Beilhack Snow Blower (Suitable for CR and CSX) in N

[bigdawgks]

Traction tires are pretty much standard on European models. If you've ever seen the amount of rolling resistance on a cut of N scale European rolling stock you'd understand. Also a lot of people model mountain routes so I wouldn't be surprised if they are expected to be able to tackle steep grades.

[ljudice]

Rotation is motorized, just have a look at the manual on the website https://www.fleischmann.de/static/frontend/Casisoft/Fleischmann/de_DE/doc/AN/2/DE/7370001920.pdf.

Chris

Yep!  On the 1zu160 forum I heard it was not - thanks for correcting....

[ljudice]

hopefully they will follow with SBB and Conrail at some point....

[peteski]

Looks like it has built-in keep-alive. That is good because it features traction tires. Why on earth would this need traction tires?

Pete, I think it was even capable of off-center blowing as well. I seem to remember former Conrail crew talking about taking mounds between adjacent tracks.

Those (1:1 and N scale) both are cool pieces of equipment.  As for traction tires, maybe because only one truck is powered and the other one had those high-friction back-of-wheel pickup wipers which will make the dummy truck drag along.

[samusi01]

Interesting that it'll turn around like that. There is another piece of snow equipment in Switzerland that also can reverse direction, but does so with a hydraulic ram, as can be seen here: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/727795/

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Video on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/modeltrains/s/iuzf2HeYSK

[u18b]

Video on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/modeltrains/s/iuzf2HeYSK

OK.   I'm impressed.

Snow blower.......
I model the Gulf Coast....... hmmmmm...

Maybe this can chase deer off the tracks.

Better yet..... turn sideways and cut kudzoo!