Winter weed slashing train

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  • @melbournesparks3828
    @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +692

    So there's been a few people asking why not a blower as well? Short answer is that it isn't really needed, and doesn't actually help much. There's a lot of plants, structures and rocks close to the track along most of the line, so there isn't really anywhere to blow the debris to. Also no herbicide here, because again it doesn't actually help much on the main type of weed and has a high risk of causing off target damage on the native vegetation.

    • @Secretlyanothername
      @Secretlyanothername 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      How do you clear the rails and sleepers?

    • @Jeepy842000
      @Jeepy842000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Probably also a good idea to avoid blower since clover parts can reroot wherever they land.

    • @drewlinz8688
      @drewlinz8688 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Then how about a brush car to just sweep bigger debris to the side to prevent derailments

    • @kakd1870
      @kakd1870 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      how about a catch bin like riding mower?

    • @americancitizen405
      @americancitizen405 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Vacuum cleaner car ?

  • @ColinRichardson
    @ColinRichardson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1253

    So... Apparently I WILL sit and watch an almost 9 minute video of a toy train cutting some weeds

    • @ChefGeo-kh5gy
      @ChefGeo-kh5gy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I watched a reading of a scifi novel yesterday. The randomness of content gets me.

    • @3r1414
      @3r1414 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      me, too

    • @BuckingHorse-Bull
      @BuckingHorse-Bull 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      all praise the youtube algorithm for bringing us here

    • @hYd420
      @hYd420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ColinRichardson likewise lol who knew ?

    • @daigriffiths399
      @daigriffiths399 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 Me too.

  • @aaronleverton4221
    @aaronleverton4221 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1820

    Day 43. We continue to hack our way across the garden... Trees many, many times the height of our locomotive impose themselves over the tracks, one wonders how many decades, or even centuries they took to reach such immense proportions. No river at home can compare to the mighty spans we have crossed. The work is arduous. If this is one season's growth, I cannot imagine the toll of man and beast that must have been taken to clear the route and lay the tracks.

    • @blagmate5516
      @blagmate5516 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

      Me stinks, Sir, that you have read a train engineer's, ship captain's or explorer's log afore.

    • @FuukPronouns
      @FuukPronouns 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ready for chapter 2.

    • @FarmerDrew
      @FarmerDrew 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      Lilliputian Chronicles

    • @stephenrice4554
      @stephenrice4554 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Lovely

    • @williamgrissom1995
      @williamgrissom1995 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      😎👍

  • @gehteuchnixan69
    @gehteuchnixan69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +677

    I love stumbling upon these kind of videos. Glimpses into other people's lives and hobbies

    • @deludedwendi
      @deludedwendi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Agreed. I can’t help but marvel at it all. It’s a wow, just wow moment for me. Still confused as to why it was in my recommended feed tho, but I too love to explore the weird and wonderful that are people’s dedicated passions..

    • @ianking-jv4hg
      @ianking-jv4hg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      No interest in trains,
      large or small.
      Don't even care to prune my garden regularly
      (Grows quite well without my interference.)
      Still and all,
      calmly entertaining
      now the green ginger
      is below its plimsoll line.

    • @hYd420
      @hYd420 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah I agree I don’t have an interest in trains but I love models I love model kits I love watching peoples set ups regardless of what it is it’s pretty cool this is pretty cool this is gonna be one of the best set up so I’ve seen

    • @jessealeshire3091
      @jessealeshire3091 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right

    • @mattywho8485
      @mattywho8485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, me too ! But at the same time it pisses me off that I don't have the time to do something like that. (Build a huge model railroad in my back yard)

  • @blacksmeim8791
    @blacksmeim8791 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +328

    Incredible custom built cars, railroad, anything! The track layout looks natural, no plactic building awkwardly standing around, just a functional, wonderful railroad. Respect my dude!

    • @BuckingHorse-Bull
      @BuckingHorse-Bull 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      all praise the youtube algorithm for bringing us here

  • @geoffgunn9673
    @geoffgunn9673 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +530

    I like the detail when you see through the loco’s open door and see a porcelain throne

    • @lklmmedia4715
      @lklmmedia4715 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I was literally just about to comment about that - at 7m20s

    • @jamesalles139
      @jamesalles139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lklmmedia4715 that is 8:11 (clickable link)

    • @RustyZipper
      @RustyZipper 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      7:20

    • @shaunonlyplaysyt9879
      @shaunonlyplaysyt9879 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can also see it 5:12

    • @toyroadsrails-trainscarspl1709
      @toyroadsrails-trainscarspl1709 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is amazing.

