I'm retired now, but I have worked many a long hour doing cold, hard, heavy, dirty, and hot work, so I appreciate what you guys do. Thank you for doing it and for sharing Dave, another great video!
Glad you could watch this in the comfort of your home, nice and warm Raymond. Do appreciate your perspective and for the many years of hard work you have put in yourself my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Thank you for your work Dave! I can still work hard when I want to, and I’m grateful to be able to! Thank you for answering my comments, you are a busy man and I appreciate it very much!
Hello Dave I appreciate what you do and all railroaders alike I ran a regulator for 40 years the cable kind the ones I ran had a nut with a glass like a peep hole to check the oil level I have also helped mechanics change rear axles hard work in my ladder years they wanted me to run the newer regulators turned down two new ones right out of the box I preferred the regulators with the cable buckets anyways y'all stay safe out there and thank you for the videos 🚂
I can definitely feel your pain Dave. Nothing is worse than a breakdown in winter. A breakdown in a rainstorm is nasty too but you don't lose feeling in your extremities during a rainstorm and you don't get frostbite. Thanks for another great video! I'm learning more about railroading each video.
Wow Dave, what a pain in the rear end. The thing about working outdoors is you're at the mercy of mother nature. Winter you can't feel your feet or fingers sometimes and summer you can't keep the sweat out of your eyes at times. Get warm my friend and have something warm to drink and take care . Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks I never even knew it had a turn table built in I have learned more hidden details about Railroading from your videos then any others Keep it up Stay warm Happy Railroading
Yep, can turn the regulator completely around if needed, several other pieces of MOW equipment have them also. Glad these videos are finding your fancy Dan. We do appreciate your watching my friend.
Thank you very much for the advice! I never knew that and will certainly keep an eye on them. Appreciate your writing in and for watching tonight my good man.
@fordrust1961 In the RR world, steel on steel traction, is way less then rubber on pavement. There is no axel twist, or pinion up and down movement per-say.
Fascinating. Thanks for enduring the bitter cold to record & narrate it for us. That last selfie vid of you reporting the issue at the end of the day was revealing. I was expecting your well known “huh HAH!!” Followed by “thats railroading!!” But instead I detected some real apprehension in your demeanor at that uncertain moment. Glad it all panned out OK, great work by those guys, hope they get some extra TO to thaw out and relax.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed. And you did read the concern in my presentation pretty correctly, plus I was pretty cold and tired. Appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend. Regulator is now back in action, we'll see what breaks next.....LOL
@@Sillyturnerif you were on this repair crew for hours in the wind you’d never have written something so silly. Face, Hands and especially Feet hurt from numbness after several hours.
Working on heavy equipment is always a challenge, but when it's cold and windy you really earn your money. The hazard and mishap issue gets large. Thanks for the video Dave and have a hot cup of coffee, it's on the house!
Your certainly right about that Rick, the colder it gets the harder things seem to go, and absolutely increases the risk factor. Thanks for watching and sharing that insight with us my friend.
So sorry that that happened. Great video. I am always amazed at the work that has to be done to keep things running. I am reminded of moments on the dariy farm that I grew up on. So much hard work. Keep warm Dave . Thank you for sharing this video.
So your a dairy princess, interesting. Dairy farming there is never a time when there's not something to do. My good friend here runs a dairy with 100 cows, never enough help and never enough time and always something breaking down and never enough room for all the manure......LOL Thanks for watching today Valerie, we do appreciate that.
I've always said that you get bad weather on bad days so you can enjoy the good weather on good days ;) Really interesting to see how that whole machine can move itself like that.
Very good thinking Will, I like that saying. It's like life, the contrast from having something bad happen, makes you appreciate even more the good things. Glad you enjoyed the show and thanks for writing in my friend.
Thank you Dave I appreciate you sharing with us what it takes to keep the railroad running. I did not know that it had a turntable. I have learnt so much about themes machinery and what it takes to install new traintracks. It has been a pleasure watching you.
Dave, thanks for showing us what it is really like to do a field repair in those conditions and then to have the bracket in the wrong place. Take care!
Dave !, You can keep the "COLD" ... ... ... ... I've got 86 Degrees on GUAM in the early afternoon ! Nice video and "MUCH RESPECT" to the "CCRX 6700 CREW" (including you) for "adapting and overcoming" in the face of such bitter conditions! 💪🏆
Good advice! Sorry to hear about your heart, take care of yourself my friend. I get winded really easy too, good heart, but used to smoke a lot and worked at a power plant and breathed in a lot of fly ash when I was younger, so I understand your position.
That was certainly serious news, that was certainly a tough job you had with that regulator. They do so much hard heavy work it is no surprise that they do not have such a long life, there is so much wear and tear. Thank you for bringing us this very interesting and informative video, it is much appreciated by us.
Glad you enjoyed John, we do appreciate your nice comment and for watching. Regulators do have a hard life, lot of heavy work to accomplish and this machine has been with us working since we got it new in 1996.
alot of work.... but they fitted it....spot on! I'm shure they send the broken rear end. back in...as an exchange to be rebuilt!! thank you! stay warm!!
Yep it goes back as a core to be rebuilt for another regulator somewhere down the line. Thanks for taking the time to watch the repair job today my friend.
That was cold hard work! It was fascinating seeing Ballast Regulator turning to align it with the tracks. I have never seen anything like that before so this was a very interesting video. Thank you for taking the time to make it and share it.
Very glad you enjoyed watching John. Wish I could have showed more of the process of doing that. it was not a fun day, but the mechanics did an awesome job in bitter temps getting this back running again. Always appreciate your watching and writing in my friend.
Not too many options on this repair, other than renting a big crane. When we first started I really didn't think it could be done, but we gave it a try and it worked out.Thanks for watching tonight's episode my friend. I should have texted you before we started to get some advice! We kinda flew by the seat of our pants on this one.
Yep and some good young help! For as cold as it was, things went surprisingly well over all. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my good neighbor.
And that was a fariry new hammer too, it had only been used a few times, that mechanic didn't know his own strength.... LOL Thanks for writing in and watching today my friend.
We sure could have used you Paul! Big heavy stuff and cold windy weather not a good combination but that's railroadin..... LOL Thanks for watching the show today my friend, we do appreciate that.
@@ccrx6700 well, i have worked on just about everything automotive, and that axle didnt look any different to me. And when i was employed, (at a postal facility), i could squiggle inside huge machines that others couldnt, to do preventive maintenance and repairs. Of course when i came out, i looked like i had been drilling for oil inside them. (UGH!) My late wife didnt take toooo kindly about me getting filthy dirty, but she eventually got over it when it was payday.
Wow Dave I can't believe how expensive a axle is for that regulator. This video really shows how expensive it is to run a railroad. Thanks for the video Dave. I really enjoyed watching it.
Yep they picked a stupid day to do this, but gotta take advantage of the help when it is available. Appreciate your writing in and for watching the show Patrick.
Interesting. Hope you have a great day .. nicer there than here. We have about 30 inches of snow. If you think that's cold battle fires when it's below freezing. That's cold. Everything freezes.
Oh I can't imagine fighting a fire like that. Firefighters are one tough breed and my hat is off to everyone of them for sure. Thanks for writing in and watching tonight Wayne, it is much appreciated.
Thanks for writing in and watching the show. As you know it's not a fun job to do. I've said before, when you work on a RR you gotta be part groundhog....LOL
The axle locked up and even then took time to get apart then the sledgehammer tolled for its own demise. The hopper car staring at your needing a bearing. Listening to the wind and seeing the blowing snow EI E I E I oh forget it!! Glad you and the crew perserverd.with the fine tuning for want of an inch
@@ccrx6700 No kidding I remember one winter in Montana on the MRL we had a joint bar break and 10 cars came off in the yard. It was 30 below when that happened.
Thanks for the very nice comment. I am a student of my profession, read many many books and have talked with other railroaders over the many years. Really glad you are enjoying my friend. Got a lot more great stuff coming your way so hope you have hit that notification bell to have Tube keep you informed when new videos come out.
It is amazing to me how they design all these MOW vehicles, they got automated machines to do just about everything now a days. Thanks for writing in and watching the video Ken.
Well Ken, I was noticing that guy behind you with the gun to your head forcing you to watch this .... LOL Do appreciate your writing in and for viewing tonight's episode my friend.
Ahh Dave you know we are getting to old for this ,,,, stay in the tamper lol,,,great video good thing you have younger help👍👍👍 I’m updating the control system on an auto lift next week.. I’ll try and film it
Your right Mike, but you and me might be getting old, but we don't give up easily. Good luck with your update and will look forward to watching that my friend.
@@mikejackman4416 Absolutely Mike. If you watched my model trail video at the Science Center, we went there to watch a movie in their huge theater. it was about how they built the Canadian Transcontinental RR. Totally amazing the struggles and extreme hard work those guys did to build that. If you ever get a chance to see that movie you will love it. www.rockymountainexpressfilm.com/ Also there is a series on You Tube called Rocky Mountain Railroad, I think there's 7 episodes if you haven't seen it, I've watched the first 3, they are really cool videos. this one is really awesome and had part of how they built the tunnel in the IMAX movie. th-cam.com/video/RaZI74h0RRg/w-d-xo.html
Yes it is Jeff, somebody else wrote in about replacing the rear end on his 550 truck. I said, put a set of hi rails on that truck and every part on it will triple in price....LOL Thanks for watching tonight's episode my friend.
Been many moons since I worked outside in that kind of weather, but I surely can appreciate how hard it is. I always liked using the torch because that would be the only source of heat on cold days like that. A quick blast on the gloves and I was good for another hour. lol
Thanks for sharing with us John. I can appreciate your hard work out in all kinds of nasty weather. We do thank you for tuning in and watching today my friend.
Been around BRs some, I was about a AH operator, we were lucky we could run ours in the pit at dover , the loco shop and service our equipment, it was handy didn't have to crawl under the derail bar, drop the oil there too. They had a recovery system there. I got off that dusty dirty thing , good luck .
That was a great, look at this problem video Dave, glad it all came out in the end, when its cold or super hot out, thats when the jobs are always the worst. Never on a good temp day, you looked frozen. Glad ya warmed up. Stay safe, stay warm Dave.....pappy
Your right Pappy, the more extreme the temps, the harder the job usually gets. Thanks for tuning in to the show today, we do appreciate that my friend.
Always informative - here we are reminded that it isn't a question of "if" it breaks down, it's a question of "when". I am learning that nothing you folks do is light, simple or inexpensive either :) You and your crew are hard working gentlemen - all!
The sledgehammer coming apart was so well timed it could have been part of a comedy bit. If you put together a "blooper" video be sure to include that! Stay safe brother. It's summer now as I write this and heat stroke or heat exhaustion are threats to be wary of, but you already knew that.
That was a brand new sledge also, first time it was used, they must have got it from China??? LOL Thanks for the advice Robert, my dad had a heat stroke and I'm well aware of what it can do to you. Glad you could take the time to drop in on us tonight my friend.
Yes it was, but that's railroadin! ... LOL We weren't sure how that was going to work out since nobody on the crew had ever done one before, but it did work out thankfully. Appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Big problem with this one Russell, it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroonies. Thanks for watching my friend.
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. Thanks for tuning in today Tommy, we do appreciate that my friend.
Very interesting! Never heard of that turntable function. Does any other ROW equipment have that? If you every get a chance to record it actually being turned, please do. Strange about the mounting plate not being right, but at least they had the old one as a template. Stay warm!
Glad you learned something new Alan, Yes there are a few other pieces of MOW equipment that have turntables, but I'm not sure what all they are. Appreciate your tuning in to the show today my friend.
I think you're right about that one. Strange thing is we never noticed any oil leaking from the seals, but my best guess is that is a seal failed and all the oil ran out. Thanks for writing in and watching the show today my friend.
@@ccrx6700 That's usually the best way, looking for stains & signs of leaks, but a loose/unsealed plug will only have a drop or half a drop on it every time you look and you say to yourself it's OK, that's nothing, only a little bit, but it ALL adds up over time & one day next year it's empty!
Have to wonder if the oil in the diff had ever been changed, was it low on oil? Checked regularly as in Preventive maintenance? Unit could use a good steam cleaning!
Probably a seal went bad and oil leaked out, but no one noticed it. I rarely run regulator anymore, but some things do get over looked unfortionately as you can see. We used to keep the regulator and tamper fairly steam cleaned, but since the pressure washer broke down some time ago it has yet to be fixed. Thanks for writing in and watching Bob.
If you knew my buddy who operates it, you would understand why it's beefy.... LOL Thanks for tuning and and watching today Eric, we do appreciate that. We make fun of him all the time teasing him that kershaw sends all their new equipment to let him run it, and if it holds up then it passes the test..... Ha Ha Ha.
It's like a Monty Python skit. Miserable working conditions to start with, and one of the guys says it could be worse, it could be snowing... and the plates could be wrong...
Th3y sure are Andrew, but everything on the RR is expensive..... sigh. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend. May you have a most blessed day.
Big problem with this one is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical as you know. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroos. Thanks for watching my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Your welcome Dave, If I remember correctly when this happened to our regulator we still had parts available to us due to it being about 20years ago now.
Thank you very much Kevin for the very nice comment. We do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend. I have a cousin named Kevin and every time you write in I think of him, although i haven't seen him in many years, we did spend a lot time together growing up.
As a millwright I repair gearboxes all the time, very time consuming task, and expensive components. Im suprized it was only 11,000 for that rebuilt axle.
Thanks for the inside info on that, lot more goes into rebuilding this kind of stuff than most folks realize. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend.
-7C for your international viewers. Must of been something in the air. Had to change the diff in are Suzuki car in the snow lol Stuff like this isn't fun on a good day. Thanks for sharing because you were obviously busy🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
Hope it went well for you, you should have been inside making new model RR videos for me to watch..... LOL Thanks for tuning in to the show today my friend, we do appreciate it.
You got that right Ezekiel, somebody else wrote in about replacing the rear end on his 550 truck. I said, put a set of hi rails on that truck and every part on it will triple in price....LOL Thanks for watching the show my friend.
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. We do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show today Maria.
Dave, Ring Ring, sledgehammer school 🏫 is now in session. The bigger or the smaller things on the Railroad can get to be very expensive to fix. A hot coffee ☕ would of been well deserved and I would of gladly bought a round or two. They just changed out the 4 derailed disk brake wheels sets on a coach the other day. There went $45,000.00 Feel the pain brother. Take care Richard Bause
Glad you enjoyed Richard we do appreciate your nice comment and for watching. Big problem with this one is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroonies. But as you well know, nothing on the RR is cheap.
@@ccrx6700 a prototype? Ouch...😮 A Railroad equipment experiment. There are plenty of them out there. Baby Bob 👶 cat Maybe the last built in his year, but has plenty of sisters for parts.
My Dad told me on a hot August day on the side of the road while trying to beat a wheel off a hub, if it’s mechanical it’s going to break and it will likely break when you need it. FYI, the wheel finally came off with the help of a MO-PAC track inspector who happen to be going by.
Your dad was right Michael. Seems like nothing ever breaks until you need it....LOL Furnace never quits until it's cold and AC never quits until it's hot. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Seen you working hard today Dave. I was out taking my dog buh byes today and riding on the roads near the railroad to see if I happened to see a train running and happen to see your Hyrail truck through the trees heading back towards the Harbor. I was in the F150 and yelled your named as you waved from the bridge lol. I guess you were doing track inspection but It was cool seeing you run track.
Awesome Pat! I remember seeing you, of course didn't know who it was. I'm sorry I didn't hear you calling my name, must have been the noise from the truck. Had a hard day, 2 rail pull aparts and around 15 broken bolts to replace. Hope we can meet up sometime! You were at Bridge 8
I should know better being a truck driver the noise of those diesels plus your Hyrail gear lol. Even it being hard work at times, I know your working your dream job.
It's not a good sign when you lose the head off a sledge, eh? That's ridiculous pricing for that, too, but what're you going to do, eh? At least you guys were able to obtain a reman unit. Looks like you guys had far too much fun in the cold... ugh... Even after hauling a couple of these, it never dawned on me that they had a turntable... Makes sense, now that I think about it. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this. At least you're not up here in Grand Forks at the moment: It's a balmy -13F now. lol
Oh dear Johnnie, hope you are staying warm! Sledge wasn't hardly ever used before, guess that guy didn't know his own strength. Do appreciate your sharing with us and for watching the show today my friend.
And at that low price no doubt in my mind they are worn out and in need of much repair. Thank you very much for writing in, and for watching the show today sir.
That was me laughing, sorry I got a goofy laugh, but laughter is the best medicine, despite what it may sound like. Thanks for watching the video Richard.
Well Matt, hard for me to compete with the Super Bowl, and I sure don't have the entertaining commercials....LOL But thanks for taking a peek here my friend.
Not a good time to have this job to do, I can feel the cold just watching. I sure hope the axle is the way up it should be reading a couple of comments about it being upside down but looking at the old one it appears to be the same way up as it was shown on the slings. I remember a guy working on trucks telling me someone there had fitted one upside down and should of spotted it as there is a drain plug Looking at yours there is one on it at the bottom so hopefully all is put together as it should be.
Thanks for writing in and watching my friend. Those guys stayed late into the evening so I don't know what all they did after I left, but whatever it was, they fixed it. Has been back in action for several weeks now.
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. Thanks for writing in and watching today Reginald, we do appreciate that my friend.
If one of you guys had said , "Hey you know these axles are best changed in pairs", somebody would have still been running. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Your right in both those rear ends on the regulator Have To Be matched gears! I made sure they checked the tags on the axle before we set it under. What a disaster that would have been with 2 rear ends having different gear ratios. Thanks for writing in and watching the show my friend.
Oh well Jason, that's railroadin ....LOL Big problem with this one is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroonies. Thanks for watching my friend.
I'm retired now, but I have worked many a long hour doing cold, hard, heavy, dirty, and hot work, so I appreciate what you guys do. Thank you for doing it and for sharing Dave, another great video!
Makes me glad I'm retired !
@@capt4550 Ain’t that the truth!
Glad you could watch this in the comfort of your home, nice
and warm Raymond. Do appreciate your perspective and for
the many years of hard work you have put in yourself my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Thank you for your work Dave! I can still work hard when I want to, and I’m grateful to be able to! Thank you for answering my comments, you are a busy man and I appreciate it very much!
Hello Dave I appreciate what you do and all railroaders alike I ran a regulator for 40 years the cable kind the ones I ran had a nut with a glass like a peep hole to check the oil level I have also helped mechanics change rear axles hard work in my ladder years they wanted me to run the newer regulators turned down two new ones right out of the box I preferred the regulators with the cable buckets anyways y'all stay safe out there and thank you for the videos 🚂
I can definitely feel your pain Dave. Nothing is worse than a breakdown in winter. A breakdown in a rainstorm is nasty too but you don't lose feeling in your extremities during a rainstorm and you don't get frostbite. Thanks for another great video! I'm learning more about railroading each video.
Oh well Alex, that's railroadin! ... LOL thanks for writing in and glad
you enjoyed tonight's episode my friend.
Wow Dave, what a pain in the rear end. The thing about working outdoors is you're at the mercy of mother nature. Winter you can't feel your feet or fingers sometimes and summer you can't keep the sweat out of your eyes at times.
Get warm my friend and have something warm to drink and take care . Thanks for sharing with us.
Your right Dennis but that's railroadin! ....LOL Thanks for watching the
show today my friend, we do appreciate it.
Thanks I never even knew it had a turn table built in I have learned more hidden details about Railroading from your videos then any others
Keep it up
Stay warm
Happy Railroading
Yep, can turn the regulator completely around if needed, several
other pieces of MOW equipment have them also. Glad these videos
are finding your fancy Dan. We do appreciate your watching my
friend.
In the automotive world, those u-bolts are one-time use. Might want to keep an eye out for them to break, soon.
Thank you very much for the advice! I never knew that and will
certainly keep an eye on them. Appreciate your writing in and
for watching tonight my good man.
Actually they can be reused if not overheated or bad threads-stretched. As most guys cut them off.
@fordrust1961 In the RR world, steel on steel traction, is way less then rubber on pavement. There is no axel twist, or pinion up and down movement per-say.
Fascinating. Thanks for enduring the bitter cold to record & narrate it for us. That last selfie vid of you reporting the issue at the end of the day was revealing. I was expecting your well known “huh HAH!!” Followed by “thats railroading!!” But instead I detected some real apprehension in your demeanor at that uncertain moment. Glad it all panned out OK, great work by those guys, hope they get some extra TO to thaw out and relax.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed. And you did read the concern in
my presentation pretty correctly, plus I was pretty cold and tired.
Appreciate your writing in and for watching my friend. Regulator is
now back in action, we'll see what breaks next.....LOL
19 degrees is just chilly, not bitter cold.
@@Sillyturnerif you were on this repair crew for hours in the wind you’d never have written something so silly. Face, Hands and especially Feet hurt from numbness after several hours.
@@Sillyturner ...smh
Thanks Dave for being out in the cold for us.
Thank you very much Rick for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Working on heavy equipment is always a challenge, but when it's cold and windy you really earn your money. The hazard and mishap issue gets large. Thanks for the video Dave and have a hot cup of coffee, it's on the house!
Your certainly right about that Rick, the colder it gets the harder
things seem to go, and absolutely increases the risk factor.
Thanks for watching and sharing that insight with us my friend.
So sorry that that happened. Great video. I am always amazed at the work that has to be done to keep things running. I am reminded of moments on the dariy farm that I grew up on. So much hard work. Keep warm Dave . Thank you for sharing this video.
So your a dairy princess, interesting. Dairy farming there is never
a time when there's not something to do. My good friend here
runs a dairy with 100 cows, never enough help and never enough
time and always something breaking down and never enough
room for all the manure......LOL Thanks for watching today Valerie,
we do appreciate that.
I've always said that you get bad weather on bad days so you can enjoy the good weather on good days ;) Really interesting to see how that whole machine can move itself like that.
Very good thinking Will, I like that saying. It's like life, the contrast
from having something bad happen, makes you appreciate even
more the good things. Glad you enjoyed the show and thanks
for writing in my friend.
Thank you Dave I appreciate you sharing with us what it takes to keep the railroad running. I did not know that it had a turntable. I have learnt so much about themes machinery and what it takes to install new traintracks. It has been a pleasure watching you.
Thank you very much Ray for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Dave, thanks for showing us what it is really like to do a field repair in those conditions and then to have the bracket in the wrong place. Take care!
Thank you very much Tom for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Dave !, You can keep the "COLD" ... ... ... ... I've got 86 Degrees on GUAM in the early afternoon ! Nice video and "MUCH RESPECT" to the "CCRX 6700 CREW" (including you) for "adapting and overcoming" in the face of such bitter conditions! 💪🏆
Glad you enjoyed the show Captain. We do appreciate your
writing in and watching my friend. Sorry about your having to
endure the high heat.....LOL
Take it easy. Be careful. Let the young guys handle it.
