All Aboard The Poo Train! (Amazing wheelbarrow transporter in action..)

[@avlisk]

I'm a model railroader. We always have limited space and always want more room for our layouts. I've partially solved this issue by utilizing a strategy of "measure once, cut twice". This effectively doubles the size of the layout because I have to re-do most projects when I make a mistake! I see you have adopted a similar plan. If you become really skilled at this tactic, you will never run out of fun things to do on your railroad because one error will lead to another to another to another, ad infinitum. Carry on!

[@SpaceSoups]

Genius, defiantly going to test that strategy next time I do something.

[@gurunanthan7445]

Does you have any KZbin pages about your model railroads and railway if there is anything please let us know cos i am biggest fan of models and miniatures

[@riparadis]

I make wooden railway train videos for my KZbin channel and I’m eight

[@trekintosh]

I feel so called out by this post.

[@Hellyers]

@@gurunanthan7445 you should check out Christrax, he build a N Gauge model railway over lockdown and made 50 videos documenting all the progress.

[@richardforster5394]

"... but while no one was watching, the tree had moved a little closer to the rails!" I laughed so hard at this :)

[@epicstormchaserswf]

Same here 9:20

[@beetelgeuze]

french people power, the tree has moved whle no one was watching.... all great jokes! fabulous work

[@alexandernorwood8091]

These videos always make me happy, I don’t know why

[@brendangilmore4297]

Likewise :)

[@josephmiller997]

I think because it's wholesomeness; a vanishingly rare thing. Beauty and pleasure in simple physical work and mental exercise. (Design).

[@colinlothlorian]

This idea of steel wheels on steel rails might just catch on!

[@srtgrayfrance]

Somebody tell Elon Musk! :)

[@RCake]

Shall we call it... the HyperPoop?

[@srtgrayfrance]

@@RCake for the win!

[@QuintonMurdock]

Don’t tell tech bro inventors. They will find a way to remove the efficiency to make room for buzzwords

[@TheDemocrab]

@@QuintonMurdock "The locomotives no longer run on rails, they run on NFTs"

[@samvalentine3206]

Glad to see you are "on track" on this project, Tim! So nice to have some friendly helpers come by... thanks for sharing. Regards to Sandra!

[@Berkeloid0]

I burst out laughing at 9:17, those darn trees always moving when nobody is watching!

[@mrMacGoover]

I'm sure someone who can invent a whole railway system can certainly come up with wheelbarrows that have hinged handles that fold in towards the center on a horizontal plain.

[@Vectrum0013]

i just love your railway, back yard railroad with a purpose instead of just going in circles

[@benjamincrall8065]

It might be helpful to put a post or stake just outside the station that marks how wide your wagon can be so you'll hit that rather than the tree or gatepost

[@assassinlexx1993]

A idea to use as a engine for your railway is. A electric scooter that been scrapped . Modified the wheels to run on rails. Small quiet compact design.

[@Borkery]

you have the perfect narrator voice for exactly this kind of thing.

[@FlorianXXV]

I might be Studying Computer Science with the goal to get a Master in Aerospace Engineering, but watching this is still Interesting, maybe no Rocket Motors but the Simplicity and ingenuety with these Projects is something simply fascinating and amazing to watch. That together with the fun commentary makes this one of my favourite channels on KZbin.

[@NickNameNick2]

What a lovely demonstration of 'loading gauge'.

[@sebbes333]

*@Way Out West - Workshop Stuff* 1:15 Put 2 hinges on the platform in this image (left/right side), the 3 planks closest to the train could fold upwards & backwards, then just fold it down behind the train. It also allows you to install a little wooden wedge/ramp in the trough for easier un-/loading of the barrels.

[@LukeyHear]

YES. His poor wife.

[@sebbes333]

@@LukeyHear ???????????

[@nonoyorbusness]

They've been working on the pootrain All the live-long day. They've been working on the pootrain Just to pass the time away. You can't hear the whistle blowing, When you rise up so early in the morn; But you can hear Tim shouting, "Blow the weldings torn"

[@James_Rivett]

to the tube if Frere Jacques. tas de merde, tas de merde, nous vous déplaçons, nous vous déplaçons, au carré d'ail, au carré d'ail, par chemin de fer, par chemin de fer.

[@RCassinello]

I love following this channel so much that I've genuinely started having dreams about travelling to Ireland to help out!

