How to Operate a Jackson 6700 Tamper

After watching this you will be able to run a 6700 tamper. Will show you
what all the controls do in the operator's cab. This is pretty cool stuff!
This is the perfect training video for whoever my replacement will be,
or for anyone starting to learn how to run a 6700 tamper.
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Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.
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#6700tamper#howoperatetamper#tamper

[@garygraham6020]

Nothing I enjoy more than your in depth explanations of the equipment you enjoy using so much. Your enthusiasm is very contagious! Thank you my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment Gary and glad you are enjoying. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@hammouchelhassan3210]

Good expliation

[@chrisduprey7283]

Working on a grade crossing project next week. The equipment is incredible in it's abilities. Never gets old. Take care of yourself and your wonderful family.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Chris, what would we do now without all those wonderful machines that make life on the RR a whole lot easier. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rogerallen6644]

I see the CSX boys running a tamper through town every now and then, this is good info on what is actually going on.

[@ccrx6700]

Now you can stop one and go inside and tell the operator you know how to run a 6700 Roger! Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

🤣🤣🤣 you said now you know how to run a tamper 🤣🤣🤣 NOPE.... new respect for a tamper operator... that's a lot to digest.. Definitely shows experience is the key.. appreciate you taking us thru the controls Dave.. good stuff

[@ccrx6700]

Don't fret Pappy, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

Well now I understand why so many ties got smashed up on a bit of track we had where they had a tamping school, so much to learn and master. You sure are a master after all the years working on your machine. You have a very capable machine with all the individual controls for all kinds of track. Feel like running my HO tamper now LOL.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Cedarcam, but I ought to be half way decent running this thing for 18 years.... Most new tamper operators watch ties, it's a natural thing to do, but it's more important to watch your gauges. It is difficult to miss ties when they are skewed. The last operator they had here made lot's of firewood hitting ties.... :-) Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cedarcam]

@@ccrx6700 Oh yes they make excellent log splitters for firewood. Also good a cutting cables LOL Have a good day Dave

[@robertheinkel6225]

Even Dave has broken a few rails.

[@cedarcam]

@@robertheinkel6225 I know and things like that just happen sometimes.

[@jughead8988]

Well now that I've watched this video I believe I can cover your next vacation Dave. I can't promise you won't come back to a loop-de-loop in your track but at least you'll be well rested to tackle it!

[@ccrx6700]

I'm ready for well rested Jughead, it's been crazy around here and now the wife is planning a huge party and keeps me even more busy at night. Corrie and I did get the light burning in my 112 Racor switch stand last saturday. Will be a video on it sometime. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@billclements3879]

Wow.. wonderful video young man , lots of controls and cool controls

[@ccrx6700]

There sure is a lot to learn and it takes time to do that Bill as you can imagine. Thank you for watching the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Interesting video. Lots of controls and lots of possibilities to wrecken the track. Keep the tongueue in the right place! I'll try to check our tamper up. Maybe swing a camera around. Think it's operated by 2 persons, built somewhere in the 1980....

[@ccrx6700]

I would enjoy seeing a video on the tamper you guys have Stefan. Your right about how it can quickly wreck a track! Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@garymessina1609]

Awesome now we know thanks Dave

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome Gary, much needed info everyone needs to know.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@JG40061]

Great Video Dave, Thank you 🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting JG. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@fredeisen7401]

Great Video Dave!!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you found it interesting Fred. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@paulsmith5398]

Excellent presentation, but.........only one tiny discrepancy............where is the 4014 for power 🤔?

[@rearspeaker6364]

It's at the western Maryland scenic, filling in for 1309, while its being repaired.

[@paulsmith5398]

@@rearspeaker6364 last i saw, 4014 wuz in Ourcansaw, thas a far cry from Merryland. Yes, my wording is intentional, just to throw everybody's thinking out of kilter❗

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@paulsmith5398 glad u understand the humor too, thought thomas was going to power the tamper.........

[@paulsmith5398]

@@rearspeaker6364 ohhhhhh, man, they put me on some new meds today, its been "clean-out time" all day, not pleasant, thats for sure, ive been as miserable as anyone can imagine, ughghghgh❗

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Paul and glad you enjoyed. Hope your new meds and you are getting along better. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ryanismyname7526]

You got all this 8 track looking cards in yours?

