Foot Latch on this Racor 36D Switch Stand is Boogered Up

Switch stand foot latch got boogered up and we have to put a new
foot latch on in this video. The Racor 36D switch stands were designed for
use where a high stand would not have track clearance. Racor made a
model 36H which had a high stand.
Made May 31, 2024
#racorswitchstand#footlatch#wswitchstandfootlatch

[@pcarpy7]

70 years young and doing that kind of work. Keep it going young man. 👍🏻 Happy 🎉Birthday

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate the nice comment and well wishes Paul. I try, just can't do what all I used to do tho. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@vincethompson3475]

Great job Dave, another win over the evil "MURPHY "

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate your saying that Vince and we do thank you so much for checking out the show. Hope you have a really good day.

[@lewistodd9242]

Great bit of track equipment repair. Have a great weekend my friend.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Lewis. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@abigailhowes5944]

They. Should name you Charles, after Charles Atlas! The way you went after those spikes was like a well developed teenager! Now so there would be less collisions with that switch, if spray painted it with bright orange. Then people will be more likely to see it and you won't have to chase traffic cones. Again thanks for bringing your happy smiles and interesting videos.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Abigail. You are right, I just may spray paint that. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@154Colin]

Happy Belated birthday Dave!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you Colin.

[@robinroberts3335]

Hello Dave .It’s Robin great fix up job 😎👍🏻 that’s Railroading

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching the video. Wishing for you a very good day Robin.

[@richardaustin2640]

Always the right man for the job Dave! And yes, the bigger hammer is always the go to for extra persuasion! Happy rails 🙂

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Mechanics here motto is, if it won't move with a small hammer, hit it with a bigger one Richard ... :-) Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@texaswonderer5564]

Another first rate job done. good video as always. have a good week

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching the video. Wishing for you a very good day Wondering Lens.

[@steveib724]

Like 👍 Dave thanks

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the thumbs up and for watching the video. Wishing for you a very good day Stevei.

[@andrewthacker114]

Good work, thanks for sharing

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you and your welcome Andrew. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Great job Dave great repair keep working the same as me am 11/04/54

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Gary and great to hear we are the same age. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billclements3879]

That’s so cool, thank you

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching the video. Wishing for you a very good day Bill.

[@RNP69]

Thank You !

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your quite welcome Buddy. Thank you for watching and may you a very good day.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Nice! Dad used to say it was always satisfying to have the parts and get the job done so things work right again. Nothing wrong with that!😊 Thanks for showing us the repair. Glad it was a nice day for it!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Trena. You are right. Glad I had some spare parts. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Greatly enjoyed watching you repair the track switch. Thank you for sharing...

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Steve and glad you liked this one. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ricmeister73]

That was fun. Thanks for taking us along to work. Have a great r day.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your welcome Ric, glad you liked the show. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Good job, Dave. Enjoyed your repair a lot. Thank you. James.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching the video. Wishing for you a very good day James.

[@RippysRails]

Thanks for teaching us!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to check out the video rcserra. May you have a wonderful day my friend.

[@russelltrupia4479]

Good job Dave👍

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Russell. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice job Dave !

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Richard. Really appreciate your checking out the video my friend.

[@expert8997]

Kroil! Amazing stuff!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It certainly is Expert. They use it a lot here, that and PB Blaster. Thanks so much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@apmazurka]

Your a 1 Man Army Dave. Gun Power to fill Old spike holes = Fantastic, Who figured that out as an Alternative??

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate the kind words theandymano. The Sure Spike looks and feels like gun powder but it's not. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikep1085]

Hey Dave... was this supposed to go on the other channel? LOL! A quick question about the colored flags on the switch... if the green is closest to the track, its set to the 'thru' track, or the main line... and if the red is closest to the track, its the siding? Is that correct?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Got lot's of stuff for the other channel Mike, will be putting more RR stuff on this channel as we go along too. If green is showing so the loco can see it, then it's main, and red showing then it's siding track. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@espeescotty]

Good job indeed! 🤠👍

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate the nice comment Scotty. Thanks so much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video. Great job indeed repairing that switch. That is what makes the tracks into a useful network.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Robin and you are welcome. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardvignola8000]

Great repair job Dave. Great video. I would have liked your job. Continue to have great days.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Richard. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Nice work!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day.

