4 Mile Ride on the World's Largest Backyard Railroad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- We are back to "Van's" very private 7 1/2 inch gauge, 2 1/2 inch scale backyard railroad. This week we take a ride over the 4-mile loop to the pond for lunch.
We also explore the "steam shop" to see Unita 50, a huge articulated 2 1/2 inch scale scratch build steam locomotive and the flagship of the railroad. IN 2 weeks we will have video of several of the steam locomotives running on the line. Including this HUGE model!
Also, several gas-powered "diesel" locomotives including a 1/8 scale model of Union Pacific 844. NO not that 844, the GP 30, the Nevada Southern's retired Union Pacific 844 Diesel Locomotive. When UP retired this diesel 844, the name "844" reverted to its original owner, the famous UP steam engine.
The total trackage is around 10 miles. All are maintained by a SMALL group of friends every weekend who also take the work train over the longest loop to the pond for lunch.
As we ride pay special attention to the trackwork and maintenance and keep in mind, they have 10 miles of track to maintain! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
As long as the engine doesn't conk out. A long walk back to civilization.
Thomas Harroun yeah you’ve got about a 2 mile walk back to the engine shop hopefully your car is there and it still running because if you have to get from there to civilization you are really on your own.
@@ToyManTelevision I enjoy your videos very much especially your collection of brass engines. Very nice
Thomas Harroun Thanks tomorrow we have a Shay
I think that it is all hand dug, graded and laid is the most impressive part of this whole endeavour.
I can't imagine being on my hands and knees laying each one of those zillion ties one by one!
Van really is "living the dream", God bless him!
Now if i could ride on that railroad - but with a padded chair with a back and arm rests, I could quite peacefully and contentedly doze as the scenery rolls by. But if I can't ride the railroad I'm glad I at least have this video. Thank you for making it, it was a very pleasant and soothing one to watch :)
You have no excuses start building your own 7 and 1/2 inch gauge engine so you can take it out there and run on Vans layout 👍👍
G that’s all I need is another project
One with the land, wonderful.
This brings back memories of my friend Bobber's outdoor 2' gauge railroad through his property. He had a Plymouth gas engine and 4 cars, all purchased from a local amusement park. It was a hoot to ride, even though it only went in a large circle, meandering past trees and over small trestles. He eventually moved and the railroad was dismantled.
I think it would be great if he made a couple cars where a person could lay down a the train could run all night long around the large loop. Imagine how relaxing that would be.
I think it would just been an incredible gas just riding around that 4 mile loop in the dead of night with the headlight on and nothing else
That looked like it was a hoot. Thanks for sharing 😊
Now this is what I've never witnessed before. The world's largest backyard railroad? This is new! I'm loving it!
We’ve got some home video of that railroad next Sunday. More of the track the mountain lines but most importantly the steam engine
Soo cool and legendary looking. I hope you guys make a video riding the whole entire track layout
Matthew Talbot I think we’d actually manage to bore people to death with that! This was almost a half hour of riding around. The actual loop up over the top took us a little over an hour almost an hour and a half. To go all the way around the whole railroad retake about 4 to 5 hours. Of continuous running!
@@ToyManTelevision Now that's quite a journey! To be honest I could see myself watching it in stages to relax.
@@warlordsquerk5338 Yeah absolutly
@@ToyManTelevision No, it wouldn't be boring. There's enough fast-paced stuff in life. Just watching that train slowly meandering around is lovely, and I'm not into trains at all. Just playing in the background, a few hours of this would be great.
@@numbereightyseven they will be opening up the railroad in a few weeks. Snow is gone. Mud… well there is plenty of that. Anyway back to fun!
Awesome!!! This brings a whole new meaning to "going nowhere fast".
You’re absolutely right it is the middle of nowhere. There’s an old joke this isn’t the middle of nowhere but you can see it from here. Well there goes in toward this place when they say that. This is the absolute middle of nowhere it’s a long drive on the two lane and then a long drive on the dirt road and then finally you get on a train and really go into the middle of nowhere
We have a friend of ours that has a 7.5 layout on approximately 30 acres, but unfortunately if something happens to him his kids are not interested and would probably dismantle and sell everything. Sure hope this layout will continue on, very nice.