[@ccrx6700]

Yes there is a stack of them and they are logic cards Ryan. They do quite an array of electrical switching functions and are the brains behind the computer and the rest of the machine. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wilburroth5150]

Wow Dave, that`s a lot of controls! The only thing I remember was the key starter, lol. Thanks for showing us the controls.👍

[@ccrx6700]

Don't fret Wilbur, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikemissel7785]

Thanks for explaining the operation of the tamper Dave I hope you are having a great day

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you liked it Mike. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@john6218att]

Dave I could watch and listen to you talk about anything... you are a bundle of Joy...

[@acars9999]

He really is!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words John. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@royreynolds108]

When I was raising track on the Huckleberry RR (3-ft gauge ), we had a spot board with a peep-sight and one to use at a jack that was flat for the raise. We had a Jackson Mono-rail tamper with 4 vibrators and heads for the tampers on a hydraulic ram that raised and lowered the heads. It tamped one rail at a time so it had to be raised and then turned around to tamp the other rail. We also had a generator with 4 manually held vibratory tampers. These manual tampers could be plugged into the Mono-rail tamper (2 at a time). The tamper had a hydraulic motor for travel but we pulled the clutch and used the motor car or 12-ton locomotive to pull it. Fun days (yeah).

[@ccrx6700]

Nice Roy, I did not know they made tampers for narrow gauge track. I bet that was a fun time you had back then. We had an old Fairmont before the 6700, go out and hand jack the rail. Tampers have come a long way from what they used to be. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@royreynolds108]

@@ccrx6700 This tamper was adjusted to operate on 3 ft track. Just about all of our MOW equipment was either hand-operated or modified standard gauge equipment. We had an air hammer with a spike head to drive spikes, a whole lot better than spiking by hand and a spike maul.

[@ccrx6700]

@@royreynolds108 👍😊

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

I think it would take some time to get familiar with the operation of a tamper! Thank you for the class Dave, it was very interesting!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Raymond, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@namarhodge568]

Mr. Dave, you have to be a mad scientist to be able to keep up with all of those controls. Wow! It would take six years to learn how to operate that machine You are GREAT Dave, thanks for another interesting video.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it Namar. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Railavator]

Hi Dave! Young railroader here with just over 2 years experience. I run a KBR-925 regulator for my railroad but i’ve been working with our new tamper operator (MKIV jupiter II). was wondering if your computer system is similar or the same. have some questions about plotting and editing curves. we just completed a 3750ft rebuild with steel ties 136RE rail and have been using trial and error to line a curve in this yard track

[@ccrx6700]

How lucky are you to get to run a 925, that is one awesome machine, sure wish we had one Nate. Tamping steel ties you have to make sure the tamping tools center the tie. In some respects the old Windows operating system is similar, but the Jupiter 2 is a much better OS. When your building a curve, try to keep your positive and negative throws close to being equal. Best Fit on the plot is not always the best way, I hardly ever use Best Fit, I build my own curves. Your the eyes for that computer and you can look at a curve and see what needs to be done, then make your plot adjustments accordingly. Don't fret if it doesn't come out exactly right the first time, sometimes I have to make 2 or 3 passes to get the curve right. Better to throw only a little at a time than to throw a whole bunch at once. Easier on the spikes and ties that way too and you lessen your chances of breaking rails or joint bars. Good luck and if you need anything my email is [e-mail]

[@Railavator]

@@ccrx6700 Thanks Dave! I’m only 23 and have found the passion for my work ethic towards the railroad… i will send you an email and show you what i’ve been able to do with that great regulator i’m on…. our tamper had a car kicked into it about 4 years ago and the company just spent the money to have the lining system rebuilt a few months ago and this is the first track we’ve tried to use it with… been using the Jupiter II manual to help us with understanding the system in how it works but it’s always great to get an old head’s thoughts! “i mean that in a good way!”

