Once again after the winter layoff restarting the railway is taking time end effort. It's no good trying to hands and knees the track with a bit of abrasive, neither the shape of the layout with its hanging trains, nor the shape of my body makes this anything other than an exhausting chore. So it is maybe time to splash out on a self powered track cleaner. I can't afford anything very expensive, it has to stay within a tight budget. Any ideas out there? Is there a second hand market?
Track Cleaner
- Thread starter Glengrant
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juniortrainaddict
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Try attaching some LGB50050 sprung track cleaners (£14ish) to the underside of a heavy/weighted wagon and pull it behind a cheap battery electric loco. I converted a HLW Mack (£40) to battery rc using and old rc car and 2 nine volt batteries. It works fine for my large outdoor layout and cost under £100 (including wagon and cheapo rc car)
Hope this works
Adam
Hope this works
Adam
nicebutdim
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You have a few choices but here is my penny's worth.
1, Get an LGB (or similar) track cleaning block attached to a pole, saves bending and saves your knees.
2, Bite the bullet and get a track cleaning loco. Yes, they are expensive (second hand circa. £300) but so worth every penny. Mine has a wagon with extra pick ups wired through to the aux socket so rarely stops on filthy track.
I have both, I'll set the loco off doing it's own little thing while I also work my way round with the cleaning block on a pole.
1, Get an LGB (or similar) track cleaning block attached to a pole, saves bending and saves your knees.
2, Bite the bullet and get a track cleaning loco. Yes, they are expensive (second hand circa. £300) but so worth every penny. Mine has a wagon with extra pick ups wired through to the aux socket so rarely stops on filthy track.
I have both, I'll set the loco off doing it's own little thing while I also work my way round with the cleaning block on a pole.