Watch the Rail Come Together when I Pull it with a Drift Pin
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- See the gap in the rail joint closing up as I pull the rail together using a
drift pin and sledge hammer. Fixing track joints today replacing
missing bolts and tightening the bolts in each track joint.
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has:
/ @thatsdavesotherdoings
Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
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.
Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.
Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.
Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave
#fixingtrackjoint#trackjointgap#railjoint
Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
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www.youtube.com/@ThatsDavesOtherDoings
There is nothing more relaxing than watching a man who really loves his job. Great video Dave.
I love my job. It’s completely different than railroading and I wish I could film it so people could see what we do but alas… I can not. Watching Dave work, his passion and his drive reminds me of my coworkers but it relaxes me and it is enjoyable to see someone get to share their love of their career like this.
Your employer is awesome for letting you make these videos ,not many would do this
@@bigcatauna Thank you, Iron Senergy!
Your enthusiasm really makes my day
Thank you for the nice comment Tommy Z Cat. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
One of the things I like about your content is that it is like watching mini training videos. Lots of fun seeing the real railroad working.
Thank you and glad you are enjoying the home movies Christopher. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Got Chinese made bulldozer track pad bolts once. They were 5/8 bolts fine thread with a solid shank. I was snapping them off with my half inch air gun like pretzels. I finally returned them for Cat made in the USA bolts and no more issues. You can't snap them with a 1 inch gun. They're supposed to be torqued 400 to 450 ft lbs. When you have 552 bolts on each side it's easier to run them up with a small gun and go back with the big boy. Thanks Dave. Stay safe.
Dave loves his job and life long railer
Hi Dave. Thanks for taking us along once more on your work day. James.
Your always welcome James. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Good morning, Dave. My back hurts just watching you swinging that hammer. Have a great day, my friend.
Some nice looking ballast and ties in that stretch!
Sprayed with welding fragments a few weeks ago and now belted with you hammer. Your dear old GoPro is really working for it's living.
Your right and I guess you didn't see the video where the NS
train hit it. It's taking a beating Richard. Maybe I need to be
a GoPro salesman.... :-) Thank you so very much for checking out the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
@@ccrx6700
I’d say your showing the mishaps with the cameras as they’re happening is probably being the best GoPro salesman you could possibly be Dave.
@@ccrx6700 Ha No will have to search for that!
@@ccrx6700 "…I guess you didn't see the video where the NS
train hit it."
I'm dying. 🤣 I can hear you saying that.
@@ut000bs 😊👍
Boy Dave, I had no idea that steel rails could have so much elasticity in them.!!😮😮
Rail is totally amazing Robert. It is so flexible and strong yet
also brittle. When I'm pulling the rail with the drift pin, I am
not expanding the rail, but pulling the whole stick of rail.
Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Dave, you’re a happy go lucky dude. Makes the video so enjoyable.
Those kids in their overpowered tire shredding drifters, yuck. Now you're doing some real drifting! Enjoyed it much, thanks Dave!
Always look forward to your newest post.
That pin demo was really cool! Kind of neat to think of how that whole 16 miles flexes a bit each move. Thanks Dave!
That speed wrench sure makes the job quick, beats cranking those nuts down by hand with a long open end wrench bar.
You are so right about that Earl! I do love my battery impact
wrench. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
That drift pin is a life saver for ya Dave, when you get it all tightened up and pop out that pin, bolt goes in like butter, nice, nice.. good stuff.
Love watching the master at his craft. Thanks for bringing us along Dave. Someday if I build my 7.5” gauge railroad, I want Dave as my mentor.
I love watching a master at his trade!!!
Dave 16 miles of railway is some spread. To look after it the way you do and to keep it in the condition it is in is a wonderful thing. Well done 👍
Thank you for the kind words Ian. But, just doing my job
here. I do care about my track. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Well, Dave...another informative, yet very "fun" / enjoyable video you've presented. I'm a truck driver by profession, so I really appreciate your wife's idea to "keep on railroading"!!! 😉👍
Man, I tell you what. Looking at that drift pin I can see she has seen some interesting times on the railroad. That old girl wrote the book on being a trooper for sure.
Dave, you show us things we would never see otherwise. I hope people realize how special that is. Thank you for that.
Edit: Dave, tell your bosses thank you, also.
Enjoyed every minute of this episode! You must have a trained eye to spot a broken or missing bolt during track inspection...
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it Steve. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
That drift pin has seen better days Dave and so has your boots great job great video thanks my friend
That pin is tougher than my boots Gary! I got new boots after
this video was made and those new ones were the ones I
stepped on a hot nut with and had it weld into the sole. So now
I got another new pair. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
As common as it might be nowadays, I never tire of seeing a truck on rails, I find it fascinating, just like most railroad stuff ha ha. Thank you for all your videos and positive vibes.