[@emilwaldman7906]

Dear Dave... Fascinating ! Absolutely Fascinating ! Thank you so much for the in depth explanation of the tamper controls . I don't think any of us rail fans could have imagined how involved tamping (rail) ballast could be ! Thank you again my friend for sharing your 18 years of experience !!!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting Emil. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lifeintornadoalley]

Question about e-stop. How do y'all test e stops? During my time at Kawasaki rail car division, we'd run the subway upto 30mph to test the e stops. They were looking into a new way to test the e stops without running the cars. They tell us "buttons work, computers see the button pushed, but that's not to say something down the sequence isnt maintained and the whole system fails" Looking at all these buttons and switches, its amazing how simple wiring and basic forces can create whatever you want. Engineering is very interesting in every aspect of life. We should take more interest in it!

[@ccrx6700]

Simply push the E stop button in and it shuts down the engine which then negates all functions. Your so right about the wiring and how it works, amazing to me also. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@lifeintornadoalley]

@@ccrx6700 that's clever! So dead man switch pretty much on a large scale.

[@ccrx6700]

@@lifeintornadoalley not really, dead mans switch on loco must be depressed all the time. If its not then you get a warning, if that warning is not acknowledged, then the switch shuts down all throttle functions and is supposed to automatically apply the brakes. It does not shut engine off like an E stop will. A loco does have several fuel cut off switches that will shut engine down tho

[@drailyahu]

Great video Dave. Question when you tamp let's say cross level track do you put your light in the dip or keep your light on the high side then counter the height you need your light at by dialing in your super elevation in the negative to get it in the zero. Then tamp?

[@michaelcase8574]

Yea,Dave! Now I know how to run that thing! NOT! Another grest one, Dave! Whatever they pay you for this, it isn't enough! LOL!

[@ccrx6700]

Don't fret Michael, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. I'm all for a pay increase tho.... :-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@poowg2657]

When I was a kid at IRM all we had were Armstrong tampers made up of 10 of us using tie shovels and track jacks. Looks like there's a million dollars worth of hydraullic hoses alone on that machine. Great tamper tute, thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

I do remember those days poowg, hand jacking and hand tamping track, we do love tampers now. In 1994 when we bought this tamper new it was almost $500,000. Now it would be closer to 2 million depending on the options you would get. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@jonwatt678]

WOW!! Quite the complex machine Dave. How long would it take a newcomer to learn all of these sequences??

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Jon, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video! A lot of info packed into it. Of course the hands-on skills required cannot be transmitted in just one video. Keep on railroadin'!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Robin, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@acars9999]

Those tamping tools must be made from some insane steel. Considering what they do going down into the ballast/etc they LOOK kinda flimsy.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Eric, they are a very hard steel. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@michaelball760]

Ive ran a 6000 and a 6500, but never a 6700. Looks fairly similar to our old 6500.

[@ccrx6700]

It probably is similar Michael, the 6700 was in my understanding a major upgrade from the 6500, the new and improved edition. Thanks so much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardbause2453]

Dave, Baby bobcat 👶 wants to run your tamper 😮😂. His controls are more simpler: Both handles all the way forward, go forward. Both handles all the way back, go backwards. Left pedal raise and lower. Right pedal scoop and dump. Right handle forward, Left handle back, You'll do the Hokey Pokey down the track 😮😂😂😂🤣😊. Always have fun 👍 and stay safe my friend😊.

[@ccrx6700]

@@richardbause2453 😊👍

[@Bassotronics]

I’m ready to heard to Northfolk Southern and tell ‘em I can run a 6700 tamper. 👍🏼😊

[@ccrx6700]

I'm sure they will hire you on the spot Bassotronics. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Bassotronics]

@@ccrx6700 But there’s a saying that says “practice makes perfect” and I would need your permission for me to practice on your track! Haha 😊👍🏼

[@ccrx6700]

@@Bassotronics you cant mess it up any worse than it is already 🤣😅🤣

[@AlanMullen-w1f]

Better than Tamper school!😂 Thanks lol !

[@ccrx6700]

I have a job offer to teach tamping at an International RR school Alan, but I don't really want the travel and spending a lot of nights in a hotel. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

Now that I'm an expert on Jackson 6700 tampers, I need to get out and tamp me some ballast! 😉

[@ccrx6700]

BNSF would be pleased to have you aboard Mojo. :-) Seriously there are only a few persons who can fully grasp what all is involved in tamping. Anyone can start the machine and index it ahead, but to learn to set up curves and run the machine not everyone could do it. I think you would be a fast learner and do very well at it. You love to know how things work. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardoleson7934]

I would like to commend you on your video style. You always are thorough and explain everything with all the necessary care and will linger over the item under discussion and not be in any hurry. No 1/2 second long clips or crazy jumpcuts here, no sir! Good solid stuff. Thank you.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Richard. Glad you find the videos interesting. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check them out and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@williamralph5442]

wow Dave, looks complicated! I'm impressed by your knowledge...Thanks for sharing..