I used to do all my own work, but my heart went bad. Now I am short of breath when I walk
Good advice! Sorry to hear about your heart, take care of yourself
my friend. I get winded really easy too, good heart, but used to
smoke a lot and worked at a power plant and breathed in a lot
of fly ash when I was younger, so I understand your position.
That was certainly serious news, that was certainly a tough job you had with that regulator. They do so much hard heavy work it is no surprise that they do not have such a long life, there is so much wear and tear. Thank you for bringing us this very interesting and informative video, it is much appreciated by us.
Glad you enjoyed John, we do appreciate your nice comment
and for watching. Regulators do have a hard life, lot of heavy
work to accomplish and this machine has been with us working
since we got it new in 1996.
Holy cow, Dave! I can't imagine how difficult that work must be, but to do it in those temperatures!
But that's railroadin! LOL Thanks for watching the show today
in your warm Floridian environment.... Ha Ha Ha
alot of work.... but they fitted it....spot on! I'm shure they send the broken rear end. back in...as an exchange to be rebuilt!! thank you! stay warm!!
Yep it goes back as a core to be rebuilt for another regulator
somewhere down the line. Thanks for taking the time to watch
the repair job today my friend.
That was cold hard work! It was fascinating seeing Ballast Regulator turning to align it with the tracks. I have never seen anything like that before so this was a very interesting video. Thank you for taking the time to make it and share it.
Very glad you enjoyed watching John. Wish I could have showed
more of the process of doing that. it was not a fun day, but the
mechanics did an awesome job in bitter temps getting this
back running again. Always appreciate your watching and
writing in my friend.
Wow that's awesome to see mechanic's work on machine, glad it's back in service I'll catch ya on the next one
Thanks for watching the show today my friend and glad you
enjoyed, we do appreciate it.
@@ccrx6700 your welcome
@@bigmackstruckstop9213 😊
Very interesting video Dave. I always like when you show us the repair of a piece of railroad equipment. Have a great day my friend.
Thank you very much Lewis for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Man, when this stuff breaks is goes all the way!
That's exactly how we got the rear axle out of our regulator. I feel your pain on this one, it wasnt very fun.
Not too many options on this repair, other than renting a big crane.
When we first started I really didn't think it could be done, but
we gave it a try and it worked out.Thanks for watching tonight's
episode my friend. I should have texted you before we started
to get some advice! We kinda flew by the seat of our pants on this one.
glad you had lots of help on this one, many hands make quick work.
Yep and some good young help! For as cold as it was, things
went surprisingly well over all. Do appreciate your writing in
and for watching my good neighbor.
The hammer head failure was hilarious. Glad no one got hurt.
And that was a fariry new hammer too, it had only been used
a few times, that mechanic didn't know his own strength.... LOL
Thanks for writing in and watching today my friend.
Thank you Dave Great video. Sorry you had to be out in the cold. Stay safe and warm!!!
Glad you enjoyed the show Ron! Thanks for watching the
video today my friend, we do appreciate it.
I didn't know those regulator machines could do that. Nice work on the fix. I hate vehicle breakdowns!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed. We really appreciate your dropping by
and taking in the video today Cameron.
Awwwwww, man! Thats the kind of stuff i would go "goo-goo-ga-ga" to work on. The old axle that is! Darn snow! And Darn cold!
We sure could have used you Paul! Big heavy stuff and cold windy
weather not a good combination but that's railroadin..... LOL
Thanks for watching the show today my friend, we do appreciate
that.
@@ccrx6700 well, i have worked on just about everything automotive, and that axle didnt look any different to me. And when i was employed, (at a postal facility), i could squiggle inside huge machines that others couldnt, to do preventive maintenance and repairs. Of course when i came out, i looked like i had been drilling for oil inside them. (UGH!) My late wife didnt take toooo kindly about me getting filthy dirty, but she eventually got over it when it was payday.
Wow Dave I can't believe how expensive a axle is for that regulator. This video really shows how expensive it is to run a railroad. Thanks for the video Dave. I really enjoyed watching it.
Thank you very much Joseph. We do appreciate your watching and writing in my friend with the very nice comment.
Winter is not your friend. Thanks for sharing.
Winter is hard on track and on equipment Thomas for sure.
We appreciate your visiting with us and watching. May
you have a most blessed day my friend.
Wow,that makes a hard job a lot tougher given the very cold temps,alot of frustration I am sure
Everything is harder when it's really cold out, but what you
gonna do. Appreciate your writing in and for watching today's
show Doug.
It takes a tough constitution to do this work when its that cold. Hope no one was injured or
frost bitten while doing this! Take care!
Yep they picked a stupid day to do this, but gotta take
advantage of the help when it is available. Appreciate your
writing in and for watching the show Patrick.
EVERYTHING on the railroad is big and heavy, lol ! Oh yeah, and greasy, but that's railroadin ! Well done, Dave
you got that right Kurt! We do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show today my friend.
Interesting. Hope you have a great day .. nicer there than here. We have about 30 inches of snow. If you think that's cold battle fires when it's below freezing. That's cold. Everything freezes.
Oh I can't imagine fighting a fire like that. Firefighters are one
tough breed and my hat is off to everyone of them for sure.
Thanks for writing in and watching tonight Wayne, it is much
appreciated.
Been there, repaired that. Well the rear end housing anyhow. And we got no where near that much for our work! Keep up the good work brother.
Thanks for writing in and watching the show. As you know it's
not a fun job to do. I've said before, when you work on a RR you
gotta be part groundhog....LOL
The axle locked up and even then took time to get apart then the sledgehammer tolled for its own demise. The hopper car staring at your needing a bearing. Listening to the wind and seeing the blowing snow EI E I E I oh forget it!! Glad you and the crew perserverd.with the fine tuning for want of an inch
Thanks for the very nice comment Paul, we do appreciate your
writing in and for watching the show today my friend.
Winter on the railroad changes a man...
Yep, for the better or the worse! Winter is hard on track too.
