Lots of railways use objects to hold cars beside the handbrakes. Our railway (CP) a lot of industries we switch use "track skates". Small piece of triangle metal to stuff under the wheel. Also you could instructions to you workorder to remove all track skates before switching.
Andrew Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network -----Original Message----- From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:34:15 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Cars on grades rolling into foul territory Bill, I also use that method but in remote locations, I use the Tortoise machines. I do mount a panel LED to let me know the thing is in the raised position. Unfortunately the cost is a factor, so I only have three working right now. I might add two more when I get into operations a bit more. A couple of local guys use some fairly stiff rope fiber (as weeds between the rails) to stop the cars. Another guy simply issues rubber erasers as a temporary wheel stop--they also work good for cleaning the rails. Bob Werre > Bob and Bob -- > > I have used fine (.015) piano wire run through a long brass or plastic > tube (3/32” OD -- you can also use the smallest diameter R/C aircraft > cable type push rods from Sullivan) that goes from the fascia board to > under the track on a grade where they curve up and go through the > track vertically. When you push in on the wire at the fascia, it > projects upward to where it will catch on a car axle and hold it (and > others behind) in check. Pull back on the wire and things are free to > roll. Total cost is might be two bucks for the tube and wire (a bit > more for Sullivan cable). I also don’t use the steel weights that come > with plastic cars because they do get sucked into uncoupling magnets > when mounted on free rolling cars. I replace them with A-Line lead > sheet cut to size for appropriate fit and weight. > > Have fun! > Bill Winans > -------------------------------- > > Also, a little stiffer rolling qualities virtually (no, "completely") > eliminates any false uncoupling with the craft magnet uncouplers I > use, which can happen with freer rolling trucks when uncoupling > magnets attract them and create slack in the couplers. > > Bob Nicholson > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