Not sure nobody’s sure but I have a funny feeling this railroad will live on for quite some time
30 acres?! Wow! That sounds amazing!
Cool railroad & part two 👍 • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
Hello out there on the Detroit and Mackinac railway! Hope things are well wasn’t this a fun ride?
Toy Man Television a fascinating journey on an equally fascinating railway! Love the ‘rustic’ approach and the non-existent signs of civilization and no litter!! Thank you for sharing this experience and may she exist for many years to come!
Takes the hobby to a whole other level!
And he just gave us some steam footage and that will be next week
The fine art of screw in around.
Thx again
What a nice peaceful and fun outing. The scenery looks right out of a1960’s TV western show like Bonanza.
Yeah this is so far off the beaten path I don’t think anybody’s even come out there to shoot a western movie! It really is the middle of nowhere and that’s how Van likes it. He likes getting out there and being all alone on his train and boy he’s pulled that off
Yes, would like to see an entire trip around the railroad. Nice to have the room and the money for something like this, my 7.5 is just a loop on 1 acre.
He has a tempted to just mount a camera and go all the way around the railroad. He gave us some of that footage along with steam footage. But to go all the way around the whole railroad on the work train actually takes about three hours
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Very nice, but I would watch it!! Ha
That sounds pretty amazing, too! I rode my first 7.5 gauge on Sunday (and filmed it for my channel) with the LA Steamers. Did you build your locomotive and lay all the track yourself?
LOVE THIS VIDEO VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE I APPRECIATE THE VIDEO AND SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
Awesome journey... You both are great always enjoy your adventures , thanks ....
Thanks! Van and Ralph just gave me 2 hours of old video of steam including the 50 on the line!! Editing now!
That pond is literally an oasis. I understand the challenges of dealing with the public but, boy, this member of the public would be ecstatic to be screwing around on all that track!
It would be great for my self e-STEAM! 😂😊🤣😜😎
Also, nifty little v-twin on that work engine with the exhaust pipes heading forward.
Well for now it’s just Van’s private railroad he’s hell-bent on keeping the public out of there. But you never know someday it might become a club or something. Never say never
Vary informative, and enjoyable. Thanks for posting.
It was a lot of fun and then just a couple of days ago Van and Ralph gave us a whole bunch of footage of them running the steam locomotives! But that will be next week so
Boring, you two are never boring. Great video, great scenery, great music, felt like I was there with you. So much fun. Thank you for sharing
Definitely a full labor of love for all that mileage. If I had the space, time and cash I would totally have to give this a try.
Island of misfit trains of course it is possible to do something much smaller. We showed you guys Adam Pinellas is railroad that he’s building around his house. Other than the fact it has to cross two driveways that’s a little bit tricky it just goes in a big circle around his house. And it’s not a big lot or anything so it can be done.
Out of curiosity, what did Van do for a living? It’s daunting thinking about the time and money to do all this!
Traveler 1980 he was a doctor.
Cool very enjoyable. Great railroad thank you.
I hope Van has secured the future of the railroad. It would be a shame to see this all just "go away"
Sadly he doesn’t really care. He built this to screw around with it and that’s exactly what he’s doing and if you ask him what’s going to happen after he dies he really doesn’t know and he really doesn’t care. However there’s a lot of interest in a guy offering to buy the railroad and perhaps turning it into a club. That is to say after Van is gone.
@@ToyManTelevision Hopefully people will come together and save it when the time comes. Had I created it, I would certainly try to ensure it's future.
glad to see more of this
24 years and you returned to the scene of the crime LOL!!! j/k
That was a really nice ride, made my morning, can almost smell the sage brush and juniper...
Thanks.
Can't wait to see STEAM!
Me too!!
Thank you for taking us on a wonderful trip on your friend's railroad
Hopefully you return when its steam hauled. Interesting locomotive looks like a homemade flat car with gas engine and nothing else.
And in fact that video just went up about an hour ago so check it out
Looking forward to seeing the video of the steam engines on that backyard railroad.