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that William, it is a complicated machine. After 18 years of running this thing, I ought to know a little something about it tho.... :-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@rcsrailfaningproductions1225]

Good stuff. It’s nice to see a railroader like you showing off how to take care of business. I’m hoping to get down there in the next few weeks to get some coal jobs. Are Monday’s a good day?

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment and glad you liked it RC. We run coal 7 days a week so any day is usually a good day, assuming they have barges which is always a guess as to when they will and when they won't. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@thomasseabolt8887]

We spoke before and you sent me info to send you videos - I run a Jackson 6700s . Send me your info again please I also have a few questions Thanks 😊

[@ccrx6700]

my email is [e-mail]

[@trainman2k]

Whew! Just made it! I always said that I needed to learn how to operate a Jackson 6700 Tamper before I turned 66, and I made it! I watched this on Sunday and my "double six" day is Tuesday. Thank you Dave, once again for the wonderful video. Make certain you let the folk's in the high offices know that these videos may not increase the profit margin, but they sure make Iron Senergy shine!! You have a super week and be safe!!

[@ccrx6700]

Happy Birthday Trainman2K and I wish you many, many more. Thank you for the nice comment and I somehow just knew it was time to publish this video cause you needed the info asap.... :-) Really appreciate your checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@ebf82234]

Wow🙂, Wow😊, Wow🤗...did you ever "make my day", Dave, with this video!!! A few years ago, when I lived in New York, I made many close-up videos of Harsco Mark IV and (huge!) Plasser-American Unimat tampers working on the LIRR's "Third Track" expansion. I was fascinated by these massive machines that did such precision work, but had no idea what took place inside their "mysterious" cabs!! "Thinking back" to those days, and -- now -- watching your demonstration, it all (finally) makes sense!! Thank you, thank you, thank you💓("tamping" heart!!!)👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting EBF. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

Wow!! Lots of switches on that big baby! Nice that you have both options for manual and auto. Lets you fine-tune things. Also glad you lock her up and take the keys, so no funny business. Catching up on your videos. Thanks for bringing us all along!😊

[@ccrx6700]

Takes awhile to learn everything on here as you can imagine Trena, I only went over the basic stuff. Thanks so much my friend for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@tombittikoffer412]

Happy Rails indeed! THIS is the sort of nerdery I'm looking for. Very good. Thank you!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found it interesting Tom. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Alasdair-Morrison]

WOW, it's like the cockpit of an airliner, so complicated (To me) and so many hydraulic line everywhere!

[@ccrx6700]

Lot's of hydraulic lines your right about that Alasdair! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day.

[@AP9575-jd]

Thanks for the tutorial, Dave. Quite a busy machine. By the way, this is Anthony, I changed my id.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and your right, it is quite a machine Anthony. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@wtfbuddy1]

Nice video Dave - look complicated, lots of things to remember but muscle memory is the key to operating machinery. What did they use before 1994 when you received the 6700 tamper. Cheers and take care

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Pete, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. We had an old Fairmont tamper before with no computer in it, had to hand graph everything. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@3henry214]

Good gravy Dave, that's a lot of switches, dials and buttons to master. I got lost half way though the video trying to keep up with you on what does what to whom. Really interesting about a radio transmission messing with the travel controller. I'm a ham radio operator and I had a neighbor tell me that he knew when I was transmitting because his lamps that go on/off by touching the lamp... would go and off. So I re-orientated my beam antenna and knocked down my transmitter power, to be a good neighbor and keep the peace.

[@ccrx6700]

Now that is quite interesting about the lamps going off and an on from a radio transmission Henry. You are right there is a lot of stuff to control on a tamper. Really appreciate your checking out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@dorothycole8611]

Wow! So much to know. Very well explained, great job of instruction.

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the nice comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day.