[@williamralph5442]

Just found you other channel Dave. You are a master mechanic.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you William and hope you will continue to enjoy the home movies on this channel. We''re glad to have you with us again. Appreciate very much your taking the time to watch and may you have a really good day my friend.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Dave & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Dave & Friends Randy

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thanks so much Randy for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@user-mr3ct1dm9p]

Get a couple of metal rods, or pipes, and place them before/ after the throw-- paint them orange or yellow, and make sure they are tall enough so snow does not cover them. Hopefully they can be easily seen, and protect the throw.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I should have done that, good idea Joe and thanks for the advice. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@beverlymichael5830]

Wrong channel? That’s ok. Nice job. Better put out some more cones. You are the best to take care of the tracks.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I'll have more RR stuff on this channel too Beverly, you know no matter what else I get into at home, RR is my love. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TimsTrainsChaser]

Working Strong 💪

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment KeystoneState. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@detroitos]

Swinging that hammer like a 20 year old! That's impressive!!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Vince. We use that sledge a good bit on the railroad as you can imagine. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelball760]

We have a lot of 36D and 36E switch stands. The sand likes to gum up the foot latches out here. Always sweeping, blowing and scraping them out to get them moving again

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Kroil oil ain't gonna help that ..... :-) I can imagine what a real pain that must be to constantly go back and clean them out. But you the man Michael! Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelball760]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings we do go through gallons of kroil. We love that stuff

[@clarklindquist8137]

Good seeing you Dave. Stay awesome

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Clark. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikemissel7785]

In the fire department we always say get a bigger hammer lol

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Sometimes you have to, the mechanics here say that a lot too Mike. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@samuelbistline4973]

Nice work, Dave. I have now when I am a switch project I take the time and repaint the stand black and repaint the yellow hand plus make sure the targets are good too. I also now use spay graphit in a spay and spay those pionts were the flange ride at to keep from wearing. I have gotten in doing this, and it makes a difference. Keep cool out there, dave.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Sounds like a very good idea Samuel, I will have to do some checking on that graphite spray, I think that would work really good. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Good as new! -Jenny

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It doesn't get used very much at all, so it will be okay until someone else runs into it Jenny! Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings you are welcome!

[@MrBigjimbrown]

Kroil does wonders!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

You are right about that James, they use it a lot here. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trainchasersatwork]

Thanks Dave! Happy rails Bud! 😃👍❤️🚂💨💨💨💨💨🚙

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your welcome Train Chasers at Work. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@user-yb9sr8pp9o]

Fine job. Hope you have a very nice day.YOU ALSO Freddie. Thanks again. 😂

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Alan and Freddie gets his cat treats every day, he is a happy camper. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ericsikma4764]

Caught that one there towards the end. Between the bench in the shop to the final install, one could see that the longer that Kroil sat, the more it penetrated. Night and day difference!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

That stuff really works well Eric, they use it a lot here. You wonder how they keep it in the can.... :-) Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@stuartfarrell6729]

P B blaster works great too

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your right Stuart, we also use that a lot here. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulbergen9114]

Just thinking how often some switches get used on a given day plus feel the vibrations from all the passing Freight cars in locomotives and the items that hit them that's amazing they last as long as they do. 70 must be the new 30 but a friend of mine knew a CSX Brakeman who worked at Terre Haute and was well into his 70s and could still do the daily switching with no problem and that included going to a GATX plant and sorting out the cars best item was his hiring date in the 1940s on the Pennsylvania. Take care

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I still try to keep going Paul Glad I can still be here. I sure would have loved talking with that guy, how cool is that he hired in with PRR. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@sirarbor22]

Need to install some T-post around it with cones on them

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Good suggestion Wayne, thanks for sharing. Appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day.

[@randywl8925]

Synonym: They / I .......got it. 👍 I come here to learn and have fun 😁

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Glad you are having some fun with us Randy. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@randywl8925]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings Watch politics or watch Dave..... Not a hard decision. 😁

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

@@randywl8925 😊👍

[@PappysPotluck]

Great repair Dave, crazy the housing been cracked like that for ever, but as they always if it aint broke dont fix it.. glad you had a spare.. oil it up and go.. good stuff..

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

If it had a lot of use I would have changed it years ago Pappy, but will do in my "spare" time sometime.... Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Great advertisement for Kroil-The Oil that Creeps- 😊 that is good stuff!! So, I am wondering at some point, and I may have missed it...if you can do a video on how the switches work and how you know which way they are turned (red=starboard, green=port?) when you approach them. Just curious.... fun video, keep swinging that maul💪💪😊

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment and for watching the video. Yes some day I will do a video on switches, just give me some time Jennifer. Wishing for you a very good day

[@yellowlab5624]

Be cool to visit you for a day !!! 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🚂🚂

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Come on over Yellow Lab, would be good to get to meet up with ya. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings 🤔🤔😁

[@yellowlab5624]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings , if i knew where i was going .😂😂😂😂🚂🚂

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

@@yellowlab5624 😊👍

[@kenbtheman]

Hey Dave, I use kroil penetrating oil on my restoration jobs. It's expensive, but the best. You get what you pay for (at least it use to be like that, not so much anymore).

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

They use a good bit of it here too Ken, yes you are right, it works very well. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@russell3380]

I hope it isn't as hot there as it is here in Mifflin county, I won't even mow, lol.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It wasn't too bad that day Russell, this whole week has been wicked, coolest day was 91, of course I worked out in it most of the week, drank lot's of water and ate oranges. I didn't do any mowing this week either, real dry and grass quit growing.

[@wayneakins7850]

Rail loading at its best

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Wayne. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wilburroth5150]

You`re right Dave, Kroil is good stuff!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I like it Wilbur, makes you wonder how they keep it in the can tho.... :-) Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

You know you're doing a man's work when a bigger hammer does the job! 😉

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I use the sledge a good bit on the RR as you can well imagine Mojo. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

the flags on switch stand red & green how does that indicate with the switch? just amazing what you are able to do! great job fixing the switch! when you put cones down you need to take a chunk of re-bar with a cross tee , so it prevents the cone from being removed, pound the re-bar a foot in the ground so it is very stable. and the cones will mark the boundry of the switch. great video.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

When the red is showing towards the locomotive, that means the switch is thrown for the siding, when green is shown that is for the main Barry. I hear you on the steel rod, that ground is so hard there I don't think I could drive it in! Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@thomasrapp2536]

Just needed to get out the BFH at the end there.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

LOL, yep it gets used a lot on the RR as you can well imagine Thomas. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

That oil looks good stuff We get WD40 but will have to look that up. I would paint that switch stand up if you get chance and the cones were a good idea. Never seen one close up they look like you always have to set the switch, our type can be pushed over by the train and only held in position by a spring

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

This one has a spring in the barrel also Cedarcam. But still have to throw it manually to the 3rd track to get in. But if it's thrown for the main and your own the 3rd track, you can run it without throwing. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jz1340]

Kroil is great stuff...just damn expensive.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

We use it a good bit here JZ, but you are right, it is expensive. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kenfenske5002]

I like "just get a bigger hammer"

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Glad you like it Ken. Thanks so much for watching and may you a very good day.

[@rickmarkey6289]

Why don’t you spray paint the switch stand handle with fluorescent orange paint to make it more visible? Then maybe it wouldn’t get hit as often!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the good suggestion Rick, I will do that. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@defel1]

You can still swing that hammer!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate the kind words David, I do get winded quicker than I used to tho. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garygraham6020]

Like they say if you can’t fix it get a bigger hammer!!! Thanks for the video!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

That's the mechanic's motto here Gary.... :-) Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@fountainvalley100]

I’m lazy. I would pre-drill for the spikes.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Some ties are so hard you almost have to pre drill them Kent. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@larry3064]

Sometimes, the fix to the problem is a bigger hammer 😅

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

That's the motto the mechanics go by here Larry, get a bigger hammer.... :-) Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@timsongs203]

Good old fashioned windmilling.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you for the nice comment Tim. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardoleson7934]

Man, they don't pay you enough. - even if you do love your job!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thanks so much for the nice comment Richard. I am just doing my job here. I'm not there because of the money. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulsmith5398]

Interesting, ive heard of "Kroil", but never have used it. I get "P-B'laster" & WD-40 by the gallon, and they work fine for me.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

We use PB Blaster here a lot too Paul, it works very good. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulsmith5398]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings my dad used to get a penetrating oil called "CRC 556", it was red in color, and was mainly used to loosen very rusted exhaust system parts on his vehicles. Bad thing was, sometimes it had to sit for several days before the fasteners would even try to loosen up. When i started driving, the first time my exhaust system started getting noisy, i thought, " the heck with this waiting game", and just twisted the old clamps off! It was much easier and faster to just put new parts on, rather than waste a lot of time trying to salvage the old parts!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

@@paulsmith5398 😊👍

[@railroad9000]

Looks like a high level (better visibility) switch stand would be a better choice.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

You are right Bill, but since this switch gets so little use, they will never get me another switch stand. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@railroad9000]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings Makes sense Dave, Thanks.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

@@railroad9000 😊👍

[@Christiane069]

An other good clean job done by Dave. That Kroil oil seams better than D40! Question: Do you know why the "spike hammers: are long and narrow?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Appreciate the nice comment Chris. Yes they are long so to be able to spike over the rail. Rail is 6 inches high, so the shank must be longer than that to hit the spike head. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ChrisKChastain]

Whoever cracked that switch had to have hit it with some force, solid cast piece. How often should switches be replaced? That one has seen some years......

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I would have replaced it years ago Chris but since it gets so little use, I will do it sometime in my "spare" time.... So unless the switch stand get damaged really bad they won't get replaced. What does get replaced is the switch points, they get a lot of wear on the switch point ends. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

Hi Dave 👋, Let's see 👀 now 🤔, How about a #3 finish nail, a 22 once long handel Framing Hammer 🔨. How many hits to set and not Mark the wood 🤔?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I would try my best Richard.....:-) Thank you for watching and may you a very good day.

