3d printed snowplough

[justme igor]

But we all know that if you make one, we won't ever see snow again

Take a 20 meters hose and a high-pressure cleaner, stand on a roof.
Wait for -5C, point upwards and let it go----->snow

Water needs to be at freezing point, that why the long hose.
Water needs time to crystalize, so that's why you need to stand on a roof.

Moving water wont turn to ice as long as it is moving.
Make sure before you conduct that experiment all is empty and below 0C temps before running.

 

[dunnyrail]

Take a 20 meters hose and a high-pressure cleaner, stand on a roof.
Wait for -5C, point upwards and let it go----->snow

Water needs to be at freezing point, that why the long hose.
Water needs time to crystalize, so that's why you need to stand on a roof.

Moving water wont turn to ice as long as it is moving.
Make sure before you conduct that experiment all is empty and below 0C temps before running.

How to create Ski runs in Holland. All you now need is some hills!

 

[justme igor]

How to create Ski runs in Holland. All you now need is some hills!

ROFL....you know our country

 

[Gerard]

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this what you need, i run out sorry, otherwise you could have some.

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to give a idea.
In the need for electronics? please let me know, cous that is quite a list.

Igor,

I ordered 20 pcs P1560B and got them a few days ago! No problems with customs.
The pins are 2,5 mm diam and at the shortest 26,7 mm and the longest 34 mm , so the shortest will easily fit between the wheelaxis and the sleepers.
The max force to push them in is about 3 Newton (0,3 kgforce).
So lets assume with 4 wheels all active hitting with 4 pins on a sleeper a vertical weight of 1,2 kg should be needed to prevent the whole uplift of the loco.
I designed the wheel that holds the 8 pins using two halves that will contain the 8 pins.
This wheel will be fitted to the loco wheel with 4 screws.

This is a 3D view of the 2 wheel halves



This is one of the pins from Ali-express at max length

 

[Paul M]

Take a 20 meters hose and a high-pressure cleaner, stand on a roof.
Wait for -5C, point upwards and let it go----->snow

Water needs to be at freezing point, that why the long hose.
Water needs time to crystalize, so that's why you need to stand on a roof.

Moving water wont turn to ice as long as it is moving.
Make sure before you conduct that experiment all is empty and below 0C temps before running.

Create snow? Snow is best left to other countries, not England

 

[justme igor]

Gerard I hope you are ready....they expect snow tomorrow....3cm (1 and 3/4 inch?)

 

[Gerard]

Step by step I am working on my spike driven snowplow!
See below the red extra plastic wheel mounted to the wheel driven by the engine.
Photo at the top shows the situation when the spike gets between two sleepers and the photo below shows the spike partly impressed when the hitting the top of the sleeper.
To give the spikes enough room to move all around I had to remove part of the battery compartment.
That is no problem since it will not be in use and I plan to remove it anyway.
I also plan to remount the wheel using the bolds in a reverse direction so the nuts can be mounted at the outside more easy.

Further news: no snow yet here!

 

[GAP]

But we all know that if you make one, we won't ever see snow again

I saw snow once not that impressed with it, travelled for days just to get to the snow fields. SWMBO marked it off her bucket list; Saw snow, made snowball and threw it at hubby-Check.
I see more "snow" in my freezer when it need defrosting, mind you it does not last in the 35C heat we are having at the moment.