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Worldwide Narrow Gauges => UK (Welsh, British) Two Footers => Topic started by: Skip Breyfogle on November 18, 2014, 06:46:58 PM

Title: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Skip Breyfogle on November 18, 2014, 06:46:58 PM: A post this morning from the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway F/B page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SG5fVbHIu0&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Mike Fox on November 18, 2014, 07:32:17 PM: That little chipper is just the right size. We could haul it on a work flat.
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: John McNamara on November 18, 2014, 07:35:16 PM: Those extremely fast volunteers would be a big help, too.
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Stewart "Start" Rhine on November 18, 2014, 08:14:38 PM: Looks like a dozen Freds ...
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Mike Fox on November 18, 2014, 08:55:20 PM: Quote from: Stewart "Start" Rhine on November 18, 2014, 08:14:38 PM
Looks like a dozen Freds ...

I saw all those short breaks they were taking too.
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Ken Fleming on November 19, 2014, 09:30:35 AM: We bought a used chipper for the farm a couple of years and they are not very expensive. The right size chipper, some steel and a set of Fairmont wheels and you'd have a nice machine. Go shopping! On eBay NOW!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Woodchuck-D16-Wood-Chipper-12-Drum-Kubota-Diesel-Engine-Trailer-Mounted-/331388319427?pt=Wood_Chippers_Stump_Grinders&hash=item4d284876c3

2006 Woodchuck D16 Wood Chipper 12" Drum Kubota Diesel Engine Trailer Mounted
Forestry Woodchipper Orange Clean Up Brush Cutter Worcester, Massachusetts

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asplundh-Wood-Chipper-/251725090298?pt=Wood_Chippers_Stump_Grinders&hash=item3a9bfc0dfa

Asplundh Wood Chipper Oakland, New Jersey

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-Chipper-12-Asplundh-Drum-Tree-Brush-Gas-industrial-economical-172-engine-/390979900022?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0837d276

Wood Chipper 12" Asplundh Drum Tree & Brush Gas industrial economical 172 engine (Buy Now Price $3500) Blooming Glen, Pa.
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Bill Sample on November 19, 2014, 02:46:36 PM: Looks like ROW MOW 1 Mfg. has a possible winter project! ;)
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Mike Fox on November 19, 2014, 07:51:19 PM: Quote from: Bill Sample on November 19, 2014, 02:46:36 PM
Looks like ROW MOW 1 Mfg. has a possible winter project! ;)
As long as you don't want it this winter. Full plate again.. Lots of plans to tinker. ;)
Title: Re: Track Clearing on the Welsh Highland Railway
Post by: Greg Klein on November 20, 2014, 09:04:17 AM: Time lapse is always fun to watch! The work at TOM would have been neat in high speed. Good promotional fodder too.