  • @thomasdickson3622
    @thomasdickson3622 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +185

    Well, you got me. I thought that was a full-size railway until you picked up the train.

    • @MrLuigge
      @MrLuigge 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      agree, I was like: what? isn't it real?

    • @BuckingHorse-Bull
      @BuckingHorse-Bull 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      all praise the youtube algorithm for bringing us here

  • @clangerbasher
    @clangerbasher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +711

    Having real PW trains on garden lines make them real railways to me.

    • @blauer2551
      @blauer2551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      One of the most realistic setups I’ve seen down to the dirt on the engine

    • @rolux4853
      @rolux4853 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      What does PW mean?

    • @clangerbasher
      @clangerbasher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rolux4853 permanent way

    • @billdoggonejones
      @billdoggonejones 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      @@rolux4853permanent way, basically it just means railway infrastructure so a PW train would be a railway infrastructure repair train

    • @daniellewis1789
      @daniellewis1789 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@rolux4853what the US calls Right Of Way or ROW. This train would be called MOW or Maintenance Of Way equipment.

  • @FATMAN828456
    @FATMAN828456 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    I don't know why this showed up in my feed, but that was extremely satisfying to watch. Well done

  • @samael335
    @samael335 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    That's probably the most dangerous toy train car on rails. I love it.

    • @mikerider8540
      @mikerider8540 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      A full size one would certainly encourage people to stand well back from the platform!

    • @firstglastg1882
      @firstglastg1882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@mikerider8540 Uh oh - now I'm imagining a couple ketchup filled people trying to cross the tracks. Or that ketchup truck that just HAS TO make it around the crossing before the train.

    • @mikerider8540
      @mikerider8540 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@firstglastg1882 😅 my bad!

  • @257796
    @257796 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I've seen a lot of indoor trains but this has a different feel because of live vegetation. Definitely the coolest train I've seen in my 46 years

  • @claudevieaul1465
    @claudevieaul1465 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    I don't think I've ever seen any model train with a bigger "Hold my beer" attitude...
    🤘

  • @damnyiffers
    @damnyiffers 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +138

    No I cannot get into trains too. I already brew mead, paint warhammer, play video games, hunt, fish, own boats, tune engines, drive nitro RC and enjoy camping. PLEASE DONT GET ME INTO MODEL TRAINS TOO! 😂😂😂

    • @JamesPetts
      @JamesPetts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Too late...

    • @josephcook2314
      @josephcook2314 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same here! Lol

    • @johnjordan4155
      @johnjordan4155 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Too late....

    • @mechticulous8202
      @mechticulous8202 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right!?😅 I went for Z-scale (6mm wide track) because it will fit in a suitcase. I am adding lights to my trolley because it never came with any and the 0402 smd LEDs are pennies. T-Scale is even smaller (3mm)but the wheels are magnetized so they can be put on ridiculous things like a wearable hat.😅

    • @azurefog
      @azurefog 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Check out synthesizers and DIY electronics....

  • @nomusicrc
    @nomusicrc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +190

    I gave this video three thumbs up because there's no added music just the raw audio

    • @user-dl1cf4xr6t
      @user-dl1cf4xr6t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      you cannot give three thumbs up...

    • @nomusicrc
      @nomusicrc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-dl1cf4xr6t you can try it you're welcome

    • @gaspumprepairservice7009
      @gaspumprepairservice7009 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-dl1cf4xr6tbut hacan gives finger. 😏

    • @chuckd5819
      @chuckd5819 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@user-dl1cf4xr6twhachu mean? I gave 4

    • @cwillpiko1994
      @cwillpiko1994 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One can if the one stuck up the ass is removed!

  • @santiagobenites
    @santiagobenites 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    If there was a TH-cam award for amateur filmmaking, I'd certainly nominate you. That was fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

  • @MsSteelphoenix
    @MsSteelphoenix หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely love the ingenuity and practicality of these little darlings. The details of this whole setup are excellent, the only thing that gives away that it's not full-scale is the plant proportions!

  • @tracynation2820
    @tracynation2820 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    Super. I bet the weed whacker and the brush cutter also make a great show when they are being used as a snowplow. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Luckily no snow here! More rain than Colorado though.

    • @tracynation2820
      @tracynation2820 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Ironic. You probably have the second or third best powered "plow" that I have ever seen in a TH-cam video, and you don't have any snow. 🙂 I use a push plow in front of three or four locomotives, sometimes for snow, sometimes for leaves and sticks, but my railroad doesn't have the lovely greenery like yours. I have seen everything from a beautiful, fully functional, digital miniature Rotary Snow Plow and Flanger car combo, to a flailing chain connected to a motor strapped to a flatcar with a battery. I can't wait to see your idea used as a "snowplow" down the road, especially when the snow is deeper. 💙 T.E.N.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@tracynation2820 It doesn't snow at all here, so I'm probably not going to have the chance to test that. I've seen some cool snow clearing equipment from other countries though!

  • @sldkjh
    @sldkjh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This is one of the most interesting weed slashing train videos of the first half of 2024.

  • @HROM1908
    @HROM1908 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Good to see you back ! Great way to deal with the intrusion of undergrowth. Can't wait for more.

  • @Thexdmattx
    @Thexdmattx หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Humanity just caught a spaceship the size of a skyscraper out of the sky. How is this still the coolest thing I've ever seen?

  • @ivveG
    @ivveG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Wonderful little railway! Thank you for sharing this remarkably satisfying maintenance video!

  • @derrickmiles5240
    @derrickmiles5240 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    You know, this hit me with a spark of inspiration. There's this guy who strings together like 6 pushmowers in a diagonal configuration to mow his lawn in one big sweep. I'm imagining a rail kinda like this, guiding them along the edge of a lawn. The rig could be housed in a purpose built shed that the track leads from and returns to at the end.
    The idea of a self mowing lawn is just so appealing to me. And not just because mowing is a pain. Its the principle of the matter. We should have these kind of things, it's supposed to be the future, goddammit.

    • @codyharney2997
      @codyharney2997 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just watched that guy with the daisy chain mowers. Beautiful work and that man can whip em

    • @mattywho8485
      @mattywho8485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's another guy on here with like 13 lawnmowers together... Brilliant !

  • @KPMACHINE1
    @KPMACHINE1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    This is like the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! I have all my Lionel stuff in the basement from when I was a kid. This got me so excited to get it back out and set it up some time.

    • @trueaussie9230
      @trueaussie9230 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is "LIKE the coolest thing" you've ever seen.
      So, what is the actual "coolest thing" you've ever seen?! 🤔
      (It must be EXTREMELY 'COOL'.)

  • @jefcoes1
    @jefcoes1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    such a cool setup! the back yard train system is the cats meow! Your track clearing machine is really cool! Good job!

  • @Phil-oj5nr
    @Phil-oj5nr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    our local ride-on 2ft gauge railway in Blenheim, New Zealand has a lawn mower device. They mow the tracks about two or three times a month. Works very well.
    If you are in NZ on holiday and you have come over on the ferry from Wellington to Picton with your car, drive 27km south and you are in Blenheim. It is only another 3 plus km to Bradshaw Park where they operate. Track is just under 5km and the round trip takes about 1 hour.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I've seen some pictures, definitely looks worth a visit!

  • @brandonhalcyon6984
    @brandonhalcyon6984 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    no stupid music and no silly commentary, lovely video thank you

  • @bobe.3719
    @bobe.3719 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Your new vertical cutter is a great add-on and does a complete job. I just wonder if that should be placed behind the older "track clearer" car as that may lessen the chances of a derailment. Anyway, it's great to see another video from you!

    • @FishKepr
      @FishKepr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I was thinking exactly the same thing.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      I found this is the configuration that works the best, since the vertical cutter often removes large fern fronds and the like that need further chopping when they fall on the track.

    • @willb.383
      @willb.383 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@melbournesparks3828so, we are really discovering you need a a second horizontal cutter to lead the way 😂

    • @TehButterflyEffect
      @TehButterflyEffect 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@melbournesparks3828 why two cars though? This could easily be done on a single car. It would make it heavier, which would help with track clearing.

  • @psynriter
    @psynriter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I don't know why it's taken this long for the TH-cam algorithms to put forward your channel as a suggestion. Instant subscription here. Fantastic backyard railway action. With the overhead you could buy very cheaply little beads to make insulators

  • @thejll
    @thejll 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Very satisfactory tunnel through the greenery!

  • @djowen5192
    @djowen5192 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Possibly the most epic train on TH-cam at the moment. Well done.

  • @dennisk5818
    @dennisk5818 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Awesome, you had me tricked. I thought that this was a drone video of an actual railroad trimming some dense vegetation in a third world country!
    You've an fantastic layout. This must take a long time to cultivate the vegetation. It beats the fake grass by a large margin. Great job.