[@clouddodger198]

I watch all of your videos. They are the BEST! Great job.

[@moirawright8856]

Tim if you add another shell to your barrows the y will be more stable on the poo car. Make the handles on the barrows folding with a plan lock for both up and down positions . Love the the gr8 you do.

[@csx9271]

This is where a locomotive would come in handy these long or heavy wagons can be heavy and can be hard and tiring to pull around after some time I think you should continue working on that (Air powered) locomotive you were working on months ago I think it would really help

[@Corvus.2606]

I know this was some months ago now, but it might be worth adding some gussets or diagonal bracing to the ends of the flatbed where it connects to the wagons, you're exposing those welded butt joints to quite a bit of force and the repeated load/unload cycles will lead to a fatigue failure. adding a diagonal brace will prevent some of that movement.

[@Living_Life_RN]

I have to say, the track looks brilliant now the grass has grown around it a bit! I think it might be time to get a loco-hauled service for your stock is getting larger and your hills are getting steeper!

[@onegrumpyboi2914]

That's what I was thinking, a better compressor and brakes on both axles would help a lot

[@shaggygabe728]

Currently the railway is quite small and theres no real need for an engine at the moment. Although they have already made one, more as an experiment. If i remember correctly, the guy said that once the railway is expanded more then they would start using loco's

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Currently he doesn’t need one… And he has horses

[@ToddCorley65]

I respect your restraint not calling it a Poo Poo Train. :)

[@stevemellin5806]

Really a great job .You must have a lot of fun with your railroad

[@databang]

Always fun to watch, thanks for sharing.

[@danielread7642]

I really enjoy watching your vedios your a very clever man . It's always been a dream of mine to have my own railway like you have hopefully one day it happens . But in the meantime I shall do mine in model form and still get as much enjoyment as you do . Keep up the good work and your vedios your a real inspiration. Thank you

[@zeepee6919]

imma say this right now you are a VERY brilliant man! This makes me wanna make my own little railway, but living in an apartment in NYC, i dont think that'll be possible!

[@Oscar-sr9pq]

You can hinge the handles of the wheelbarrows in order to hinge down when you are not grabbing the handles. Saves space and there will be no more trouble when the willow tree grows up again.

[@Conn653]

I suggest securing the plywood to the inverted troughs. Add a 2" X 4" X 8" block to the edge where the wheels of the wheelbarrow are to stop. This will act like a bumper. Do the same for each leg of the wheelbarrow. This will keep the wheelbarrows from sliding off. When you lift the handles, the legs will rise above the bumper as you pull the wheelbarrows off the platform.

[@mischef18]

People will be quite surprised as to how much weight 1 adult can push on a level railway, once they get it moving it becomes much easier. Great video bro and guys. Safe travels

[@telletran2558]

Amazing work! Making something with next to nothing is a huge achievement in itself and you do that in and with spades!

[@ChiEKKUsama]

Very fun seeing the rail come along! Try making the next bogeys with a "5th wheel" for the pivots: larger pin, and a horseshoe surrounding it to add stability so it won't rock back and forth.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

Ah, but it has to rock side to side, to cope with the uneven ground..

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Fantastic! Now you have a well-flat wagon!

[@Troublemaker1022-r9c]

Cool concept, fun project........... However, I have serious reservations about the practicality.

[@titiodu64]

votre projet de mini chemin de fer à l'ai super stylée ! j'avais vue un autre youtubeur y mettre des moteurs d'hoverboard (4 moteurs) et je trouvais le concept super pratique 👍 en tout cas bonne continuation les gars ! c'est du très bon boulot 😉

[@alanm3438]

You are quite the inventor but the learning curve can be hard. I am glad that you had some help.

[@compostjohn]

*curve

[@josephturner1119]

I love this video series about the railway.

[@iAmSpud-c5f]

An interesting idea might be to use a ropetow between the rails attached to a stationary engine/motor to move the wagons. Avoids the complexity and cost of a locomotive.

[@BattleshipOrion]

Might be worth it if the line was steeper, but the loco is still gonna be needed if the thing fails...so there's that. Especially considering available materials, the cost of said materials over a given span of time, climate, dynamic loading, and keeping the line on a budget. Locomotives on this kind of scale are cheaper in most parts of the world, as they can be made using a engine as small as a single cylinder, & bike chain (plus the other components). Plus it's more worth while to have versatility over simplicity. Not only that, but if done right, and you have a powerful enough engine, PTO could be an option for helping unload bulk loads (vibration).