We have some old home movies of that on Sunday. But we want to get out there and shoot some footage of those engines running
Awesome! In these times of great trouble, this channel always puts me in a good mood! Thank you!
2020 has been a real challenge for all of us. Looking forward to a brighter future, less political strife no pandemic! In the meantime we can hunker down in our shop and build models
Trains do take you to a happy place ☺️🚂
Absolutely love this - mini trains and planes
Fun right?
Always fun watching your videos. Thank you for sharing something so nice that would otherwise go unnoticed. He should be proud of what he's built. Absolutely beautiful. Stay safe and God bless.
And we’re going to be back there next week. Van just gave us a bunch of footage that he and Ralph are shot over the last few years of the steam trains out there
@@ToyManTelevision ooh that I'd love to see!
Thank you so much for the ride. I really enjoyed it.
Stinking cute. Good scenery as well. Lots and lots of work. Very interesting.
A very interesting "model railroad". The work locomotive and train are also interesting. I hope you can film out there when they are running some steam. As always, thank you for sharing your adventure.
John Clark We’re definitely going to get out there with the run in the steam trains. But next Sunday we’re going to show you some videos of those guys shot. It’s pretty old video and it looks kind of ratty but it’s really fun. When the railroad was much newer and they were running steam engines on it including that big 50
I really enjoyed this unique train ride! Thanks for another great adventure!
Hi and yes we had a great time there and we’re back there next week with some old video that they gave us
Look forward to seeing your great informative videos every Sunday & Tuesdays.
That's such an amazing mallet!!! Love it
And Van just gave me a bunch of footage of it running on the railroad. It’s all standard definition video but it’s amazing so that will be Sunday show
@@ToyManTelevision awsome!! Cant wait to see it
God knows I've been waiting for this all week Dale & Karyn. Every day I've been counting down 6 sleeps, 5 sleeps so on and so forth.
I'm sure I'm not out of place when I say this but on behalf of all your loyal viewers thanks for making this vid for us.
It was just - well, great!
G thanks and guess what? We’re back there next week! Weren’t planning on that we were going to show you a ghost town which we will get back to you. But those guys just gave us a bunch of videos that they shot over the last 10 years of the steam trains running! So that will be Sunday show
@@ToyManTelevision 5 sleeps ....
Very cool videos, great music too boot.
Love making the music track. Not everyone likes it. We do it anyway because we do!!
Very nice I would love to see a steam engine running the same route . thank you have a great week
Well they will be running a steam engines again soon as it cools off. It’s just not fun firing them up when it’s over 100°! In fact it’s kind of hideous just working on the track out there but they do! Anyway they just gave me two hours of old video of them running steam engines so that will be an upcoming show
So he gives tours? would be cool...
Private Railroad means private
@@plymouth-hl20ton37 then why show what you have done? when you want to be Private?,rofl
David Dragonhammer Van really doesn’t want people coming by. Mostly because he wants to spend his time messing with the trains but he’s also you know security conscious. There’s no problem with people seeing it on video. He just doesn’t want them to know where it is because he doesn’t want them dropping in.
@@ToyManTelevision I wouldnt drop by,not my thing about being cruel to others,what I find ,so many people would ask the question I asked,I really dont care if built one to the moon,its nice he built one,I been around trains ,real and model for 50 some years,am glad he has passion for his train set,but what amazes me is when people get upset over what I asked,then that tells me your afraid of your own shadow.
David Dragonhammer hi. Yup. Not cool. The internet seems to suspend good manors. No insults meant from us! It’s a valid question.
Felicidades . Es un gran pasatiempo yo y mi hijo disfrutamos lo mismo pero en escala ho ya que no hay presupuesto para algo asi , Saludos desde Monterrey nuevo León México.
Ola! Monterey! We want to come down and some point. Beautiful
Thank you!
Now I have something new to fantasize about. Van truly has his own railroad. I expected to see The Duke ride up at any moment. Thank you for sharing this and can't wait to see some of the other locomotives out there.
You know it’s really funny because by the time you get to the property you are in the middle of nowhere. Then we pull off onto the dirt road and go deeper into the middle of nowhere. And then you get on the train and go right to the very heart of nowhere!
Fantastic !
Hi. And thanks 🙏
Absolutely love it thanks again for sharing another one of your adventures you two ❤️😀
And we’re having a good time staying safe from Covid. We had all sorts of plans to go to all sorts of Train meets all of which have been canceled. But we’re finding interesting old ghost towns and mostly just staying hunker down at the house and at the garage and getting a lot of work done on our models and stuff
I couldn't do that in my woods, all the spider webs would be hitting you in the face as you ride between the trees lol. Really cool though, I subscribed your channel because this is all so really cool
Spiders? Hum..
Impressive railroad. Thanks for sharing.
We’re back there again this Sunday. That was not the plan I was going to show you our railroad, but Van came up with some video of that big Unita. 50 running
This was an awesome ride along. Looking forward to the Uintah 50, which happens to be one of my favorite steam locomotives.
Thank you again for bringing us along.
Van just gave me two hours of video mostly of that engine running on the line. He shot it right after he built the locomotive but it does show the locomotive going all the way to the pond on brand new track
He built a beautiful steam engine id like to see it run😎 cool video as always take care enjoyed screwing around the country side 🤣
Hello Gunny I hope things are well there.He just gave me two hours of video of the steam engines running out there so that will be an upcoming show.
@@ToyManTelevision thats awesome! 😎 im home trying to heal i got stun over 20 times both hands and arms im swollen like no other, minor bees they are a ground dwelling bee and when they sting you they leave a scent and the the rest of group zero in on you and needless to say i wasn't screwing around 🤣🤣 its its messed me up pretty good, am looking forward to seeing your next take care
Great video! I love it!!
Hi. Sir? Wow 🤩 anyway thanks! What a great “backyard” railroad 🚞
Such a cool project. Its cool you have access to something like that.
Hi. Cool place right? Need to get back SOON.
When you showed the GP30 #844, I was hoping you were going to take her outta the shop and have her pull you out to the pond.
I'd definitely like to see the big articulated steamer pull some folks around the route
Great video presentation. I love watching you two interact. Super fun!
Well you can see both of those things in just a few hours. Well more than a few it’ll be Sunday’s show.
JUST LOVE YOUR VIDEO AND THIS RAILROADING. AWESOME COOL HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME HAVE A GOOD DAY BE SAFE PLEASE MASK UP WHEN YOU GO OUT 😷🚂🙂😁👍
Jim Kammerer thanks. Off to other stuff but back in a few weeks with old video of steam on the line!
great to see wonderful television thank you both !!!
We weren’t planning to but we’re back there again this Sunday because they gave us a bunch of old home video of them riding around on that big Uintah 50!
You two are very delightful, and I am still amazed that you two have such a passion for the unusual. I love that little railroad your friend has. I wonder if he has subdivision names for his lines? That would be quite interesting. Again, thank you for sharing this with all of us and safe and peaceful travels.
Yes every single loop has a name I’m just not quite sure what they are. That original loop that we laid it’s now called the mountain division for the mountain loop. And it actually consists of two different loops that go up around the top of that ridge. I think the pond loop is called the pond loop! But I’m really not sure about that. But they’ve rattled off certain names that were in one ear and out the other but there’s like 15 different lines out here but all have different names.
@@ToyManTelevision Well my friend, keep that High Iron out there nice and polished, you have a clear signal at the block, and may you and your lovely companion have safe and peaceful journeys.
This was a fun day out! I enjoyed this little trip into the wilderness! Fun to ride the train up to the pond! I only had one complaint... When we reached the pond, a rather large thistle reached me!! Of course.. There was a generous target for a nasty thorn! I love the area.. Really makes me a bit homesick for the area I called "home" for most of my life! The only thing I was wondering... Just how many BOBCATS had their eyes on us the whole time we were out there????
G'day young couple and I hope I find thee well. Most of my friends over here in the UK are getting bored silly with lock down but I keep telling them to find some hobby or other to keep themselves fit. I mean, how often does a government tell you to stay at home and not breath near anyone for three months. Now am retired I'm spending my time watching old movies on TV. Today I am mostly watching your videos on TH-cam. Off we go then!
First time the government told us to work on models! Well that’s how we took it.... actually the president told us to do anything you can think of. Stay home. Go out. Ho to work. Don’t go to work... so models.
Great scenery and great music!
I know some people don’t like music video but I think it just really adds a nice touch
@@ToyManTelevision I don't like some of the music played with videos.
It is just not my taste or style.
Sooper cool
It looks like you had tons of fun! I certainly would love to go on that ride. ...Roy
Hello Roy I! Yeah I know there’s a lot of people who would love to get out here and see this. And Van doesn’t even want anybody to know where it is yet alone offer to take them out there. But it could be that someday it will become a club or other use that will allow the public to come in. But not in the foreseeable future. Keep enjoying that and scale railroad of yours! It’s an inspiration to all of us seeing how well it turned out
Quite an inspiring railroad! I have a 500' out and back 7.5" gauge 2.5" scale backyard railroad with dreams of building something like this. Looking forward to more views. Thanks!
Yes we’re going to be back there on Sunday just because they gave me some video of them running that big UNITA 50!
@@ToyManTelevision really looking forward to seeing the Uintah 50 under steam. I've ran and fired #110 the Weyerhaeuser mallet now in the Black Hills that was stored at Heber some time back. Just curious, did you ever work for Amtrak out of SLC?
Amazing I hope there are plans to preserve this masterpiece.
Sort of. A guy wants to buy it. But van won’t sell at any price. But I think the railroad will live on. One way or another.
Well that was fun!!!👍✌️😊🙏🏼🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂
Does it turns out we’re back there next Sunday. We’re planning on that but Van and Ralph gave us video footage of the steam trains running that’s just amazing so that will be next Sunday show
JUST LOVE IT AWESOME NICE VIDEO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR TIME GREAT INFORMATION AND THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR SCREWING AROUND TIME ITS GREAT JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA THANK YOU AGAIN. 👍😁🙂🤗😷♥️🚂
Jim Kammerer Hello Jim. I thought I already replied to this but I think a lot of things that aren’t correct! Anyway we’re gonna be back on this rail road soon with some steam engines
Being from Utah that high desert landscape is like home to me I use to wonder the cedar trees for hours a as a child what a wonderful tour with out having to step a single foot ha
Thousands of miles that look just like that!!
Love the beautiful Utah landscape, and the smell of cedar.
Can't wait to see the Unita 50 out on the line in 2 weeks! Great video! I wish the people who disliked this would take some time and go out to enjoy nature!
If all goes well that will be next week! Next week was going to be a ghost town but I’m having so much fun editing the train video I think will move that up and do that next week
Do any of you guys have or thought of an electric locomotive. Would be really quiet and peaceful.
Now all your buddy needs to do is make little township's around the loops and charge for admission, just like Tiny Town at Turkey Creek Canyon just outside of Denver, CO but better and larger!!
It’s a funny thing but he likes it just like it is. And he has no interest at all in inviting in the public. He just likes to play with his trains
Another great video thank you
Where is this? Neat seeing the photos of equipment and all that went into this creation.
Hi. Utah west desert. Near Eureka. But Van doesn’t want us to say just where.
@@ToyManTelevision I realized I should have kept reading the comments for my answer ☺️ Totally respect his desire for privacy… and love Utah! And your great channel description and concept.
Unique, extensive, relaxing! 😀😀😀👍👍👍. Regards Stephen.
Stephen Riley Hi and thanks for watching this was really fun
Wow! That really is Madness ! Hm maybe something for your backyard ?
Wow! Can’t wait to see a steam engine.
Awesome video liked 🚂👍🚄
Just fricken awesome. A devotion to railroading extraordinaire. god bless Van. Looks like a steep grade to the pond? That would be a horrible walk back to civilization should things go hairy, which has already been said before me. And a whole 30 minute video!! Yeah!! Great content as always Mr. & Mrs. Toyman.
Yeah I think at any given time if you had to walk out of there you’d be five or 6 miles from the nearest Road. Assuming somebody came by on that road. And there’s no cell phone service out there. If you run into somebody in the wilderness and say how do you get by without a cell phone will say what’s a cell phone?