[@lewistodd9242]

Thanks Dave. I always enjoy learning things with your classes. I can't wait for the next class. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting Lewis. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@clarencewiles963]

From what you were saying about the hand held transmitter not effecting your system. I would guess that your onboard radio transmitter is grounded antenna system causing RF feed back through your controller and it’s also grounded to the chassis. But it’s above my pay grade. Bottom line is you’re all in control, no matter what. Ok give us a year of on the job training. You have years of experience and knowledge. Thumbs up 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about the radio Clarence. If I'm in control no matter what then I should get a pay raise.... LOL Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@froop2393]

Great explanation! But I still don't understand how the operator knows that the rail needs to be higher/left/right. Is there a laser guiding system? Or it's just lots of years experience? It is possible to lower the rail if needed? So many questions...

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Froop. If the left rail is low and needs jacked to be level with the right rail, then the left needle on my gauge will be low. And vice versa for the right rail. On the front mask follower there is a potentiometer which goes up and down with the rail deviations, that sends the electrical signal to the gauges on my panel board. Hope the explains better. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@frodbolf]

I gonna let the tampering part over to you ;) You lost me half ways through the process this time ;) You mention differences with never tampers. Are there any plans to upgrade the 6700?

[@ccrx6700]

Currently we have no plans to do an upgrade on our tamper Frod. But don't feel bad about getting lost, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn everything. A friend had asked me to do this video for him. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@SteveMikre44]

Dave, Thank you for going into such detail on how to operate this tamper. I enjoyed every minute of this episode...

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting Steve. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@cole-h3s]

Look forward to these videos. Appreciate you making them.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad to hear you are enjoying the home movies HDBagger. Appreciate very much your taking the time to watch them and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Raillife2012]

Love your videos Dave . It's nice to find people that enjoy what they do in life. And are always positive about things. I just started my own channel to be able to share what I enjoy in my life. You inspired me to do that. Thanks man

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the very nice comment Rail Life. Hope your new channel does really well, it's about having fun doing it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davenitsch6094]

Very interesting and fascinating informative video Dave, I enjoyed that!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate your saying that Dave. There is a lot to learn and it takes time to do so. Thanks so much my friend for watching and may you have a very good day.

[@clarklindquist8137]

Hiya Dave You're such an awesome person I appreciate you and your videos. Stay safely blessed my friend

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the kind words Clark. We appreciate your faithfulness in watching the home movies. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@richardaustin2640]

That was amazing Dave, so much to understand and take in! A great deal of experience needed to come to grips with that beast! Hats off to you Dave 🙂

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you found it interesting Richard. It takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@1208bug]

Jeepers Dave, you almost have to have the qualifications of a fighter pilot to know all of the controls. Thank you for the tour!

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that 1208 Bug, it takes some serious time in the machine to learn it. But a tamper operator sure doesn't need to have the courage a fighter pilot has! Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@zillboop4687]

Another fantastic and informative video Dave thank you and keep them coming.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you found it interesting Zillboop. We certainly do appreciate your watching and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tomedgar4375]

Maintenance of way is an under appreciated art form. Fun stuff. Thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Tom, I try to educate people on what all it takes to keep trains running. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

Dave your positive nature is so up lifting. if some one had a bad day, you would bring them right out of it! very interesting, you can go auto or manual. or in between ! hope you never have any issues with your unit! 6700 tamper! yes it is a good idea to secure things when you are not there! take care and have a great night! keep those security cameras in the target!

[@ccrx6700]

Appreciate the very kind words Barry. Some of the new tampers with tie finders you can actually go outside and walk along side the machine as it tamps. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day.

[@beverlymichael5830]

The owners of your company sure have some nice big toys that you get to use. Love how you enjoy coming to work every day. Blessed to have a job you love so much.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Beverly, they sure do and they even pay me to play with them.... :-) Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@mikelockhart1827]

Dave I'm watching this in the morning because I am watching a football game right now.

[@ccrx6700]

Hope your team won Mike! Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video in the morning and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@randydobson1863]

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

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you so much Randy for your faithfulness in watching the videos. We certainly do appreciate that and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@music100vid]

Wow, lots to that tamper. Thanks for explaining all that.

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that music100vid. Your welcome and thank you very much for watching. May you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Awesome video and enjoyed watching once again Dave. Very informative and have a wonderful upcoming Tuesday. Steve

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed Steve. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@ccrx6700 Your very welcome Dave and thank you also.

