Fixing Others Work... Again

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Fixing Others Work... Again

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7 ай бұрын

In which Rowdy and Chris fix work done to the Polson 70 by the last operators of the railroad. Be warned, opinions abound. Rowdy also gets Sir David Attenborough's name wrong, which he will be firmly reprimanded for with a formal written warning.
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@Hyce777 7 ай бұрын

Sell the parts in the gift shop... I've watched foamers buy that crap. $100+ a pop. Do it. Also... preach. I know exactly what you guys are dealing with with the delivery lines... We oughta have a beer sometime. :)

@TheAmazingDrCheat 7 ай бұрын

Hello Mr Hyce hope you are doing well. May you have a very merry Christmas. And a wonderful new year.

@jessegoldman4272 7 ай бұрын

Been trying to convince Bethan to sell cut up bits of boiler tube. It'll sell!

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

The first beer is on us! ;)

@steveparker8723 7 ай бұрын

The copper will be annealed if it just air cools as well.

@samkunugi5319 7 ай бұрын

This channel is the most accurate representation of the steam preservation world. 😂

@christianmccollum1028 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoy the videos. Very thorough and with several work-shots. You guys are like the C&C Equipment of locomotives. Glad I found the channel.👍

@_molls 7 ай бұрын

Never in my life would I imagine that mundane repairs of a steam engine would be so hilarious. Good work!

@vonyinzer 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely loving your channel, In the 90's I was following a lot of the logging railway museums, (Usually via trains and railpace) Your RR was always a favorite to see articles on and when new geared locomotives came back on line. so great to see that you guys have brought it back. Keep up the good work!

@NCsteamer 7 ай бұрын

Having spent countless days lapping valves, I prefer bonnet valves. I will say that the quality of valves in todays world is less than stellar. Copper injector steam and delivery lines are definitely the way to go!

@billyrueckert5113 7 ай бұрын

Get your hand outta the way. Hold here...not like that....not like that....there right there. I love how we are seeing the essence of repair work in it's rawest form.

@MarkRBlackwell 7 ай бұрын

You joke about selling clapped out parts, but people buy them! Guarantee you - put them in the giftshop and they'll sell. The EBT was selling old stays, foot boards made into clocks, and even cinders last time I was there. May have bought the clock 😅

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

We joked about selling Rowdy's cigar butts along with boiler tubes...

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

In all seriousness, tremendous respect for the EBT folks - they're killing it and being super creative in the process!

@bennell7586 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrailhow many years til #70s needs its 1472 inspection?

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

Oofta, September, but hopefully we'll get an extension (given out of service time and her good condition) to defer until January 2025.

@Engineer5344 7 ай бұрын

rowdy you sure make this entertaining. thanks for the laughs. and keep up the good work with keeping the fleet at MRSR running.

@brianfalzon6739 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you for the update!

@danielfouardlibertarianono8017 7 ай бұрын

Bro I love your truck! I got one just like it but with a flatbed. Same color even

@southern207hobbies 7 ай бұрын

On the east coast here in Virginia theres 2 h.k.porters u.s.m.r.a 5002 and 5019 both under going 1472s

@DaltonCypherUSATC5019 7 ай бұрын

There's more than our 2 girls but yes wip

@kristoffermangila 7 ай бұрын

Yup, another mess y'all have to fix... I feel for you. A few days ago, I have to reassemble our manual grinding mill (for cocoa) because the neighbor who borrowed it dismantled it despite telling her not to do so.

@robertlamoureaux6858 7 ай бұрын

Ahhh, doing it twice makes it twice as nice. There's nothing worse than fixing something that...yea, you covered that pretty well. Unfortunately it's a typical story in not just heritage railroading. Oh, thanks for the driving video. We may never make it that far west from New Hampshire. You live in some pretty County.

@Truthseeker4449 7 ай бұрын

Maybe I missed you explaining it, but when you say "steam cutting" are you saying the uneveness in the gasket are letting pinhole leaks of steam start cutting into valve? I'm familiar with diesel exhaust doing a similar thing, eroding away the manifolds if you ignore an exhaust leak for a very long time. I love these mechanical videos and hope you continue to make them with a lot of mechanical detail!

@gregorycross612 7 ай бұрын

Yep, same as exhaust. A leakage path becomes an erosion path.

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 7 ай бұрын

8:34 which locomotive does that bell on the table belong to?

@andrewframe8046 7 ай бұрын

That's the alco's bell.