Thanks for writing in and watching tonight's episode my friend,
it is much appreciated.
@@ccrx6700 No kidding I remember one winter in Montana on the MRL we had a joint bar break and 10 cars came off in the yard. It was 30 below when that happened.
Amazing how you do and know so much! Wish my Dad was here to watch your many wonderful videos. He was a rabid rail fan.
Thanks for the very nice comment. I am a student of my
profession, read many many books and have talked with other
railroaders over the many years. Really glad you are enjoying
my friend. Got a lot more great stuff coming your way so
hope you have hit that notification bell to have Tube keep you
informed when new videos come out.
The people who desing these vehicals must be master mechnical enginers they sure fascinating to watch in operation,,,Ken
It is amazing to me how they design all these MOW vehicles,
they got automated machines to do just about everything now a days.
Thanks for writing in and watching the video Ken.
It doesn’t seem Fair that some people get to have ALL the Fun and the rest of us are forced to Watch. 🤔👍
Well Ken, I was noticing that guy behind you with the gun to
your head forcing you to watch this .... LOL Do appreciate your
writing in and for viewing tonight's episode my friend.
Ahh Dave you know we are getting to old for this ,,,, stay in the tamper lol,,,great video good thing you have younger help👍👍👍 I’m updating the control system on an auto lift next week.. I’ll try and film it
Your right Mike, but you and me might be getting old, but we
don't give up easily. Good luck with your update and will look
forward to watching that my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Dave i think both countries were built on the backs of guys like you and l😉😉
@@mikejackman4416 Absolutely Mike. If you watched my model trail video
at the Science Center, we went there to watch a movie in their huge
theater. it was about how they built the Canadian Transcontinental RR.
Totally amazing the struggles and extreme hard work those guys
did to build that. If you ever get a chance to see that movie you
will love it.
www.rockymountainexpressfilm.com/
Also there is a series on You Tube called Rocky Mountain Railroad, I think there's
7 episodes if you haven't seen it, I've watched the first 3, they are really cool
videos. this one is really awesome and had part of how they built the tunnel
in the IMAX movie.
th-cam.com/video/RaZI74h0RRg/w-d-xo.html
Everything is heavy and everything is expensive in railroading.😳 Wow. And sometimes bone chilling cold too. Stay warm when you can Dave!
That is railway robbery.
Yes it is Jeff, somebody else wrote in about replacing the rear end
on his 550 truck. I said, put a set of hi rails on that truck and every
part on it will triple in price....LOL Thanks for watching tonight's
episode my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Ouch!
@@jjxtwo1 😉
Been many moons since I worked outside in that kind of weather, but I surely can appreciate how hard it is. I always liked using the torch because that would be the only source of heat on cold days like that. A quick blast on the gloves and I was good for another hour. lol
Thanks for sharing with us John. I can appreciate your hard
work out in all kinds of nasty weather. We do thank you for
tuning in and watching today my friend.
Doesnt matter the weather you guys are out there......heros of the iron :)
Like the US Postal service.....LOL Thanks for writing in and watching today's home movie Wendy, we do appreciate that my friend.
Been around BRs some, I was about a AH operator, we were lucky we could run ours in the pit at dover , the loco shop and service our equipment, it was handy didn't have to crawl under the derail bar, drop the oil there too. They had a recovery system there. I got off that dusty dirty thing , good luck .
Thanks for writing in and watching the show today, we do
appreciate that. Regulator is a dusty job and glad I don't run
it very much anymore.
That was a great, look at this problem video Dave, glad it all came out in the end, when its cold or super hot out, thats when the jobs are always the worst. Never on a good temp day, you looked frozen. Glad ya warmed up. Stay safe, stay warm Dave.....pappy
Your right Pappy, the more extreme the temps, the harder the
job usually gets. Thanks for tuning in to the show today, we
do appreciate that my friend.
Yeah, I was waiting for that to happen..LOL, Those fiberglass handles never seem to last long.
That was a farily new one too, go figure. Thanks for watching the
show today my friend, we do appreciate it.
Great video. Winter railroading at its finest! Haha. Stay safe and warm out there Dave.
Thank you very much Zach for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Always informative - here we are reminded that it isn't a question of "if" it breaks down, it's a question of "when". I am learning that nothing you folks do is light, simple or inexpensive either :) You and your crew are hard working gentlemen - all!
Thank you Brian for the very nice comment. We do appreciate that
and for your taking in the show today my friend.
The sledgehammer coming apart was so well timed it could have been part of a comedy bit. If you put together a "blooper" video be sure to include that!
Stay safe brother. It's summer now as I write this and heat stroke or heat exhaustion are threats to be wary of, but you already knew that.
That was a brand new sledge also, first time it was used, they
must have got it from China??? LOL Thanks for the advice Robert,
my dad had a heat stroke and I'm well aware of what it can do
to you. Glad you could take the time to drop in on us tonight my friend.
Looked like some miserable weather to be outside making that kind of repair. At least it had its own built in jack that helped get the job done.
Yes it was, but that's railroadin! ... LOL We weren't sure how that
was going to work out since nobody on the crew had ever done
one before, but it did work out thankfully. Appreciate your writing
in and for watching the show my friend.
Thank you for sharing Dave, another great video!
Your welcome Brian, glad that you enjoyed the show. We do
appreciate your nice comment and for watching my friend.
Keep your videos coming enjoy watch the work
Thank you Daniel, glad you found this to be of interest, we certainly
appreciate your tuning in today my friend.
Doing heavy mechanical work out in freezing weather is a kind of unpleasant that's hard to understand until you've done it :)
Amen to that brother! Thanks for writing in and watching the show
tonight my friend, it is much appreciated.
Thanks you Dave Great video.
Thank you very much Derrick for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
My enineer sir.
Thankyou for this beautifull efforts of this good video in winter season. 👍👍
Your welcome Thomas. Thank you for watching my friend.