Dave, you are amazing! What this country needs is more employees with your work ethic and positive mindset.
Thank you for the kind words Joe. Just doing my job here. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Fun watching you do this and learning what it takes to get the job done correctly. Thanks, Dave!
Nice work Dave, keeping that clickity clack going! Occasionally ride an old passenger rail motor not far from home on a heritage line. The 30 foot rail lengths soon become mesmerising 🙂
I must say I have learned a lot from Dave in repairing railways. I love watching how he works the various problems out through his experience in the field.
Thanks again Dave.
Any time that we've come across pull-aparts and broken bolts or broken joint bars, we usually replace everything; new bolts and new bars altogether.
Yet again more great memories for myself in this video. Enjoyed watching once again. Have a great rest of your weekend. Steve
Boy I've done my share of installing joint bar bolts including where track was first being put together
THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. BIG BOY!
LOL.... Babe Ruth was a legend, I'm just a railroad worker Teddy, but thank you for the kind words anyway. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Good job davie, your enthusiasm for your job is outstanding,,, keep em comming
Love how much you love what you do. That's how I am with working for a railroad. You and Sam Bistline channel gave me some inspiration for starting my UA-cam channel raillife2012 an starting to share my love for railroading like you do. Thank you
It makes me happy to see you enjoying your work, Dave! That drift sure takes a pounding when you have to stretch that rail back together! Thanks for bringing us along for the fun. And the extra details on the components. I always find that part incredibly interesting. And, as an American, it makes me happy to see that materials are still available that are made here and that they, as had been the case for many years, are of excellent quality.
With over 26,000 bolts,,,,, does that make you a little "nutty"? Love your videos.
Your the Man Dave keep up the good job!
You are one of a kind Dave.
Thank you for the kind words Wilbur. Just doing my job
here. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
You’re a hard working man, with a strong back. Kudos.
Thank you for the kind words William. Just doing my job
here. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Honest work fascinates me. I could sit and watch it for hours.
Cool, I've got plenty of videos of honest work being done, you
can sit and watch them for hours.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Thank you for sharing Dave! I'm glad to see you using US made bolts.
Your welcome Raymond and your right, I love bolts made in USA.
Using Chinese bolts they used to get me is a pretty touchy
subject with me.... Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Ol' Dave swinging that hammer like a 20 year old! Those track don't stand a chance but to move !!!
If I was 20 years old, maybe I should try out for the New York Yankees..... another Mickey Mantle in the wings.... :-) Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
E enthusiasm is off the charts: Awesome! Ty for e vids!
Thank you for the kind words Goodness RaisinMaple. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Grade 5 are the bolting used in hitches and frame repair. Same reason, ductility.
Wow you were right that was really cool to see that gap close, and I see that battery operated impact is still doing a good job.👍👍
Thank you for the nice comment Russell and glad you enjoyed it. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
That was a neat video. You always show us the best behind the scenes stuff. Glad all the fixes went reasonably quick and easy!
About time for some new work boots there Dave. Thanks for sharing and have a great day.
Great job Dave. You're older than I am and still working. Good for you. I retired in March.
Always cool to watch. Thanks again for another good one! Wonderful!
Heya Dave
Great seeing you.
God bless brother.
Take care. Thank you for the video
Thanks Dave. Another cool one.
That sure is cool the way you can pull that track together like that Dave.
Always a joy to see how you love your job. The bridge looked slippery being wet. Stay safe out there.
Dave's Christmas list: 1) New boots, 2) New boots, 3) New boots.......only kidding but they've had some 'hammer' as we say this side of the pond. Nice, informative video as always! Keep smiling!
Archimedes quote: "Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world"👷♂️⛏️🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
He is a very fortunate individual. Not many jobs like this remain in this country like this.
Thank you for the nice comment Mike and your right, I am
very blessed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
I see have my drift pins and wedges from when I worked in the shipyard and you never know when you may need them. Be safe Dave and keep railroadin
That drift pin is one tough tool!
How wide can a that gap be to remain within your maintenance tolerance? This is very interesting.
@runwillrobinson you took the words right from my mouth. I intended to ask for the nominal gap. Same thing.
Okay, A-righty, wonderful! Dave, we just love your humour and enthusiasm! How-about-that-then? 😁
Wonderful and okay then World of Color.... :-) Thank you for the kind words. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
I have so much vlog notifications, it’s hard to get to all of them on a timely basis, wow, thanks BigAl California that’s rail roading, thanks BigAl California
You are one of those rare persons who merit the term "Sunshine" as in "Mr. Sunshine" or "Ms. Sunshine" etc.