@OleandersGamingEmporium 7 ай бұрын

Thankfully one of those clowns just got put in jail

@reconmodelsvaughn469 7 ай бұрын

Witch one

@OleandersGamingEmporium 7 ай бұрын

@@reconmodelsvaughn469 Rimmasche

@seymoarsalvage 7 ай бұрын

Oh THAT one?!? Heck, I didn't even need to ask then. Wasatch is no secret and was all over the news when they went bust. I still wonder who bought the desk..

@OleandersGamingEmporium 7 ай бұрын

@@seymoarsalvage it wouldn't have been built to code, I can assure you of that

@charlesbartlett4457 7 ай бұрын

I have a idea what may have happened to the welding gas 😂

@godlugner5327 7 ай бұрын

She knew how to use her 🎶 *personality* 🎶

@lineshaftrestorations7903 7 ай бұрын

Typically soldered unions were mated to heavy copper tubing. Check any one of the many Locomotive Cyclopedias, earlier the better.

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

Yes we know. How ever a 34 year "master mechanic" thought different.

@billyrueckert5113 7 ай бұрын

I REALLY hope it's not who I'm thinking....

@jessegoldman4272 7 ай бұрын

Odds are really good it is

@billyrueckert5113 7 ай бұрын

@@jessegoldman4272 crap. I had thought they do good work. Buuuuut that's social media I guess.

@bradfordthompson8326 7 ай бұрын

Oh how Sad....We used to ride this scenic on all their "Surprised " New engines to mutton and Tacoma Gosh they were Fun........Any Chance that "THE NEW MMT RAINIER RAILWAYS "CAN USE SOME WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO BUILD A TRUCK TRANSLOADS FACILITIES OR PERHAPS TAKE OVER WHAT TACOMA RAIL LEFT TO HELP FUND THIS NEAT RAILWAYS......😊😊😊😊😊MANY GOD PRAYERS....IT BE COOL IF SNOQUALMIE, YOU GUYS ,AND LAKE WHATCOM RAILWAYS TEAM TOGETHER FOR BOILER CERTS ETC....SHARE VOLUNTEERS, KNOWLEDGE ETC...A TEAM CAN COME UP WITH INTERESTING SOLUTIONS.............BUT SAD THAT SOME ARE...............😢😢

@robot9490 7 ай бұрын

Is it the guy who now works at a certain 'stinky' railroad?

@bbundridge 7 ай бұрын

Spicy 🔥

@jessegoldman4272 7 ай бұрын

Muy picante 🌶

@muddynmonte 7 ай бұрын

@10:00 Chris could use more donuts

@dwhonan 7 ай бұрын

Me, three weeks ago: "I love the openness and transparency" in your videos... And now it's secret project this and secret project that! Just kidding. This stuff is fascinating. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything and produce these videos.

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

We like to pretend we're sneaky, it makes us feel cooler than we are. For those following the Facebook page, the "secret" project is about as secret as a few viral posts. We can't keep a secret to save our lives. (-Bethan)

@dwhonan 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrail ya got me, I don't follow on *all* the platforms 😂

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

We’ll give you a hint so you don’t have to wander over to the Metaverse - it’s “flat clapped!” 🤣

@dwhonan 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrail so that narrows it down to (squinting) .... never mind

@bennell7586 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrail One day I wish I could see Polson #2 from the Oregon coast scenic railroad doublehead with #70, since their sisters it would be a cool event to see. probably wont happen tho sadly :(

@abuBrachiosaurus 7 ай бұрын

Is the Willamette Shay still operable?

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

Willamette and Shay do not belong in the same sentence. To answer your question. No.

@abuBrachiosaurus 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrail Aw, sucks that the Willamette Shayisn't doesn't run anymore, love those things!

@awildjared1396 7 ай бұрын

How old is the alco?

@mtrainierrail 7 ай бұрын

1941/1942ish

@bennell7586 7 ай бұрын

@@mtrainierrail why you guys dont run antifreeze in the alco given our climate?

@southern207hobbies 7 ай бұрын

@bennell7586 do you realize how expensive that much antifreeze cost plus 99% of locomotives currency running use only water do to the cost

@manga12 7 ай бұрын

hmm sounds like a real mess, unlike materials are less then ideal on things just trying to souder or weld let alone trying to keep leaks from happening, though bronze and copper are expensive but if you want it to work right you got to do it right. as for lapping valves yea the big ones can really be a thorn I seen it done once and I was getting ready to leave but its got to be done if you want it to fit perfectly. and many say older brass and copper castings are far better, but noo we got to outsource everyting, no one is willing to do the dirty foundry work even if we have a place to cast it here, and do it as quick and dirty as you can got to pump out the volume as time is money in the west and quality control just isn't what it was especially for garden hose spigots and valves I heard a few people say.