New project: a simple track cleaner

Discussion of Rolling Stock related topics should go here
Post Reply
User avatar
planty
Trainee Fireman
Trainee Fireman
Posts: 168
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:23 pm
Location: Wakefield
Contact:

New project: a simple track cleaner

Post by planty » Tue May 30, 2017 8:34 pm

I don't need to clean the track for electrical pick up, but just to save time clearing leaves, twigs and other things that can cause rolling stock to derail.

So I've had an idea of a simple electric motor to drive a brush to sweep away the debris. I bought an IP Engineering flat bed truck at the Peterborough show and a few axels and cogs off eBay. The picture below is the final product.

On the test track all works well :D will give it a run this weekend and then try and work out a way of dressing up the wagon a bit.

Image
--
The Methley Joint Railway - http://www.jasonplant.com/Pages/Railway.aspx

User avatar
ge_rik
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 6497
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 pm
Location: Cheshire
Contact:

Re: New project: a simple track cleaner

Post by ge_rik » Wed May 31, 2017 6:49 am

Neat job! You might find you'll need a stronger drive band, though. I found a source of large O rings on eBay - or (for a price) MotionCo will make you one to size - http://www.motionco.co.uk/index.php?rou ... round_belt

Rik
------------------------
Peckforton Light Railway - Blog Facebook Youtube

User avatar
Busted Bricks
Trainee Driver
Trainee Driver
Posts: 750
Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:16 pm
Location: Denmark
Contact:

Re: New project: a simple track cleaner

Post by Busted Bricks » Wed May 31, 2017 9:46 am

PU belts are fairly easy to join if you have a soldering iron handy. Available from RS:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/pneumatic ... ane-belts/

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest