A hand OR pedal operated Section Trike would be easy enough to bodge together, to allow "powered" (man) locomotion, and heavier loads ( or more flat cars!). Gudonya from Down Under.
I like the fun part of it. One of those systems would work for us two ol'ladies bringing in the groceries from the car. You never cease to amaze. Great job Tim. Blessings to all ❤
Awesome, ever since I saw it the first time I knew I just have to make the same at my farm in Zambia. It will be awesome. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
I’m Ware if that I’ve watched his videos to but what I’m saying is even if he tested it and it’s fine over use of the same heavy loads can worn out those thin rails faster
i'm building a replica of your railway but 5" gauge, around the goat field.... its great fun and thank you for the inspiration. simon and dorothy in France.
I think "never" is a bit black/white overexaggerated. It's about the balance between cost and joy. 120 euros for 6 meters is not expensive and it's a fun hobby.
Gotta agree, prices are getting realistic. Incidentally, your railway is much cheaper than a similar sized HO setup. Looks like a lot of fun, really useful. Thanks kindly for sharing.
For about 20 feet it costs me about $40 USD in steel, I got scrap wood and pipe for free. Design is exactly the same but the wood is 2x4s This video series has been great inspiration for my 15” gauge railway, keep up the great videos!
@@andrewreynolds4949 yes I saw the price for an N gauge class 08 shunter and thought I've had cars that cost less than that quite a lot less actually and they were worth every penny, just sadly not worth a penny more
I watch your videos when I can and I find it absolutely amazing your railroad is coming along real nice and from a U.S. point of it fairly cheap price wise . I started mine when I had one with metal fence post or as we call them in oklahoma T- post it worked really well . Anyway I enjoy watching your videos and your progress. Keep it going sir
@@priestesslucy3299 a km of two-way railroad in most cases will cost way more than km of a two-way asphalt road. This is a topic for much bigger discussion, though.
I enjoy watching your videos! Great fun and good ideas. But to justify a railroad, you need to have a lot of stuff you need to carry. I live in my single family home, and the only thing I need to carry a lot of frequently is firewood for my wood stove. I use scrap wood gleaned from businesses in the area, and I chuck that wood in my Chevy Astro van to carry it to my home. I have a pav ed driveway in the front of my home with a large wood crate I use for storing cut firewood, and an unpaved driveway along the side of my house. I dumped a load of crushed rock on that side driveway circa 1987 or so, and while grass has grown up around that completely, it still provides support for my van when driving on it and prevents it from getting muddy. When I drive a load of wood home, I back into that side driveway which provides access to a basement door. Inside the door is a table saw I use to cut the used lumber to length, nail and all. Once cut I can carry that wood to that front wood crate for storage, or carry it up the basement stairs in a box to be burned in my stove. I also store wood under cover beside that side driveway. So I'm able to use my van for moving a heavy load of firewood, and I can unload it and store it from my van pretty easily. Once store, I can pick up lengths of lumber and cut it to length on my table saw. All this can be done pretty easily as part of my daily life. So I can't really think of an application for a railway like yours. What I've devised is quite simple and efficient, and more or less cost free, wood included. Wood comes from businesses that are a half mile away or about three miles away. The scrap wood I get is odds 'n ends from a lumber yard or lumber used for packing large sheets of granite ---- 2x4, 2x6 and such lumber. I can often get a van load when I'm driving around for other purposes, so often I don't even to make a special trip. I enjoy making fires, and even now in early May, a fire is needed to take the chill off the house unless it's sunny. So I'm afraid I can't think of an application for a railway. DARN!
Now you just need a e-bike and a heavy duty bicycle utility trailer to transport your wood without any gasoline, that way when they stop making gasoline in 2030 you'll still be operational.
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honestly this is so great to see the progress on this and it looks so much fun too. Your breakdown of the costs is actually one of the better ones i've seen arround and a nice overview.
4:21 "yours is probably cheaper" Sweden: "screams in taxes", Jokes aside, thanks for giving a rundown on how much the parts cost. Not sure how much I would have to pay, wouldn't be surprised if it's at least twice as much with how much everything become more expensive.