[@ivoryfields2631]

both. both is good

[@iAmSpud-c5f]

@@ivoryfields2631 Agreed. The rope tow might actually be better on the steeper sections, avoiding the difficulty of slowing a locomotive.

[@everestyeti]

That's the beauty of living in a country where they still allow the free movement of people, hence why you can use French person power. Over here in the UK we no longer have that luxury. Am glad this part of the railway works, you need to work out a pulley system that ties in with your static engine, which would help retrieve your muck wagon from the garlic field. You could also use it at harvest time, when moving the garlic from the garlic field. I say you need to work it out, because I have absolutely no idea how it would work. 😂🤣

[@Youchubeswindon]

What a nonsense statement about using the French. They might be long term, but are probably short term in Ireland, and that would be covered by the reciprocal 90 day tourist visa that UK citizens would have to Schengen and vice versa. French and other Schengen citizens come to the UK to volunteer under WWOOF, free board and food, they just can't get paid for it. Also you obviously didn't watch the video properly to think that it would be in anyway feasible the muck heap to garlic run can be powered by a cable from the stationary engine.

[@gwyllymsuter4551]

railway design is sensible. Capable of increasing productivity greatly. Only one input I can offer is to run the railway through the centre of the garlic beds after harvest. A few cars dedicated to taking the harvest on racks and you could drive them straight into a drying tunnel. Harvest directly to the cars and let em dry on it. Same size has your wood chip cars but whoth horizontal mesh trays. Honestly the suggestion only is about minimising human handling time and distance walked.

[@DirtbagGospel]

You could use modified wheel barrows that have quick-change handles and perhaps even wheels so that they can be more compact on the railway and have the handles slotted in when needed

[@ratchet1freak]

even just handles that hinge down instead of stick out will help a lot for clearance issues. Maybe (once the budget is there for it) custom wheelbarrows that have more muck space in the bucket and are more compact on the car could be an option

[@andrewholding483]

Just two long straight handles that slot in, maybe with one of those spring loaded pins for security and a socket on the end.

[@SeattlePioneer]

A friend who shovels poo for you is a friend indeed....

[@hirumasgamingandco]

Hey c’est cool des français 😉

[@krakenpots5693]

Ouais, c'est ce que je me suis dit aussi !!!

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

I really think this is a fantastic railway. I also loved the enthusiasm of your helpers! Thanks for sharing.

[@tomjohns8498]

The best thing about your wee rail trip it sounds real with it's click and clacking along very soothing 😌 ☺️

[@quintrankid8045]

Maybe he'll start a long distance passenger service with luxury sleeper cars. I can dream.

[@icebearexprez9515]

as a model RR i think i were on the right "track" ... lol make bins like the metal one or those fish bucket... and make a wheel barrel truck to pull the bucket on to at the end and dump were needed... like a ship in containers....

[@richardsolomon8076]

awesome job team 👏 " The Pooluge " running from Breakdown central to the Harvest patch. under French locomotion 👍🍻🕊

[@johnmclaren3480]

6.30pm Saturday here in Aussie

[@mdouglaswray]

LOL! Who could resist THAT title!

[@laserhawk64]

Brilliantly done as always, Tim!

[@aidanscapeing]

ide say you played with meccano as a child. Well done.

[@appalachianridgerunners6571]

Maybe make a battery operated flatbed car to push the ether cars, and walk behind it? Great videos!

[@allanegleston4931]

like . this almost needs its own channel.

[@tandemcompound2]

the boats that removed the poo sludge from the London Plants downriver were known as the Bovril Boats

[@fr8ener96]

this railway of yours is really coming along! I'm very impressed!

[@paulchixherbst6679]

Oh man now I’m singing poo train to the tune of the song Peace Train 😂😂😂 Love the vids 👍👍

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video...👍

[@rocketstoveexperiments7417]

So nice to see the trial and error! You are a true engineer!

[@connorcarlson6809]

It is 3:00 am for me but I have to take the time to watch your new video

[@marcusyoutubegamineer]

It's 8:00 am for me, I use gmt.

