Shannon creek timber mill tramway
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My track is all AMS Flextrack code 250 in 5ft. lengths. Makes for nice curves and transition into them.
Curves are where you'll find the most movement, you can have short or long straights but all the longtitudinal expansion goes to the curves and in our summer heat it can be quite substantial. You mention a long straight on a 1:40 grade, a long sweeping curve adds a more pleasing point photographically, and helps ease the large expansion at the end of it. From a timber tramway point of view most lines were pretty curvy on account of terrain.
Just some thoughts.
Grant.
Curves are where you'll find the most movement, you can have short or long straights but all the longtitudinal expansion goes to the curves and in our summer heat it can be quite substantial. You mention a long straight on a 1:40 grade, a long sweeping curve adds a more pleasing point photographically, and helps ease the large expansion at the end of it. From a timber tramway point of view most lines were pretty curvy on account of terrain.
Just some thoughts.
Grant.
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The first half of the grade has to be some what straight due to fence lines , diveway ect, but once it gets down to about knee height the plant life will thicken and there is some large rocks ect to negotiate around so will produce some nice curves and allow the track to disappear from sight in places which also adds realisim and makes for nicer photographs
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I call them rawl plugs. A bit like the way we call all vacuum cleaners Hoovers regardless of who makes them.Steaminnthnsw wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:12 am ........
Today I drilled into the pavers and bashed in rawl plugs ( don’t know what they are called over in the UK ) ........
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PS I don't think we've turned rawl plug into a verb (eg rawl plugging) in the way we use Hoover as a verb (ie Hoovering)
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Is that the same way you guys call all escavators JCB’s ?
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My hand laid track is simpy put down and secured with J-shaped hooks made from wire clothes hangers with each about 6 inches in length. The top of the J is bent at a 90 degree angle to the width of the tie. I push these down about every two feet. This allows the track to move and shift with temperature changes similiar to the prototype.
My soil is sandy loam and we have minimal to no frost heave during the winter. Summer temps can climb above 110° F for weeks at a time. I use Code 250 aluminum rail. No ballast is used as my impoverished railway doesn't view ballast as necessary.
My soil is sandy loam and we have minimal to no frost heave during the winter. Summer temps can climb above 110° F for weeks at a time. I use Code 250 aluminum rail. No ballast is used as my impoverished railway doesn't view ballast as necessary.
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Yep more or less. Of course, all proper excavators ARE British JCB's!Steaminnthnsw wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:59 am Is that the same way you guys call all escavators JCB’s ?
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Hear, hear!philipy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:21 pmYep more or less. Of course, all proper excavators ARE British JCB's!Steaminnthnsw wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:59 am Is that the same way you guys call all escavators JCB’s ?
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Been too bloody hot and humid to do much outside these last few days. Temps in high 30’s and humidity in the 90% region makes for very sweaty work even walking outside . Thought I’d post an updated photo of how my lady Anne , now dubbed ‘dirty anne’ thanks to my wife.
My slomo is built and on its way from Sydney , still not getting any email reply from roundhouse about buying a pair of sand domes from the bundy Fowler , been close to a month and emailed them twice about it.
Thinking about seeing if Wilson locomotives will sell a paid of sand dome castings like the ones used on ‘jack’ , I think they would look the part. Currently waiting for some brass to show up so I can build a front and rear light for it.
At a later date I think I will build a new cab and tanks for it to make it look more like a typical Fowler 0-6-0 that was popular on narrow gauge railways here, but for now the lady Anne tanks and cab will remain as I’ve got bigger priority’s at hand like building the line to run on.
My slomo is built and on its way from Sydney , still not getting any email reply from roundhouse about buying a pair of sand domes from the bundy Fowler , been close to a month and emailed them twice about it.
Thinking about seeing if Wilson locomotives will sell a paid of sand dome castings like the ones used on ‘jack’ , I think they would look the part. Currently waiting for some brass to show up so I can build a front and rear light for it.
At a later date I think I will build a new cab and tanks for it to make it look more like a typical Fowler 0-6-0 that was popular on narrow gauge railways here, but for now the lady Anne tanks and cab will remain as I’ve got bigger priority’s at hand like building the line to run on.
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I like the rear cab. Have you thought about putting a rechargeable battery in one of the fake water tanks and getting rid of the massive AA pack in the roof?
Paint the wheels as well, will finish of the dirty look
Paint the wheels as well, will finish of the dirty look
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Will be painting the wheels when the slomo goes in next week. I was going to put the battery’s in the bunker , but didn’t worry as all the body work will get changed later anyway so didn’t think it was worth the mucking around to be honest. The rear light will help disguise the battery’s a little more once it goes on anyway
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Finally received my summerlands chuffer and my slomo yesterday. Fitted them both and gave it a run. Very impressed with the way it drives and sounds. Although the slomo is very noisy. I gave it a very light oiling as it was dry upon receiving it and it comes with no instructions telling you weather to oil it or not. Did anyone else find this? Do they get better once they are run in?
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You don't need to oil the Slomo, it will only attract dirt so clean it off.
When you say it's noisy does it sound like this?
When you say it's noisy does it sound like this?
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Yeah, sounds like that . Mostly gear whine and the occasional clatter. I know it’s not going to be totally silent, just wasn’t sure if they get better with age or not
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Yeah, don’t really bother me much either, just curious that’s all
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So while the rain has held off I’ve made a little progress building up a retaining wall for the garden/ rockery that will have the large timber trestle bridge through it. The shed wall to the right will be the raised section where the top yard/ timber mill/ loco shed will be.
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Out of interest Dan, what species of timber are you growing on the property for harvesting.
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All that space! You Bruce's really have such large plots to play
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That’s only a fraction of it. We are very lucky, although it does have its down side.
Our road is that bad mountain goats refuse too use it.
We just had heavy rain and was flooded in for 3 days, but we have been cut off from town in previous years for 2 weeks, and then there is the bushfires..
we have mainly spotted gum, as well as some red gum.
Our road is that bad mountain goats refuse too use it.
We just had heavy rain and was flooded in for 3 days, but we have been cut off from town in previous years for 2 weeks, and then there is the bushfires..
we have mainly spotted gum, as well as some red gum.
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