4:14 "we in Ireland live in one of the most expensive countrys in the world." I was going to complain about the prices here in NE America. but it was just the supplier I was looking at, here are the cheaper prices I found 1/8'' x 2'' x 20' = ~39$ ea - €37 1/8'' x 3'' x 20' = ~59$ ea - €56
Hi...I was thinking aloud if this system of narrow gauge railway will solve my problem of transporting materials up a 50 meter 45 degrees slope. The cart could be towed by a hoist
The wider the gauge, the better the stability. The flat bar steel for rails, solves a lot of headaches. Its relatively light,easy to impart gentle turns and not heavy to work with. For a light railway not using a locomotive it looks ideal. the downside is contact area available for wheels which are driving, trying to grip the rails as they do on a locomotive.
I wonder if small gauge local railways will return for industries such as farming. With the rising cost of fossil fuels today it is becoming much more expensive to run farm equipment. With a small gauge, flexible track, steam powered railway farmers may potentially be able to use less fuel by dropping off grain or collected produce onto mobile trains that then take the long journey back to the collection points. These small engines could potentially run on steam and their fireboxes could burn any available fuel from scrap lumber to waste oil to coal. This could potentially help farmers save on fuel costs in the long run. With a flexible and easily modifiable track they could also run much more heavy duty cranes into the field to assist in recovery and repair of downed equipment even in potentially soft or muddy terrain. An interesting thought experiment. There are probably many downsides Im not thinking of.
While I wouldn't use this as a "scale" railway set up, this would be fantastic as a functioning narrow gauge system for use around a farm. I could see it now, a small critter powered with a cheap gas engine and a couple dozen cars to haul vegetables, building supplies, feed, hay/straw, manure, chemicals, firewood, fuel, gravel, etc... And the whole thing is both flexible and easy to maintain, all for the cost of a used pick-up truck.
Hello everyone, please reply me anyone please write down the three main parts and tell me about that. Can I develop this plan to my own city like a big railway?
Tim, Thank you for the update and the cost break down. One thing that people need to consider is YOU built it for YOUR needs and their needs/desires may be different than yours. You have done an outstanding job on the design, development and building of the railroad track, switches and carts. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Just out of curiosity but why wouldn’t you use old motor oil in place of creosote I know creosote is better but it also costs more than used motor oil which most people take to recycling for free
thx very much I waited for this. obvoisly the costs very from build to build. But having a data point helps in discussions what options even to surge materials for and it gives a starting point in comparing prices. I would say €20 in material easily trump a lot of mud free pathes. most of which could carry less load. If you want to be able to bring in materials and the options are this, or a road, that a car could drive on, I think you have the cheaper solution. how long round about do you take to build a peace of rail?
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 an afternoon with just one person? so about 3h ? so that would make around €20 + 0.5 manhours per meter. Why do we even build roads for cars?
As hard as it is to believe we pay more than that for steel in Australia and we don't even have to import it. Presuming that those lengths you are using are 6metres long, that amount of steel would cost the equivalent of 88 euros in Sydney.
Tim your a genius we marvel at what you do my husband thinks you marvellous 🤩.With your inventions.Will watch on later .Help us to relax for the weekend.GodBless. Love Ireland 🇮🇪.
This is a absolutely awesome, do you have any more explaining the spacing on your rails or anything like this or is it subjective? So cool, I never thought I’d get excited over this kind of thing but I suppose age is catching up with me 😉 jokes
Your rail costs almost more than buying real railroad rails. Aluminum rails cost about 1.60 a foot new but I saw a listing for 3000 ft for $1500. There are molded sleepers available for pretty cheap as well which will last much longer than wood and since the rails gets "crimped" to them you save the cost of bolts and pegs.
Square nuts used here are special purpose for fixing sheet roof materials. Special because they should be cheaper than hex nuts in bulk 😁 I could get them in Switzerland, so probably available in Germany as well.