Thank you for the kind words Robin. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
What a n impact. Thanks for the days of work.
Love watching your videos Dave . You are so positive . Love you attitude
Thank you for the nice comment Alen and glad you are
enjoying the home movies. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Hi, Dave I like your videos When I was a young boy worked at B&O RAILROAD,I use big wrench to tight Bolt.
Many thanks for the interesting video of railroad operations!
Always cool to watch.
Great job. It's all in knowing what to do, and how to do it! "How about them apples?"
Great job pulling those tracks together! Keep on swinging!
great job thanks
Very educatioal Dave. Love all the bird songs.
Thank you Bob and glad you enjoyed. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Edging closer to the 100k subs Dave, fingers crossed for you 😀
Nice to see you lovin your work so much, Dave.
Thank you for the nice comment Fred. I do love railroading. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Looks like you had some fun replacing those missing bolts. Another great video showing some of the "little things" that need repair. Stay safe and enjoy the cold weather coming your way.
thanks for the video dave.love your channel
Great Video Dave!! 👍
Cool. You just answered the question. Was wondering why Grade 5 and not Grade 8.
When you get down to the nuts and bolts of it, all it takes is a little brute strength the keep the trains running 😉
Love your attitude.
Thank you for the kind words Gerry. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
You know what they say.Tight's tight and too tight is broke
Your track looks beautifully aligned in the go-pro shot looking down the track to the right hand curve. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the kind words Siobhan. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Thank you
Got that 300lb rail in place! Unless you just made the rail hole bigger in the process. Lol Great job!
Your doing great for being 70 Dave. I would have been completely worn out after the first bolt.
Looks like you got a new truck.
I got a new used truck with 125,000 miles on it Tim, but it
is nice to have a small hi rail pick up, much easier to get in
and out of than my big truck. Very much appreciate your taking
the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a
very good day.
Hi Dave & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Dave & Friends Randy & I am Enjoy Yours Video Dave & Good Friends Randy
Thank you for the nice comment Randy. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Evening Dave 👋,
You forgot to yell "4"!!! When you hit that drift pin with your heavy Putter 🏌🏌♂️😮😅...
Baby bobcat 👶 says it looked like a Par 3😂.
All that gap in the rails must put lots of stress on the other 5 bolts, and brinking it back together even more stress. I'm surprised they don't break soon after. Or maybe they do?
Nice job as usual, Dave!
BHON sells tracked bolts with nuts anywhere from $1 up to $15. If you replaced all 26k bolts, and you paid $3 each you're looking at $78k. Lots of money invested in a simple bolt. Gives you a new appreciation form them. 😊
Reminds me of the guys I hauled oversized steal plates for refinery batteries (tanks, aka batteries.) "Close enough we can whup the weld in and fill it in!
That was very interesting.
Thank you and glad you enjoyed it RFM CabooseNP1713. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Awesome. Very interesting 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed it Chucky. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Cool stuff I like it
Glad you enjoyed Daniel. Thank you so very much for checking out the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
Thank you for sharing...USA Rail Treminals has KCS trains that run in the back of my home..they dont seem to care for keeping their right of way along the tracks kept..they had a brush fire a couple of weeks back along the track and didn't seem concerned...I guess its the way of the times now...take care.
Interesting you should say that Craig. NS here has had a bunch
of old track stuff laying in many locations along their main line
here. I've made several videos of trains along that and showed
the garbage laying around. NS has gotten almost all of that
cleaned up here lately. I'm wondering if someone at NS has
watched my videos and decided to clean up their image.
But their right of way sure looks a lot better now, like someone
actually cares. Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
As my aunt Helen used to say, "you really know your onions."😎🚂🚃🚃🚃✝
How many meals did Aunt Helen cook for railroaders Gary.... :-)
I've heard her onion soup is world famous..... Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
@@ccrx6700 The Russels, related by marriage, worked for the CNJ. Aunt Helen also fed the hobos of that era, 1930's on. I'm sure that there was a tag that signified she would dish out a meal. Back then the hobos traveled around the country seeking employment and would perform chores in exchange for a meal. I only met two hobos during my railroad career and that was in the early 1970's. 😎🚂🚃🚃🚃✝
WOW, Mr. Dave very interesting work. It is amazing how you can bring together the rails. Is there always that much play on these rails? Thanks again for video and answering my question. Have a great weekend, Mr. Dave.
I have not heard washers pronounced as wurshurs in a long time. 😊
People from KY do, people from OH don't.
We also have wursher machines here to do our laundry George, but my cousins from Baltimore called water, wooter. So at least
we have water to put in our wursher machines..... Very much appreciate your taking the time to watch the video my friend and may you have a very good day.
NordLock washers work good at keeping things from coming apart.