ballast with some kind of binder. I know those are available in Europe which are permeable so water can go through but the stone stays in place solidly. cheers,

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Yes you did! 🤣 This layout is point to point design and will stay that way even when the next expansion is comming up. All this work was accomplished in one year just working on saturdays and sundays. I have run some engines around the big station area to test the switches, there is a video on the channel. Beside this single event I haven´t run any trains but that will change soon. My trackbed will hold up just fine during winter. This design has proven itself on multiple layouts for several years at this point so I am not concerned in any way. I won´t fix the ballast in pace although I know that it can be done and will work as well. I like the option to easelly manipulate the track by simply working the ballast, adding some or digging it out. You can change your mind on track placement if there is a problem or a nicer solution and if you do have a problem with a switch for example it´s just a few minutes job to remove. I hope this was informative and answers some of your questions. Thanks for your interest!

@Onidaar Месяц назад

Yes

@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 8 месяцев назад

Looking forward to the rest of your project; count me subbed!👍🏽

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

That is great, thank´s for subscribing! There is a lot more to come!

@sergy6256 8 месяцев назад

Great project and great job!!! Have you ever thought about treating the fine gravel along the railway track with some kind of binder, for example liquid glass, so that when the leaves are blown with a blower, it won’t blow off the surface?

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Hey! I appreciate your comment! I can´t fix the ballast in place because it works like a real railway. The ground moves around over time and I use the ballast to compensate for this movement by simply adding some in certain spots. The track want´s to shrink and expand during temperature chances as well which is compensated by the ballast also. I know the ballast can be fixed in place, many model railroaders do it, but for me it´s not the way to go. I´d rather deal with the few downsides of loose ballast.

@rooster8039 8 месяцев назад

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@markusneuenschwander9261 8 месяцев назад

Ich kann ein Mittel empfehlen, dass verwendet wird um auf Flachdächern die Steine zu fixieren. Dadurch haften die Steine etwas aneinander und fliegen nicht davon beim reinigen. Kiesverfestiger anstatt Klebstoffe.

@summitrailway 8 месяцев назад

Danke für den Tipp! Ich plane solch eine Lösung für meine Bahnsteige, im Gleisbereich benötige ich jedoch den losen Splitt um die Gleise jederzeit ausrichten zu können. Möchte ich den Oberbau fixieren hätte ich den Unterbau ganz anders gestalten müssen um auf lange sicht keine Setzungen im Gleis zu bekommen.

@tonyde6423 7 месяцев назад

Hope it doesn't snow in your area cheers 👍

@summitrailway 7 месяцев назад

Oh we will get some snow but it´s not much. Sub zero temperatures on the other hand will arrive soon!

@tonyde6423 7 месяцев назад

Enjoy cheers

@prosaldozwiler4257 7 месяцев назад

Ich glaube ich würde für diesen Zweck einen Laubsauger versuchen.

@summitrailway 7 месяцев назад

Ich habe beide Möglichkeiten in betracht gezogen und mich am ende für den Bläser entschieden. Zugegebener maßen haben beide Systeme ihre Vor- und Nachteile. Vielleicht kann ich irgendwann mal einen Laubsauger zum testen ausleihen...

@prosaldozwiler4257 7 месяцев назад

@@summitrailway Du hast beim Sauger die Schwerkraft mit dir, weil der feine Kiesel schwerer ist als Laub und deshalb nicht mit hoch fliegt. Beim Bläser ist die Schwerkraft gegen dich, weil der Kiesel - ebenso wie das Laub - leicht genug ist, weg zu rollen. Das hat man im Video auch gesehen.

@lederbadehose 7 месяцев назад

@@summitrailway Hallo, woher bist Du, ich habe in einem Film ein bisschen fränkisch zwischen dem Englisch gehört. Ich bin aus der südlichen fränkischen Schweiz, ca. 25km nördlich von Nürnberg. Eine Gartenbahn will ich später mal bauen , habe ich bisher nur innen gemacht. Ich habe ein Laub Bläser/Sauger Kombigerät. Evtl. passts ja zum Treffen.

@summitrailway 7 месяцев назад

Moin! Die Gegend stimmt schon mal, gut aufgepasst :) Ich werde bald mal eine Mail Adresse einrichten die in der Kanlbeschreibung zu sehen sein wird. Darüber könnten wir den Kontakt herstellen. Über die Video Kommentare schreibe ich nicht mehr zu dem Thema. Bis dahin eine Gute Zeit und viel Spass mit den Videos!