G'day, Yay Team ! I'm so very glad that the Oil-soaked Hardwood Wheelbearings are working out well...; a victory for the philosophy of, Simplicate and add more Lightness ! I posted a particularly good video of the Kangaroos who visit me for breakfast last week, you might well enjoy it, titled, "This Kangaroo Life..." Have a good one. Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 No worries... Normally I don't make Wildlife Encounter Videos so long, but there were some things about Kangaroos I wanted to explain, and they seemed happy to hang out and put on a suitable display...; so that was what happened. If you try watching it, you'll probably be hooked and watch the rest. The 16 Km eBike Ride, with 12 on the New England Highway, telling the backstory as to why Sheep and Cattle and Horses are so very devastating to Australia's Ecology, runs an hour ! A month ago I was diagnosed with Mouth Cancer. Right now I feel fine, as soon as Treatment starts that will change, and depending on what the Quacks say, I might have to start making Silent Videos with Subtitles on Flash-Cards...; so I'm warbling while I still can, kinda thing. It beats living in Ukraine though, eh ? Take it easy, Such is life... Have a good one, Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
I'm surprised at how cheap your rails are even with the high prices, how much is one of those big basket carts? My grandma had a rather large yard with a garden going all the way around the back starting on either side of the house (think 1950s US suburbs but the fancy 2 story homes) As she got older she had trouble hauling her tools around so I built a monorail that went around the garden and hung on the side of the fence posts with the cart hanging below the rail. It was some bent rebar for the supports and a similar (but smaller) flat bar rail. I even made a little box to push the cart into to keep it safe and dry on one end.
It works, But for how long. The base you provide for a railroad is just as, or more important than the track It probably would have been cheaper and better just to lay gravel and use a wheel barrow
I never felt that the prices were artificially low. In Hungary today 6m of the 50x8mm flat steel would cost 20k HUF, around 52 EURs, double that and it's 104 EURs just for the two sides and not counting for anything else. Everything is expensive here and we are the center of Europe. So, I think you are pretty lucky. :)
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 I think there are multiple reasons. Mainly the war, which made the EURHUF rate really bad, really quickly. Everything coming from outside went up in price, general high inflation in the world (COVID&war) and lastly the construction industry was really booming (government projects and subsidies for families). Not even mentioning the highest VAT of 27% in the EU, which was a given, but of course it will also increase in the absolute terms when prices increase.
Can you share where you get your metal from? I looked online and it seems to be about twice the price of what yours cost for the same size bar and I don't want to waste miney.
@@overengineer7691 Perhaps you are talking about *_old growth vertical grain clear_* Doug fir? We use that for handrail and a few other things. But that isn't a knotty stud that you'd frame a wall with (or lay in the dirt to support a track)
I may be daydreaming, but I imagine in 5 years time we'll see you with 3 full wood sheds, a proper charcoal kiln, 12 more wagons, and a cute little turntable interchange. I am quite excited looking forward to the future!
A hand OR pedal operated Section Trike would be easy enough to bodge together, to allow "powered" (man) locomotion, and heavier loads ( or more flat cars!).
Gudonya from Down Under.
I like the fun part of it. One of those systems would work for us two ol'ladies bringing in the groceries from the car. You never cease to amaze. Great job Tim. Blessings to all ❤
You really start to realize the extreme cost of Hornby's models when a real life sized railway becomes cheaper to make.
Awesome, ever since I saw it the first time I knew I just have to make the same at my farm in Zambia. It will be awesome. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
Information with a smile. Wonderful!
Great but why no comedic roll off the carriage at the end of the video 😄😄Just brilliant Tim and Sandra.
Sounds a bit painful, Paul : - )
Damn i pay 25 Canadian dollars for the 2 inch ×1/4 thick flat bar thats about 12.50 american dollar..
You're lucky!
AMAZING!
I've got a quad bike in my garden - I've got a railway in my garden. The railway does sound a lot better.
Where the fun in that if is not fun there is no point :)
Do you plan to make a turn table even if it's a small one at either end ?
I seriously consider building a 10m railway to move my trash cans to the street. Any tips for wheel size and shape to keep the center of gravity low?
If there's any kind of narrow gauge railway near you go and have a close look at it - I would say 10" guage and 6" wheels would be plenty?
I see that your rails are very thin my opinion is to limit the weight so the rails don’t buckle and flatten / break
He’s already tested it with a quite large log and a full wagon of ballast, so for his purposes it will be fine
I’m Ware if that I’ve watched his videos to but what I’m saying is even if he tested it and it’s fine over use of the same heavy loads can worn out those thin rails faster
@@ilikecheeseilikecheese727 It can still probably reliably carry more than he can easily push around
I am planning to build for the slopy area , any suggestions
The rails won't be affected, but you'll need to work out how to get the trains up - and down - safely. Good luck!
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i'm building a replica of your railway but 5" gauge, around the goat field.... its great fun and thank you for the inspiration. simon and dorothy in France.
Are you going to make any videos about it when you're done? would be interesting to see!
Excellent plan - yes, we'd all like to see that
@@legdig yes....i will try and film the goat rail project....im looking for steel this week to start the rails.
"Where the fun in that?" Some people forget, its never about the cost of a project. Its what brings you joy.
Better to say it not always about the cost of a project rather than it’s never the cost, quite often the cost is the deciding factor.
The cost per meter will be a limiting factor on how much rail you are able to build. So keeping them down is always a good thing.
True, but my budget is certainly putting serious limits on my joy! 😂
I’d like to hear Tim’s calculations for smiles per meter please, that’s the best measurement 😊
I think "never" is a bit black/white overexaggerated. It's about the balance between cost and joy. 120 euros for 6 meters is not expensive and it's a fun hobby.
Gotta agree, prices are getting realistic. Incidentally, your railway is much cheaper than a similar sized HO setup.
Looks like a lot of fun, really useful. Thanks kindly for sharing.
Putting 200kg of timber on an HO railway would also have a different effect...
You forget not everyone has a field to build in, nor time to do so.
What's the 'HO' in an HO setup?
@@priestesslucy3299 the scale
HO is a scale used by train modelers
For about 20 feet it costs me about $40 USD in steel, I got scrap wood and pipe for free. Design is exactly the same but the wood is 2x4s This video series has been great inspiration for my 15” gauge railway, keep up the great videos!
(for metric people that's 6 metres for 62 Aussie Dollars, 32 and a half Pounds, 37 Euros) as of 10 November 2023
@@CockatooTransit 40 USD is 37 Euro.
@@josephpostma1787 the exchange rate is always changing so i may not have had it right when you saw it, but it was right when i put it.
amazing thing is your railway, per foot, is _cheaper_ than most pre made _model_ railways in N or OO gauge..
The whole 20-foot length can be cheaper than a whole locomotive…
@@andrewreynolds4949 yes I saw the price for an N gauge class 08 shunter and thought I've had cars that cost less than that
quite a lot less actually
and they were worth every penny, just sadly not worth a penny more
also, running costs for a push railway are MUCH lower than that of a quad bike, AND it's also greener, as your not burning fostil fules to run it.
It is even greener when he burns fossil fuels (like when he adds an engine) because rails are way more energy efficient.
"where's the fun in that" .... is the perfect answer to so many youtube comments
I watch your videos when I can and I find it absolutely amazing your railroad is coming along real nice and from a U.S. point of it fairly cheap price wise . I started mine when I had one with metal fence post or as we call them in oklahoma T- post it worked really well . Anyway I enjoy watching your videos and your progress. Keep it going sir
Thank you very much!
Apparently the HS2 railway line will cost £100 per millimetre, so you're doing pretty well!
per millimeter? so 1 mile will costs £160,934,400? I cant find any info on the rails themselves, but the costs are in the billions.
This calculation, even for the cheapest metal garden railway gives a good understanding how ENORMOUSLY expensive real railroads are.
Yeah, but compared to roads?
@@priestesslucy3299 a km of two-way railroad in most cases will cost way more than km of a two-way asphalt road. This is a topic for much bigger discussion, though.
@@wwlb4970 to construct, but they're a heck of a lot cheaper to maintain afaik
I enjoy watching your videos! Great fun and good ideas.
But to justify a railroad, you need to have a lot of stuff you need to carry. I live in my single family home, and the only thing I need to carry a lot of frequently is firewood for my wood stove. I use scrap wood gleaned from businesses in the area, and I chuck that wood in my Chevy Astro van to carry it to my home.
I have a pav ed driveway in the front of my home with a large wood crate I use for storing cut firewood, and an unpaved driveway along the side of my house. I dumped a load of crushed rock on that side driveway circa 1987 or so, and while grass has grown up around that completely, it still provides support for my van when driving on it and prevents it from getting muddy.
When I drive a load of wood home, I back into that side driveway which provides access to a basement door. Inside the door is a table saw I use to cut the used lumber to length, nail and all.
Once cut I can carry that wood to that front wood crate for storage, or carry it up the basement stairs in a box to be burned in my stove.
I also store wood under cover beside that side driveway.
So I'm able to use my van for moving a heavy load of firewood, and I can unload it and store it from my van pretty easily.
Once store, I can pick up lengths of lumber and cut it to length on my table saw. All this can be done pretty easily as part of my daily life.
So I can't really think of an application for a railway like yours. What I've devised is quite simple and efficient, and more or less cost free, wood included.
Wood comes from businesses that are a half mile away or about three miles away. The scrap wood I get is odds 'n ends from a lumber yard or lumber used for packing large sheets of granite ---- 2x4, 2x6 and such lumber. I can often get a van load when I'm driving around for other purposes, so often I don't even to make a special trip.
I enjoy making fires, and even now in early May, a fire is needed to take the chill off the house unless it's sunny.
So I'm afraid I can't think of an application for a railway.
DARN!
Now you just need a e-bike and a heavy duty bicycle utility trailer to transport your wood without any gasoline, that way when they stop making gasoline in 2030 you'll still be operational.
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@@mrMacGoover
I can think of one application: Fun
You don’t necessarily need a purpose for a railway, you can build one purely just for leisure
@@DianeD862 Who are you referring to?
No idea how I ended up here - but listening to an affable Irish guy talk about his backyard railway was lovely :)
honestly this is so great to see the progress on this and it looks so much fun too. Your breakdown of the costs is actually one of the better ones i've seen arround and a nice overview.
4:21 "yours is probably cheaper"
Sweden: "screams in taxes", Jokes aside, thanks for giving a rundown on how much the parts cost. Not sure how
much I would have to pay, wouldn't be surprised if it's at least twice as much with how much everything become
more expensive.
I'd love to see you make a human powered cart. Keep up the good work and have fun!
I love your railway, wish I had a flat enough yard and a reason to build one. Keep up the great work
wanting one is reason enough, isn't it?
@@therealCG62 I would agree but again the lack of flat ground is the determining factor
Wonder if you could build a rack railway if gradient is your only limiting factor…
4:14 "we in Ireland live in one of the most expensive countrys in the world."
I was going to complain about the prices here in NE America. but it was just the supplier I was looking at, here are the cheaper prices I found
1/8'' x 2'' x 20' = ~39$ ea - €37
1/8'' x 3'' x 20' = ~59$ ea - €56
he's using 8mm x 50mm, the equivalent would be 5/16'' x 2'' I wouldnt go thinner than 1/4''
Thanks G.A. Interesting...
Life is for having fun and having your own railway!
Hi...I was thinking aloud if this system of narrow gauge railway will solve my problem of transporting materials up a 50 meter 45 degrees slope. The cart could be towed by a hoist
"Where's the fun in that?" lol
I wonder how a mold for concrete sleepers would work with the pipes imbedded in.?
6 meter of this railway is cheaper than 90% of H0 locomotives!
The wider the gauge, the better the stability. The flat bar steel for rails, solves a lot of headaches. Its relatively light,easy to impart gentle turns and not heavy to work with. For a light railway not using a locomotive it looks ideal. the downside is contact area available for wheels which are driving, trying to grip the rails as they do on a locomotive.
I wonder if small gauge local railways will return for industries such as farming. With the rising cost of fossil fuels today it is becoming much more expensive to run farm equipment. With a small gauge, flexible track, steam powered railway farmers may potentially be able to use less fuel by dropping off grain or collected produce onto mobile trains that then take the long journey back to the collection points. These small engines could potentially run on steam and their fireboxes could burn any available fuel from scrap lumber to waste oil to coal. This could potentially help farmers save on fuel costs in the long run. With a flexible and easily modifiable track they could also run much more heavy duty cranes into the field to assist in recovery and repair of downed equipment even in potentially soft or muddy terrain.
An interesting thought experiment. There are probably many downsides Im not thinking of.
While I wouldn't use this as a "scale" railway set up, this would be fantastic as a functioning narrow gauge system for use around a farm. I could see it now, a small critter powered with a cheap gas engine and a couple dozen cars to haul vegetables, building supplies, feed, hay/straw, manure, chemicals, firewood, fuel, gravel, etc... And the whole thing is both flexible and easy to maintain, all for the cost of a used pick-up truck.
How much does it cost to make the wagons?
Hello everyone, please reply me anyone please write down the three main parts and tell me about that. Can I develop this plan to my own city like a big railway?
the sound of those rails brings me joy
Tim, Thank you for the update and the cost break down. One thing that people need to consider is YOU built it for YOUR needs and their needs/desires may be different than yours. You have done an outstanding job on the design, development and building of the railroad track, switches and carts. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Ab So Blinkin Luvverly! Well done and keep them coming.