Are you familiar with Train Mountain in Chiloquin Oregon? I believe they have over Twenty miles of 7.5" track and have been listed in Genise book of world records as the longest hobby railroad. I was a close friend of Quinten and was involved in the construction for nearly twenty years.
I enjoyed meeting you a few years ago at the Santa Margarita Ranch. I operate the steam locomotives there.
Did you see the posting that I put up on our community tab. Kevin took the 50 up to train mountain for an event. But it never happened because of the wild fire there which is swept through the northern part of Train Mountain. Some track destroyed all of the trees. Go to the community tab I have a photo there
@@ToyManTelevisionI Figured out how to get to the community page. I thank you for posting that. I'm a life member of Train Mountain and Follow the Train Mountain Railroad Group on Facebook. It has been very informitive of the current situation and is updated frequntly by members. So far none of my friends up there have lost homes that Im awere of. We keep them all in our prayers.
Just awesome
KENS BACKSHOP I just received a bunch of old video of steam engines running on the line from some years back. It will be an upcoming show
The Big Kid Kouple ;). You 2 always look like kids-in-a-candy-store.
We are like kids in a candy store Aren’t we? Except our candy is trains and cars and airplanes!
i know you using the work train but still a steam engine was really nostalgic driving :)
Well if all goes well that will be next weeks show
@@ToyManTelevision who knows but still it looks great terrain :)
Love the video great scenery. That is one big railroad. If I heard correct you mentioned 10 miles of track
We’re not completely sure as Van no longer keeps track. Pun intended! At first it was tracking every inch of it by keeping track of how much rail he was putting down and that’s how we know that first loop was just over 1 mile. But in examining the aerial views and just trying to put measurement on all of the different routes it’s somewhere right around 10 miles. Probably just a little more
awesome!!!...until mtn. lion and bears show up,,,lol...love it tho!!
AWESOMENESS!
Thank you and guess what we’re gonna be back there next week! We weren’t planning on it but those guys gave us a bunch of old video footage of the steam engines running out there!
looks amazing. I am just starting to build 2 Ballast hoppers for Van. Maybe one day you can do a video of them in action. I have been working with Kevin and Van on there final design.
Man! That is long!
As it happens we’re back there again this Sunday. Because they gave me a bunch of old home movies of them running around with the steam engine
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for watching and we’re gonna be back there next Sunday. Van and Ralph just gave us a whole bunch of footage of them running the steam locomotives
That is Awesome, looks though there is lots to do there. that steam locomotive looks awesome. yeah, on a hot day the boiling is supposed to be inside the steam locomotive not outside lol. that looks to be jack rabbit country and the pond is awesome. i like that, that is there because there is no water around and wildlife need water and i was wondering if you saw any wildlife, however it is mid day. i like that you made this video a long one. it was nice to just sit back on the train on the terrain lol and see the scenery.
Wow that was great.
You should get a drone and follow the train around the line. Would give you a totally different perspective.
Someone needs to build a K-27 and a caboose!
Too heavy track Destroyer especially on aluminum rail
All of those western cedars is almost looks like middle Tennessee , no offense it does.We have tons and tons, acre acres upon acres of their brother is it sister how about either. One dry summer and boom! We look like southern central Utah. Another awesome video! At 14:31 the shot of the Prickly Pear or that what we call cactus here in middle Tennessee.The red fruit was/can be eaten. Scorch the pickles off the green lobes and they are consumable.
Yes Flyers are a real threat out there. That very first year we were laying track a wild fire came through and we were really scared we were gonna lose the whole thing. With the fire department turned it in and headed south and that was that. But there’s always that danger. This is a pretty common look out here and with the cedar trees and everything in place it does look a tremendous amount like Central Utah which is where Karyn is from.
nice video
Thank you for watching we had a lot of fun and will be back there next Sunday
Fun stuff!
Mike Roberti It was a grand day out and thanks for watching
I bet the old cement ties could be used for building a storage shed.
They are totally falling to dust. No idea why. Made wrong I guess.