  • @VinceBucy
    @VinceBucy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I’m not sure how I ended up here, but this was extremely cool to watch. I could watch this all day.!

  • @boing7679
    @boing7679 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I was so confused when I saw "It is well and truly winter now" and then I saw your channel was named Melbournesparks. Great video! You are lucky that the blade thing didn't hit you at 6:20.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Winter in Victoria is the wet and weedy season! I definitely wear PPE when operating this, it can throw all sorts of things a good distance including parts of itself.

  • @lklmmedia4715
    @lklmmedia4715 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    As someone who grew up in Eltham from '75 to '93, and being a Regular of the Eltham Lower Model Railway...I can appreciate this a lot!

    • @trueaussie9230
      @trueaussie9230 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah.
      Eltham in the 70s - BEFORE it was 'yuppy-fied'.
      I remember it well - and miss it very much.

  • @rc4lifebnsf
    @rc4lifebnsf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    That’s amazing. I love your layout and how it’s hidden in the overgrowth of greenery

  • @R3dp055um
    @R3dp055um 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bravo, well done! I have never seen a model railway outdoors before. I did have a friend many years ago who lived right by the the bay, and the amount of salt in the air caused his rails in his garage setup to corrode very quickly. He had a cleaner car he would push around ahead of the locomotive, with steelwool moistened with alcohol underneath, to clean the corrosion off the rails. But that is the closest thing I have ever seen to this truly ingenious maintenance setup of yours. What a truly enchanting video. Liked and subbed!

  • @_RNX_
    @_RNX_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I'm so glad to have a glimpse at your wonderful layout again! I'm wondering if you ar planning to add a track expansion....

  • @paladinkhan
    @paladinkhan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really awesome end result, looks beautiful. Would be cool to see the mowing vehicles even more stylized like some kind of railroad equipment, i really like the style youve chosen looks lovely and fits the environment well

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They definitely need some refinement, the front one is still kind of a prototype

    • @cwillpiko1994
      @cwillpiko1994 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Seconded. Not too fragile but industrial. Then patent it. Sell it. Make a million. Your name will be etched into garden rocks everywhere. Good show!

  • @statelyelms
    @statelyelms 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your track is so nice! Having it so natural, diverse vertical elevations and having it cleared *by train* makes it feel so authentic, small-scale-oriented and cosy. Bravo. I hope I can make anything remotely like this if I ever got into RC trains.

  • @rolux4853
    @rolux4853 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Those plants look so tropical!
    I live in Germany and everything that grows here looks so much different.

  • @LunarTikOfficial
    @LunarTikOfficial 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    *To have a dedicated work engine that accomplishes this task really brings this to reality even more. That is awesome.*

  • @USNVA11
    @USNVA11 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m sure the engineers on that train enjoy their work. Just keep the foliage clear and back at the pub by five ! 😁🍻

  • @dragchute1
    @dragchute1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Some videos are just addictive. My apologies, and to my wife's shagrin, I watched your video twice instead of cutting the grass. Cheers and thank you for the entertainment.

  • @keithjenkinson7825
    @keithjenkinson7825 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Brilliant stuff; and you really got me with the Dunny in the Diesel

  • @MonkeyGun77
    @MonkeyGun77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nothing works better than some good ol model trains and ingenuity to put a smile on ones face. Thank you 😃

  • @20truck
    @20truck 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm amazed how well your weed cutters work.

  • @SH-th4wy
    @SH-th4wy 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is very satisfying! It also highlights the real reason I and many others enjoy trains as hobbies. Sure, running a train is fun. But the job of engineering a way around the obstacles you face is an ongoing challenge across multiple disciplines. Modelling trains is cool. Modelling reality is even better!! Nice looking layout too.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @the_lost_navigator
    @the_lost_navigator 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Watching Right-of-Way clearing has never been more enjoyable. Envious of your layout, Sir.

  • @ericjames5163
    @ericjames5163 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Makita battery is wonderful in there. I use them for not just kids power wheels, but so many other things around my shop and railway. The advent of the adapters for sale on amazon has made the conversions much easier for me. Great work.