Also - I bet you would be making far less from TH-cam if you just used a quad.
The reason I originally came to this site was the railroad.
☮
How many pounds are in a foot? Or how many feet are in a euro? Sorry I'm from the US. 🤣 Good job man wish I had time to do that
“Where’s the fun in a quad bike?“ -this guy, apparently
Great work and idea! I'm doing a 7 1/4" scale.
2.08 15 inches is a total of 381mm (to the people who dont know)
I wanna do a model railway, but I live in switzerland, and I'm not rich.
Just out of curiosity but why wouldn’t you use old motor oil in place of creosote
I know creosote is better but it also costs more than used motor oil which most people take to recycling for free
You are a superman!
need to build more drying igloos and chip cars. how much do you get per pound of biochar?
thx very much I waited for this.
obvoisly the costs very from build to build. But having a data point helps in discussions what options even to surge materials for and it gives a starting point in comparing prices.
I would say €20 in material easily trump a lot of mud free pathes. most of which could carry less load.
If you want to be able to bring in materials and the options are this, or a road, that a car could drive on, I think you have the cheaper solution.
how long round about do you take to build a peace of rail?
for that money you can pour concrete and use a cart with wheels, but yes it wouldn't be as fun and would be more permanent
M.C. How long does it take? I suppose an afternoon, realistically, because there are a lot of holes to drill..
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299
an afternoon with just one person? so about 3h ?
so that would make around €20 + 0.5 manhours per meter.
Why do we even build roads for cars?
You are a big child! Love it!!!
Weeeeeee!
It would be fun if we had a discord server or something, because discussing stuff like this would be quite fun I'd reckon
You shoudl build a deaiel engine out of a old generator
Look Tim, soon to be a new Olympic discipline 🙂
Good to see you're back on track and having some good weather. Another interesting video. Thanks Tim.
LOL! "back on track"?
As hard as it is to believe we pay more than that for steel in Australia and we don't even have to import it. Presuming that those lengths you are using are 6metres long, that amount of steel would cost the equivalent of 88 euros in Sydney.
Really? Strange!
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 Probably linked closely to the median house price in Sydney been around A$1.2 million at the moment.
Tim your a genius we marvel at what you do my husband thinks you marvellous 🤩.With your inventions.Will watch on later .Help us to relax for the weekend.GodBless. Love Ireland 🇮🇪.
How about hardwood like oak instead of steel?
This is a absolutely awesome, do you have any more explaining the spacing on your rails or anything like this or is it subjective? So cool, I never thought I’d get excited over this kind of thing but I suppose age is catching up with me 😉 jokes
Thanks, John. Mine is 15" guage - but the design would work for other sizes too
AWESOME except for one tiny detail, that is also needed.
THE FISH PLATES...Can't go any further then 20 ft without the fish plates. CCHHEERRSSSSS
As far as I remember the fish plates are made of the same steel as the rails. Cost is negligible as they’re only about 6in long. 2 per20ft length (?)
Your rail costs almost more than buying real railroad rails. Aluminum rails cost about 1.60 a foot new but I saw a listing for 3000 ft for $1500. There are molded sleepers available for pretty cheap as well which will last much longer than wood and since the rails gets "crimped" to them you save the cost of bolts and pegs.
You obviously don't live in Ireland!
ya tell us the grand kids dont love going there,lol wheee'
Are four-sided nuts a thing in Ireland? Never have seen those here in Germany. Love your railway btw :)
Four-square train loving nuts occur around the world.
Only on small bolts - up to 6mm?
Square nuts used here are special purpose for fixing sheet roof materials. Special because they should be cheaper than hex nuts in bulk 😁
I could get them in Switzerland, so probably available in Germany as well.
_"How much does it cost?"_
*Yes.* 😊
just found your channel
'too damm cool!
you'd make a great neighbor
I subbed - all the way from California
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Welcome!
G'day,
Yay Team !
I'm so very glad that the Oil-soaked Hardwood Wheelbearings are working out well...; a victory for the philosophy of,
Simplicate and add more Lightness !
I posted a particularly good video of the Kangaroos who visit me for breakfast last week, you might well enjoy it, titled,
"This Kangaroo Life..."
Have a good one.
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
thanks - I like your videos but I rarely have the time to watch such long ones.
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299
No worries...