[@BattleshipOrion]

Same traffic (same here in layman's terms)

[@SteamLance]

This looks really good, hopefully once its connected to the main system you can use your air loco to move the wagon around

[@TheHylianBatman]

Whoo-hoo, it works! Brilliant job!!

[@kameljoe21]

Well done. Now all you need is a loading dock at each ends. I think a wooden wheel break would be pretty easy to add. Then you can just ride it down rather than the rope.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Bonjour Les Cousins de la France 😇👌👍You have OUTSTANDING Helpers and videos Sir 👍👍👌👌💪💪😇😇Cheers 🍻🍻

[@NitroTom91]

now just a lever and two wooden blocks to make a mighty handbrake =)

[@jimmythatguy]

Awesome a way out west before bed! Keep up the great work, we love what you guys are doing!

[@EthanTheIdioticTankengine]

its quite funny how you've somewhat made a gravity train at that downhill section haha

[@krakenpots5693]

French people power!!! Sounds good!

[@1camerooon1]

This looks really cool, I think you should try to build a magnetic break like on a rollercoaster for the bottom of the hill. That way you could push it off at the top and it will auto slow itself down even with full load. Its just a 3rd rail made from steal and then some magnets on the cart itself. You could make a mechanism on the carts that when you push it up hill again you can lift the magnets off the 3rd rail so they don't have any resistance.

[@gs425]

I wonder if the original longitudinal barrows would have been better , just with modified unloading ramp. Eg either a drop in section ot having the ramp just under the wagon side extensions. This would also give a support effect as you wheel the barrow off too

[@kevingrime3415]

Why not revert to fish boxes and lay monorail between alternate beds .easy to tip the boxes to empty them either side of monorail. Lighter to handle than wheelbarrows and more carried in same trip! Leave the mono track in place monorail can use 1 rail of main rail to move to next rows.! Merry Christmas.

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks Tim and your two French muscle men!

[@cbs1710]

Wheelbarrows with collapsible handles.

[@quarry1030]

It's cool. However, I thinked it would be more effective to build a large sheet metal hopper car and fill it directly with shovels. With a large wheel and two bearings for quick discharge of materials.

[@marcusyoutubegamineer]

Idea: have a little lever on all your rolling stock and if you push it then the brakes will apply.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

He already has that on his locomotive

[@mickys8065]

@@OntarioTrafficMan it would be smart to have one on all his carriages tho. That way, he can stop them anywhere on the track, without worrying about them running off when he turns away.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@mickys8065 Yeah but that would be a lot of work. Probably easier to just make some parking blocks. Just take a block of wood, cut a slot so it fits over a rail, and stick it next to the wheels when you park

[@McRocket]

Congratulations!!! ☮

[@mrsmrth322]

Lovely. You might want to add a break with a handle bar that only releases when pushed on it or is locked in the open position to each end of the wagon to prevent it from running away accidentally.

[@Chewedbacca]

Hey, really dumb idea here, what if you were to make your own wheelbarrow that's just a frame with a smaller, wide wheel, and small rails on it, that hooks onto the rear/ front of the wagon for transport, and then have trophs that ride on rails that are on the train wagon perpendicular to the middle part, that you can slide onto the frame of the wheel barrow? So you'd have like 5 trophs/tubs that you can side load onto the wagon with one wheel barrow frame It sounds super complicated, but I think it wouldn't be a big deal for a crazy chum like you that's basically playing Factorio in his back yard. Just discovered this channel yesterday, what a treat!

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

Thanks - can you make a sketch? I'm a little confused!

[@Chewedbacca]

@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 i sent it to y'alls business emails

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great job on the railway there Tim, wonderful job

[@databang]

Hooray for railways!

[@ZephodBeeblebrox]

Good to see you have it sorted out and have a set of buffers now. I still think a solar-charged electric engine would work well for you.

[@pvtimberfaller]

Two thoughts sir. 1. you need to build a mucker like they use in a mine. I was just thinking a guy could put an axle with rail wheels on the back of the wheel barrow(s) and figure out something for the front that would be easy to install & chain the together & forget about the car all together. A pair of rail wheels up front might just push over soft ground just fine🤔

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

you mean four wheels instead of one?!

[@pvtimberfaller]

Exactly, they already make two wheel wheelbarrows. the two back ones could be pretty small 3”? so they would clear the ground when using the wheel barrow. 4 small rail wheels set underneath in such a fashion that the tyre would clear the points & all you had to do to empty it would be to pick up up on the handles and wheel away.