  • @Tom-Lahaye
    @Tom-Lahaye 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is more fun than swinging the weedwhacker around by hand, it did cut a nice tunnel trough the clover field.
    If I choose to build a 5" line in my garden I could put my Stihl petrol weed whacker on it, but sadly it's going to be O gauge, so the electric variant you have is the only option.
    Nice addition for your track is a rotating horizontal brush to remove leaves and mos from the tracks, or a leaf/dust blower, you can buy these handy little ones .

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It certainly saves a lot of manual work! The mower wagon does a pretty good job mulching and blowing away the leaves and clippings on its own

  • @nickhale2900
    @nickhale2900 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What an amazing piece of kit you have devised, seems to do the job so well. I was slightly disappointed when the clip finished!

  • @svennilsson8459
    @svennilsson8459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Yes Sir!!! 👏 I see we went to the same school, "if the lawn gotten full of tree branches & mould heaps, go over it wirh the mower" 😱The blades, what blades ? 🤔 All the best from the very south of Sweden. 👍

  • @justahillbilly7777
    @justahillbilly7777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sometimes Melbournesparks' genius is almost frightening.
    On a more serious note, for real man, this is an ingenious way of keeping your model railway's ROW clear of debris. It's downright beautiful even.

  • @ttc5000
    @ttc5000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I can't believe I just watched 8 minutes of garden train landscaping... and is that a bathroom?

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's actually fairly common for diesel locomotives to have a toilet!

  • @deludedwendi
    @deludedwendi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant!! Iv never watched a model train video before, but I couldn’t stop watching this!

  • @UPnDOWN
    @UPnDOWN 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The most wholesome thing I'll see on YT for a while!

  • @Mankan569
    @Mankan569 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love people who have a passion for their hobby and make it happen.
    Greetings from Sweden

  • @stephenmoeller2408
    @stephenmoeller2408 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Nicely done. Loved the machines and camera work!

  • @Surkai25
    @Surkai25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have never seen a natural outdoor model railway before. That is so cool!!!

  • @4TheMotorist
    @4TheMotorist 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    "Tim the tool man Taylor" would be proud 😀

  • @UntitledUnlimitedCreations
    @UntitledUnlimitedCreations 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m a makita man and I just love the fact that your bush wacker engine is powered by the platform 😂 SUBSCRIBED!

  • @crakkbone
    @crakkbone 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    6:18 pretty sure that blade flies right at you.

    • @YouTool
      @YouTool 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      was looking for this comment, that thins is deadly

  • @frank2398
    @frank2398 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Okay. I’ve always wondered about the overgrowth with outdoor trains. That’s freaking brilliant!!!

  • @odaikorob
    @odaikorob 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It's Onion Weed. You've got to pull them out by the roots and remove the bulbs underneath otherwise they grow back real quick.

    • @melbournesparks3828
      @melbournesparks3828  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      It's a type of oxalis, which luckily is much easier to slash than onion weed! It has similar tubers though that make it very difficult to exterminate.

    • @odaikorob
      @odaikorob 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@melbournesparks3828 ah yes...oxalis. Sorry got the naming wrong there. Its in my garden here in Auckland NZ and I find that when I dig it out and remove the bulbs at the bottom of the roots, it doesnt come back for quite a while.

    • @aquacactuscheeseburger
      @aquacactuscheeseburger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      bloody oxalis, As a local I can't escape the stuff! It does make for very nice scenery at this scale though. Love the railway, Cheers

  • @PH-md8xp
    @PH-md8xp 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Brilliant! Love the weed-whacker express and the all natural railway is really something special.

  • @johnandwegs
    @johnandwegs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Might be the best video yet!!!
    Well done👍👍👍

  • @bikeforever2016
    @bikeforever2016 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That sir, is genius.
    Brought to you by Tom Scott, very glad to make your acquaintance.

  • @rclass707
    @rclass707 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I might look at something like this for my 5 inch gauge railway. What a great idea.

  • @jamesfitch6431
    @jamesfitch6431 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That is so awesome. Fantastic engineering and application. What a great way to clean up the garden railway. ❤

  • @psulion31
    @psulion31 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You win the TH-cam award today

  • @cmdrabbadon
    @cmdrabbadon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This falls into the category of "Satisfying videos." I read the comments and I too thought about a vacuum cart or sweeper/collector. That would be awesome! It would be neat to have a sweeper that collects everything and runs it up a conveyor belt into an empty train car. Oh, and it would be awesome to see the track through a mini-camera on board. Very nice video! Have a good one!

  • @athab8256
    @athab8256 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fantastic and hypnotic as usual!!