Normally I don't make Wildlife Encounter Videos so long, but there were some things about Kangaroos I wanted to explain, and they seemed happy to hang out and put on a suitable display...; so that was what happened.
If you try watching it, you'll probably be hooked and watch the rest.
The 16 Km eBike Ride, with 12 on the New England Highway, telling the backstory as to why Sheep and Cattle and Horses are so very devastating to Australia's Ecology, runs an hour !
A month ago I was diagnosed with Mouth Cancer. Right now I feel fine, as soon as Treatment starts that will change, and depending on what the Quacks say, I might have to start making Silent Videos with Subtitles on Flash-Cards...; so I'm warbling while I still can, kinda thing.
It beats living in Ukraine though, eh ?
Take it easy,
Such is life...
Have a good one,
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
I'm surprised at how cheap your rails are even with the high prices, how much is one of those big basket carts?
My grandma had a rather large yard with a garden going all the way around the back starting on either side of the house (think 1950s US suburbs but the fancy 2 story homes)
As she got older she had trouble hauling her tools around so I built a monorail that went around the garden and hung on the side of the fence posts with the cart hanging below the rail.
It was some bent rebar for the supports and a similar (but smaller) flat bar rail.
I even made a little box to push the cart into to keep it safe and dry on one end.
You're a BIG KID :) You'll be tying Sandra to the track next :)
Never! : - )
Oh great. Now I want to make a railway.
5:01 :D
And an excuse to build an engine.
Toot toot😊
Keep up the good work, we'll need railroad eng. in SA soon. Your vid. will be good training material.
It works, But for how long. The base you provide for a railroad is just as, or more important than the track It probably would have been cheaper and better just to lay gravel and use a wheel barrow
You haven't seen the logs I'll need to transport yet - 12' long and heavy. Not easy on a wheelbarrow!
tempted to do this in my property in east europe
This is nice and very affordable
I never felt that the prices were artificially low. In Hungary today 6m of the 50x8mm flat steel would cost 20k HUF, around 52 EURs, double that and it's 104 EURs just for the two sides and not counting for anything else. Everything is expensive here and we are the center of Europe. So, I think you are pretty lucky. :)
Yes, they do seem very high, considering where you are. I wonder why that is?
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 I think there are multiple reasons. Mainly the war, which made the EURHUF rate really bad, really quickly. Everything coming from outside went up in price, general high inflation in the world (COVID&war) and lastly the construction industry was really booming (government projects and subsidies for families). Not even mentioning the highest VAT of 27% in the EU, which was a given, but of course it will also increase in the absolute terms when prices increase.
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 But, with everything I still really enjoy your work, keep it up!
Akkor ennyit arról hogy én is belekezdek.
77€ per 12 meters of flatbar is robbery
The last one is my favourite
Can you share where you get your metal from? I looked online and it seems to be about twice the price of what yours cost for the same size bar and I don't want to waste miney.
Duggan's Steel, Bandon.
We've loved watching your railway grow... our garden is far too small to justify one (20ft long maybe?) So we enjoy watching you build yours!
Who needs justification
It's your yard
Holy moly $0.5 /ft for a Doug fir 2x4! Those cost $7/ft here in north carolina
2x3....
And it's $7 _each_ (for an 8' stud) not $7 a _foot_ ($56 per stud)
@@jimurrata6785 Douglas fir, not yellow pine. it literally is about that much
@@overengineer7691 I'm a contractor in southern Connecticut.
There's no way anyone is paying $56 for a Doug fir 2x3
@@overengineer7691 Perhaps you are talking about *_old growth vertical grain clear_* Doug fir?
We use that for handrail and a few other things. But that isn't a knotty stud that you'd frame a wall with (or lay in the dirt to support a track)
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures in engineering, I'm loving every update.
my good mate in Somerset doing the same
It was honestly more expensive than I had thought!
I may be daydreaming, but I imagine in 5 years time we'll see you with 3 full wood sheds, a proper charcoal kiln, 12 more wagons, and a cute little turntable interchange. I am quite excited looking forward to the future!
very cool! thanks.
I've never known anyone who had a railroad at their house. I'm enjoying your progress.
What kind of place sells the raw materials you use? Specifically the flat bar steel.
Steel merchant/farm supplies
Building happiness🏗️😋
Metal is very expensive here also
Nice, thanks.
Very very very excellent I like it
5:04 you would have to do it 🤣🤣
Nice job on your railroad