@@ccrx6700 ❤️❤️
That is hard to believe the cost of that axle WOW is right Stay warm Dave
Big problem with this one Russell, it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroonies. Thanks for watching my friend.
The snow was a nice addition to video. Get some warm railroad gloves. Ice x puncture resistant. Not good for camera work but good for frost bite!
Thanks for the advice Tuco, I will look into that! Appreciate
your caring and for watching today my friend.
46 thousand dollars?? It looks like an oversized Ford nine inch rear end with rail wheels on it...wow Dave, great video again 👍👍
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. Thanks for
tuning in today Tommy, we do appreciate that my friend.
@@ccrx6700 thanks for your response dave.. 👍👍greatly appreciated
Very interesting! Never heard of that turntable function. Does any other ROW equipment have that? If you every get a chance to record it actually being turned, please do. Strange about the mounting plate not being right, but at least they had the old one as a template. Stay warm!
Glad you learned something new Alan, Yes there are a few other
pieces of MOW equipment that have turntables, but I'm not
sure what all they are. Appreciate your tuning in to the show today
my friend.
Thanks for the video, interesting work
Your welcome Terry, glad you enjoyed. We do appreciate your
writing in and for watching my friend.
Wow looks like the old axle was running dry for quite a while! I'd be checking the other one pronto!
I think you're right about that one. Strange thing is we never
noticed any oil leaking from the seals, but my best guess is
that is a seal failed and all the oil ran out. Thanks for writing in
and watching the show today my friend.
@@ccrx6700 I always enjoy your content!
@@ccrx6700 That's usually the best way, looking for stains & signs of leaks, but a loose/unsealed plug will only have a drop or half a drop on it every time you look and you say to yourself it's OK, that's nothing, only a little bit, but it ALL adds up over time & one day next year it's empty!
Have to wonder if the oil in the diff had ever been changed, was it low on oil?
Checked regularly as in Preventive maintenance?
Unit could use a good steam cleaning!
Probably a seal went bad and oil leaked out, but no one
noticed it. I rarely run regulator anymore, but some things do get
over looked unfortionately as you can see. We used to keep
the regulator and tamper fairly steam cleaned, but since the
pressure washer broke down some time ago it has yet to
be fixed. Thanks for writing in and watching Bob.
Keep On Keeping On!
Just another day of railroading!!
Ha HaHa 😂
Glad you enjoyed Robert, we do appreciate your tuning in and watching the show sir.
That ballast regulator has a beefy rear axle! It looks like a narrowed rear axle end out of a Ford F600!
There's a good chance it's just a regular dana 135 or something with hubs to match up to the rail wheels.
@@ForfeMac Yeah, most likely. The 135s are so common!
If you knew my buddy who operates it, you would understand why
it's beefy.... LOL Thanks for tuning and and watching today Eric,
we do appreciate that. We make fun of him all the time teasing
him that kershaw sends all their new equipment to let him run
it, and if it holds up then it passes the test..... Ha Ha Ha.
@@ccrx6700 Haha, pretty funny! Oh I understand why they are so heavy duty! Thanks for sharing Dave, we all appreciate your videos very much!
It's like a Monty Python skit. Miserable working conditions to start with, and one of the guys says it could be worse, it could be snowing... and the plates could be wrong...
Hmmmm, seems like all of our railroading here could fit that
description..... LOL Appreciate your tuning in and watching
today's show my friend.
Looks like full floater hubs on a 1979 F250 I had.
Wow, expensive replacements
Th3y sure are Andrew, but everything on the RR is expensive..... sigh.
Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and write in my friend. May you have a most blessed day.
Great video. Not all fun and games in RR'ing. :)
Thank you very much for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Thos are expensive too I put one under a 1 ton a couple weeks ago great video Dave
Thanks David, appreciate the kind words my friend. Put a set
of hi rails on that 1 ton and the parts prices will triple.... LOL
@@ccrx6700 the one I put under that truck was like $5800 and the truck was just out of warranty rediculous what stuff cost these days
Looks very familiar, We had this happen to one of our Regulators on the CP when the surfacing crew was on our territory.
Big problem with this one is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical as you know. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroos. Thanks for watching my friend.
@@ccrx6700 Your welcome Dave, If I remember correctly when this happened to our regulator we still had parts available to us due to it being about 20years ago now.
Great video
Thanks
Thank you very much Kevin for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
I have a cousin named Kevin and every time you write in I think
of him, although i haven't seen him in many years, we did spend
a lot time together growing up.
Stay warm and safe
Thanks Joe, I will try. Do appreciate your concern and for
watching the show my friend.
these are excellent videos for the suits
Glad you enjoyed the show, we do appreciate your watching.
Wow super interesting! 👍
Thanks Joshua, really glad you enjoyed the show today. We do
appreciate the very nice comment and for watching my friend.
As a millwright I repair gearboxes all the time, very time consuming task, and expensive components. Im suprized it was only 11,000 for that rebuilt axle.
Thanks for the inside info on that, lot more goes into rebuilding this
kind of stuff than most folks realize. Do appreciate your writing in
and for watching my friend.
Wow! I figured you don’t just go pick up a new one at NAPA!
We tried, but they were out of stock.... LOL Thanks for writing in and watching the show today Bill.
-7C for your international viewers. Must of been something in the air. Had to change the diff in are Suzuki car in the snow lol Stuff like this isn't fun on a good day. Thanks for sharing because you were obviously busy🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
Hope it went well for you, you should have been inside making
new model RR videos for me to watch..... LOL Thanks for tuning
in to the show today my friend, we do appreciate it.
Ain’t nothing cheap on the railroad!
You got that right Ezekiel, somebody else wrote in about replacing the rear end on his 550 truck. I said, put a set of hi rails on that truck and every part on it will triple in price....LOL Thanks for watching the
show my friend.
46 k ? Holly heck
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. We do appreciate
your writing in and for watching the show today Maria.
SHE GONE!
Looks like it is spitting some snow.