[@richardbause2453]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings 👍 Concrete Tonka Block wall is coming together. Baby bobcat 👶 is getting his workout. Ties and rail coming soon after backfilling.

[@royreynolds108]

The headblock tie is spikekilled. It would have been better to use tie plugs in the holes before respiking.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your right Roy, they haven't bought me tie plugs for the past 10 years, I have none. Guess I could have cut some out of a used tie or something, but didn't think about it. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnjon1823]

I see where you replaced the one part but the other part with the crack in it would seem to need to be replaced I would think. Best wishes!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

You are right John, it's been like that for years and this switch gets very minimal use, so in my "spare" time I'll get the stand replaced. Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@johnjon1823]

@@ThatsDavesOtherDoings Thanks God bless!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

@@johnjon1823 😊👍

[@thomasharrington5369]

👍👍

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you Tom. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@terrypaschal348]

Where the heck you been

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Been right here Terry, perhaps You Tube not sending out notifications again, they have a history of doing that. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mackfisher4487]

Dave you need a switch lantern on the 3dr rail switch so it can be seen.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

You are right Mack, guess your gonna have to draw up another set of plans..... :-) Be a bit difficult to get electricity to this one tho. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@toddgittins5692]

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[@wilmeaux12]

Windmilling that maul or the 10# sledge, looks as you have plenty of experience with both. A question, is the pulling resistance of a power driven spike higher than that of one hand driven? It seems that the power driven one would significantly higher, due to the more even driving force?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I've driven a spike a time or two William..... :-) You ask a question I've never been asked before. Pulling a spike in a new tie that was hand driven in or machine driven in I don't think there would be a whole lot of difference in the force it takes to pull it right back out. Both are driven to the same depth, so the resistance coming back up out should be about the same. But to be honest, I have never tried pulling a spike like that. I just may do that next time the tie gang is here to find out for sure. Thank you very much for tuning in and watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1208bug]

👍

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Thank you 1208 Bug. Really appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@teddyc.newton4874]

Again, bigger is better! 😅

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Everything's big on the RR Teddy..... :-) Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@chipworrell6025]

why spike when their are lag bolts designed for timbers? I reckon their is a reason but I can imagine what..

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Lag bolts for switch stands are the ideal way to go Chip, you are right. Why I used spikes it because we don't have any lag bolts currently on stock.... sigh. Thanks so much for checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@opieshomeshop]

*_Oops. I didn't mean to. LOL..._*

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Things happen as you know David, but that's railroading.... :-) Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ocscmike]

Dave does the gun powder provide a better grip on the spike?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It does a pretty good job at that Mike, although not as good as the resin they use called Spike Fast, but we don't have any of that. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@DrJonez]

Did you accidentally upload this one to the wrong channel? 😁

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

LOL, nope I'll have more RR stuff on this channel too WheezerOfJuice. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kevindevine5102]

what is the stuff you put in the spike hole? a filler?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It is a product called Sure Spike, it's a powder that reminds you of gun powder but it's not gun powder, sure wouldn't want to hit a spike if it was! :-) Works really good at holding the spike and keeping water out of the hole Kevin. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@toddgittins5692]

Need a BIG hammer, that's how most repairs on done on the railroad.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I use this sledge a lot on the RR you are right Todd. Thanks so much for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@jughead8988]

Judging by the way you sling that hammer, I'm guessing you've driven 10 or 12 spikes in your lifetime!

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Funny you should mention that, I was just counting them up the other day Jughead, I figured it was closer to 9.... :-) Appreciate the kind words and Thanks so much for checking out the show. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@randallanderson4999]

Don't Force it, just get a bigger hammer. 8-)

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

If it won't move with a small hammer, get a bigger one as the mechanics say here Randall.... :-) Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Sometimes ya need a bigger hammer👍👷‍♂️⚒️🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

I'm sure you know all about that too Doug! Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@DavidScott-ij2ef]

Never force it.Get a bigger hammer

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your right David, that's the way the mechanics do it here, if it won't move with a small hammer, get a bigger one .... :-) Thanks so much for checking out the show and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ronwade2206]

KZbin keeps deleting my subscription and won't let me resubscribe

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Dang Ron, that's not good. I'm sorry. I have no idea how to correct that, perhaps you can do an online chat with a YT tech person?

[@ericmintz8305]

Thanks for another outstanding video, I agree with the suggestion that @user-mr3ct1dm9p made about pipe. I've seen markers like that on highways. Perhaps they would work for you, too. The switch doesn't seem to have a lock. Am I missing something?

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

Your welcome Eric. We only lock the main line switch at Bridge 14 and the one at MP 8. The other ones never get locked since they are on sidings. Thank you for watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@halfinchholes88]

Kroil, the oil that creeps.

[@ThatsDavesOtherDoings]

It's really good stuff and they use it a lot here. Thank yo for watching and may you a very good day halfinchholes.