[@michaelkolano8686]

it's good to see that that the double bogey wagon is coming along, but this project was needed in order to get the garlic planting done, no? i hope you aren't being held up too long! I suggest making some gaps, or shallow areas in the wood board for the wheel and feet of the wheelbarrows to sit in, so they're more secure, and kept in a correct position better.

[@ivoryfields2631]

i agree

[@stuarthoffman1633]

Or keep the metal rail in its original trough side

[@sebbes333]

*@Way Out West - Workshop Stuff* 4:00 Maybe position the barrels 45 degree along the length of the train ( as you did at: 3:17 ), best of both worlds?

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Tim

[@theguys0305]

I like trains

[@arlingtontrains7]

Very interesting, great job my friend!

[@g_e_o_m9369]

11:02 If the plan was to use a horse to pull 6 barrows and two Frenchmen can move 4 barrows, we can therefore presume that if the horse is good for 6 barrows, i.e 1 Horsepower, we can assume two Frenchmen is 2/3 of a Horsepower or single Frenchman is 1/6 of a Horsepower. I therefore submit that we use the "Frenchman" as an additional fraction for the measurement of power output, 1 unit of Frenchman (written as Fm) being the equivalent of 1/6 of a Horsepower or 124.2 Watts.

[@roshasensi2220]

i love this channel and how they do stuff like with the locomotive and making this flatbed

[@markmunro8753]

Where is Hobart when you need him. He fixed Sherman tanks.😂😂😂

[@slokestope3769]

Glorious

[@NicklasUlvnas]

Using a camera is the best way to make someone work hard 😂

[@QuintonMurdock]

Wow how efficient low rolling resistance is

[@jays2002]

Tim, you need larger area flat plate on the bogie turntables, replacing the small circular washers you currently have. This will greatly reduce the sideways wobble you get.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

but I need the wobble! That's to cope with the undulations of the track

[@orion7353]

please make a buffer! 50/50 for safety and also because I would love to see what you would come up with! perhaps (2 point contact per rail) a four point contact so the harder a car pushes, the more the buffer bites into the rails to stop the car? also that idea would be for having a removable buffer possibly! I love getting the notification for more train content! cheers!

[@joshuadelisle]

If you had two trains the full one going down hill could pull the empty carriage up the hill. Not much room for that but it would have been cool to do that. We'll done 👍. Cheers J

[@catprog]

A funicular railway?

[@joshuadelisle]

@@catprog yes that's it.... And it would be fun... icular........😅

[@LostButFoundAndSaved]

I love the sounds this things makes😁😁

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Rather than controlling the speed downhill by holding it back with a rope, an upgrade could add a platform on the rear bogie where you could sit/stand and operate a handbrake. A simple rim block like your locomotive has should be fine. One axle alone may not have enough traction to stop that heavy load so it may be necessary to link the two axles of the bogie using a chain or tie rod.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

Exactly - so that's why I'm holding onto the end of the rope. Much easier/cheaper/quicker : - )

[@FunnyGorillahehe]

Keep up the good work! :D

[@gannas42]

Couldn't you have just cut the pallet platform and attached hinges so you could just kick up the bit that would be in the way so it stores on top of the pallet part that isn't in the way? Then once the car was past it just kick that section back down into place? Don't get me wrong - I enjoyed watching the video and I think the solution you found works just as fine. Thanks for sharing!

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

I like it! Hey I was thinking about your project here while watching the red gardens channel. He was moving 5 gallon buckets of much lighter manure into his poly tunnel. Your manure or compost seems a bit more moist and heavy so I can see why the wheel barrow was your choice. Now that you have accomplished the wheelbarrow poo train, I am not sure that you would want to go a 5 gal bucket route, but thought I would mention it incase you need another rabbit hole to jump into. Congrat's on your success and keep the fun coming.

[@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299]

thanks - I must watch that video too..

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 I will look for it, he was moving some compost he bought in from the roadside to his polytunnel. No fun and brilliant train tracks, but the 5 gal buckets looked a bit easier than the awkward to load and transport wheelbarrows. But I bet the 5 gal buckets maybe a pain to load with your manure/compost if too wet and clumpy. But thought I would mention it incase it helps.

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eajWh3lnftJmmLs Here you go to save you time.