Dave, Ring Ring, sledgehammer school 🏫 is now in session.
The bigger or the smaller things on the
Railroad can get to be very expensive to fix.
A hot coffee ☕ would of been well deserved and I would of gladly bought a round or two.
They just changed out the 4 derailed disk brake wheels sets on a coach the other day. There went $45,000.00
Feel the pain brother.
Take care
Richard Bause
Glad you enjoyed Richard we do appreciate your nice comment
and for watching. Big problem with this one is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no parts available = big buckaroonies. But as you well know, nothing on the RR is cheap.
@@ccrx6700 a prototype? Ouch...😮
A Railroad equipment experiment. There are plenty of them out there.
Baby Bob 👶 cat
Maybe the last built in his year, but has plenty of sisters for parts.
My Dad told me on a hot August day on the side of the road while trying to beat a wheel off a hub, if it’s mechanical it’s going to break and it will likely break when you need it. FYI, the wheel finally came off with the help of a MO-PAC track inspector who happen to be going by.
Your dad was right Michael. Seems like nothing ever breaks until
you need it....LOL Furnace never quits until it's cold and AC never
quits until it's hot. Do appreciate your writing in and for watching
the show my friend.
Interesting. Made me cold to watch this!
Glad you enjoyed from the comfort of your warm home!
Looks like "Murphy's Law" came into play...Always seems to be the way.
Of course it is, that's railroadin! .... LOL Appreciate your
writing in and for watching the show today my friend.
Seen you working hard today Dave. I was out taking my dog buh byes today and riding on the roads near the railroad to see if I happened to see a train running and happen to see your Hyrail truck through the trees heading back towards the Harbor. I was in the F150 and yelled your named as you waved from the bridge lol. I guess you were doing track inspection but It was cool seeing you run track.
Awesome Pat! I remember seeing you, of course didn't know who it was.
I'm sorry I didn't hear you calling my name, must have been the
noise from the truck. Had a hard day, 2 rail pull aparts and around 15
broken bolts to replace. Hope we can meet up sometime! You were at Bridge 8
I should know better being a truck driver the noise of those diesels plus your Hyrail gear lol. Even it being hard work at times, I know your working your dream job.
@@ccrx6700 from my truck on the road I seen the one bridge marked with the number a couple down from where you seen me at bridge 8.
It's not a good sign when you lose the head off a sledge, eh? That's ridiculous pricing for that, too, but what're you going to do, eh? At least you guys were able to obtain a reman unit. Looks like you guys had far too much fun in the cold... ugh... Even after hauling a couple of these, it never dawned on me that they had a turntable... Makes sense, now that I think about it. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this. At least you're not up here in Grand Forks at the moment: It's a balmy -13F now. lol
Oh dear Johnnie, hope you are staying warm! Sledge wasn't hardly
ever used before, guess that guy didn't know his own strength.
Do appreciate your sharing with us and for watching the show
today my friend.
always something!.....but That's Railroading!
Yep sir, but you know all about that. Appreciate your writing
in and for watching the show my friend.
On gov. planet in NC they have a tie replacer and a spike puller/installer going for $7,000 each..
And at that low price no doubt in my mind they are worn out and
in need of much repair. Thank you very much for writing in, and for watching the show today sir.
Yup, work on the railroad never stops. All hours day & night, wrecks, derailments and issues like these!
Thank you very much Joe for the very nice comment. We do
appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
@ 2:25 what is that noise you start making?
I hope they used the proper lubricant in that rear end.
That was me laughing, sorry I got a goofy laugh, but laughter is
the best medicine, despite what it may sound like. Thanks for
watching the video Richard.
Super Bowl is on.... I guess I'll see what Dave's up to. That doesn't look like a fun repair, especially away from the shop.
Well Matt, hard for me to compete with the Super Bowl, and I
sure don't have the entertaining commercials....LOL But thanks
for taking a peek here my friend.
Difficult tasks in brutal weather, the short definition of railroading.
You got that right Doug, sounds like you been there done that!
Do appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my friend.
Not a good time to have this job to do, I can feel the cold just watching. I sure hope the axle is the way up it should be reading a couple of comments about it being upside down but looking at the old one it appears to be the same way up as it was shown on the slings. I remember a guy working on trucks telling me someone there had fitted one upside down and should of spotted it as there is a drain plug Looking at yours there is one on it at the bottom so hopefully all is put together as it should be.
Thanks for writing in and watching my friend. Those guys stayed
late into the evening so I don't know what all they did after I left,
but whatever it was, they fixed it. Has been back in action for
several weeks now.
Wow interesting nice video
WOW $47000 for a new axle that crazy.
The reason why the rear end was so expensive with this one is it was made in Mexico by Progress Rail as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Not very many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so with a scarcity of parts, that's why it cost so much. Thanks for writing
in and watching today Reginald, we do appreciate that my friend.
good video my friend🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂
Thank you Cecil, really glad you enjoyed, we do appreciate your
nice comment and for watching my good man.
If one of you guys had said , "Hey you know these axles are best changed in pairs", somebody would have still been running. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Your right in both those rear ends on the regulator Have To Be
matched gears! I made sure they checked the tags on the axle
before we set it under. What a disaster that would have been
with 2 rear ends having different gear ratios. Thanks for
writing in and watching the show my friend.
I have a 20lbs. Sledge hammer you can use!! Hahah
Was surprising that was a pretty new one, guess that guy
didn't know his own strength. Thanks for writing in and
watching the show today my friend.
@@ccrx6700 no problem
Dang you can't seem to catch a break......looks like a ole Ford 9inch chunk would have been alot cheaper :)
Oh well Jason, that's railroadin ....LOL Big problem with this one
is it was made in Mexico as a prototype for Kershaw in 1995. Both the front and rear gears in the rear ends must be identical. Not very
many of these rear ends for this machine are out there, so no
parts available = big buckaroonies. Thanks for watching my friend.