  • @twalrus1
    @twalrus1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, you mean weeds.
    I thought the train slashed weed.
    I was thinking, "I've never heard of 'Winter Weed'...is it mixed with peppermint?"

  • @randomviewer3494
    @randomviewer3494 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    HI from Tom Scott

  • @andrewwillard5625
    @andrewwillard5625 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel like I’m in Jurassic park cleaning up the tracks but just absolutely blown away by your layout just so gorgeous❤❤❤ and only one more thing you need a caboose blower car to blow the tracks off but still amazing work.

  • @borealwood
    @borealwood 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Here from Tom Scott!!

  • @knightsj
    @knightsj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoy watching people's garden layouts and how they deal with nature. Not seen vegetation cutters before, but I think it's great, I usually only see snow blowers. Both good fun to watch

  • @erichough7080
    @erichough7080 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A touch of Mad Max.

  • @RRED2
    @RRED2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely loved the journey, I was fascinated with how well the train cut the foliage so nicely.
    Thank You. 😊😊😊

  • @khyron6
    @khyron6 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    So green its hard for me to believe, I have lived in the desert my hole life. It's like a green snow plow. Cool Video thanks.

  • @harrisondrumz
    @harrisondrumz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The satisfaction button 👇🏼

  • @Ptrocles
    @Ptrocles 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Alright, took me over two minutes to realize this train isn’t “stashing weed” for the winter 😂

  • @rismul
    @rismul 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The toilet in the loco… 😀😀

  • @davidotto7666
    @davidotto7666 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love you train you got the longest model train track I ever seen on video it is freaking awesome I love it when it comes to grass it's so satisfying thank you again for the wonderful video you're pretty awesome

  • @TheGreatSteve
    @TheGreatSteve 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Weed piercer.

  • @Epic_FrameEdits
    @Epic_FrameEdits 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Omg i love the moss between the tracks it looks so beautiful

  • @majorbrighton
    @majorbrighton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, delightful track, garden and hobby. I laughed so much seeing the "John" with the door wide open, what a way to... go!
    Brilliant, you are a man and also a kindred spirit, thank you.
    Will subscribe to your outlook for a while and will watch many more 🙏

  • @concor10
    @concor10 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the scarey thing is in places of the UK they actually use trains sort of like this in spring time. and they look just as horrifying, you can sometimes see them working just before the track cleaners appear.

  • @drumarr221
    @drumarr221 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cannot get rid of the smile this brings to my face. I need this in my permaculture garden. Excellent!

  • @tylersowa3858
    @tylersowa3858 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That's so cool how you made that !
    Highly impressed

  • @castcrus
    @castcrus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like watching lawn mowing videos, also miniature trains. Now I've found the ultimate combination of the two.

  • @nexpro6985
    @nexpro6985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Scott: "Virgil, the Winter Weed Slashing Train is out of control. We're gonna need pod number seven."
    Virgil: "Pod number seven?
    Scott: "Yes pod number seven."
    Virgil: "But pod number seven is used by the emergency gardening team to remove... Oh wait never mind."

  • @SuperScumble
    @SuperScumble 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Arrived here by random, was not disappointed. Strangely cathartic to watch 👍

  • @TotallyNotSamm
    @TotallyNotSamm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Loved it! Tom scott's newsletter brought me here

  • @modelrailwayquest
    @modelrailwayquest 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic! I know of a lot of garden railway enthusiasts who'd love one of those!

  • @DimestoreLiam
    @DimestoreLiam 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That is so damn cool!
    There used to be a man in my old neighbourhood who had built a model railroad big enough to ride on; the track ran all around his property and was inset where it crossed the sidewalk & driveway. Most people called it the ghetto, but our beloved Cass Corridor was one of the most amazing neighbourhoods in all the world in those days.
    Joel was an eccentric man even by my standards, and I didn’t know him well, but it makes me sad to drive past his house now. After he passed they tore up all the tracks, and you cannot even tell where they once were...

  • @cathopreicon
    @cathopreicon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow i am completley charmed and for the first time in my life considering the joy of making my own miniature railway. This wholesome content has made my day

  • @redskinperes3508
    @redskinperes3508 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WOW.
    Mister, you have an amazing hobby. Hands down for that commitment.

  • @BG-qi5hs
    @BG-qi5hs 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don’t care if this doesn’t add any knowledge in my head…. It’s just so freaking satisfying!!

  • @Ascension8_8_8
    @Ascension8_8_8 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Highly effective!! I love all the debris on the engine, and the mowers. It looks so authentic.