[@briankemp5206]

After that educational video I'm ready to hit the rails. :)

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it Brian and yep now you can hire on as a tamper operator. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@tmwk15]

Experience Experience Experience = Very Valuable Employee!

[@ccrx6700]

After 18 years running this machine I ought to know a little something about it TK..... :-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@yellowlab5624]

Do it all Dave, has done it again ! Cool video 👍👍🚂🚂

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked this one Yellow Lab. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@kevinaurandt6280]

Amazing the mechanical and electrical engineering it took to design that machine 😳

[@ccrx6700]

Your right about that Kevin it sure is. What happens electrically is just unbelievable to make things work. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@opieshomeshop]

*_Ever since the Jackson 6700 Tamper came out, I've always wanted to know how to operate it. Although they will be obsolete once we get hover tracks._* 🤣😆 👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣

[@ccrx6700]

Never thought of that, won't need a tamper with the hover tracks, or ballast, your gonna put me out of a job when you invent those David.... :-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@opieshomeshop]

@@ccrx6700 LOL.....

[@eddiekilby]

Very interesting stuff, Thanks Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad you found it interesting Eddie. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@4everdc302]

Pros&Cons of Being an HO Scale Dave👷‍♂️ on my layout Con's.-no tamper or high rail truck🚫 Pro's - A Speeder,2 rail cranes. A crew of gandy dancers with Boss. Two MofW locos with toolcar&a kitchen.With the same temperature,every day✔️😊🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@cedarcam]

Bachman made a Hi Rail truck a few years ago I got one for my new layout Also there is a kit for a 6700 none working model Dave has one that a friend made for him For a great working tamper you pay a lot but Veissmann made one it has many DCC functions

[@ccrx6700]

They do make an HO scale tamper, seems to me with all that track you got, you need one. I'm getting tired of tamping all those ties by hand..... :-) Thank you very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@JEFFCOBB-v3k]

So if the tamper lifts the track and pushes ballast under the ties, wouldn’t your track keep getting higher every time you tamp? Does it not lift the track in sections that are “on grade” but still tamp some ballast under the tie or just completely skip those sections? Thanks for the interesting videos!

[@chrisquinlan3012]

Dave mentioned early in the presentation about the "lights"the machine has a projector at one end and a receiver at other they run on rollers on the head of the rail.In the middle above the track lifting unit is a board that cuts the beam of light when lifting .A lot more to it that goes on when he hits the cycle button but the beam of light provides the straight edge that it works to.Lining and lifting are the same system .My first experience with tampers as a young Apprentice was a overjacking caused by a broken wire in a receiver,tossed in the deep end experience

[@ccrx6700]

Good question Jeff. The track would keep getting higher, but the weight of the train passing over it numerous times pushes the track back down. If we just kept raising track the loco operators would soon be issued flight jackets..... :-) Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Southernshaker]

Well, what button turns the fan on?

[@ccrx6700]

Ooooops forgot to show that Southern Shaker, not I'll have to make another video showing climate controls. I have 2 fans in there plus the roof AC/heater. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@brianhickey5949]

Decades of experience and knowledge put forth in 20 minutes - amazing! I look forward to adding some knowledge of superelevation when you publish it :)

[@ccrx6700]

I've been meaning to do a video on super elevation Brian, just haven't gotten around to it yet. So much to do, so many videos to make, I'll get it done sometime. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@brianhickey5949]

@@ccrx6700 No rush! You mentioned it in the video, so I wanted to let you know it will be cool when you get to it :)

[@ccrx6700]

@@brianhickey5949 😊👍

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Great Video !!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you liked it Richard. Really appreciate your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks Dave 😊

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Frank. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@danielrongo2367]

Real cool Dave awesome job nice presentation

[@danielrongo2367]

That's really cool stuff I like it

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you and glad you found it interesting Daniel. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Nice

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed it RFMCabooseNP. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidfarrell7318]

i was hoping you would start the tamper and show us it in action.

[@ccrx6700]

I have a bunch of videos on a playlist for tamping where I am running the machine David if you would care to check them out sometime. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@davidfarrell7318]

yes i will

[@ccrx6700]

@@davidfarrell7318 😊👍

[@tomharrington1393]

👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Tom. Appreciate very much your taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.