Forestry Management on the Stoddard Hill Farm Railway

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • There were a lot of dead trees on the Stoddard Hill Farm. It turns out that many of those trees were marketable timber. So, Bill hired a logger to take out the diseased trees and the pine trees and leave the healthy hardwood.

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  • @backwoodssolutionsllc9823
    @backwoodssolutionsllc9823 Рік тому

    Please tell Bill we ❤ his railroad! We ❤ watching the Mill Brook all the time! Thanks for the share! Tell your wife Happy Mother’s Day!

  • @alandent7231
    @alandent7231 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful. Can't wait to see updates on this!

  • @ronhart4166
    @ronhart4166 Рік тому

    Bringing in the light !! Mr Stoddard place is always nice to see. Love the stream that he has on the property. Beautiful loco as well !!

  • @DaveSalamon
    @DaveSalamon Рік тому +1

    looking good, thanks for sharing. Any chance to get a sketch of the proposed completed railroad?

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому

      Here's a track plan. Not up to date, but it gives you an idea. ua-cam.com/video/_ARBDEF8xy4/v-deo.html

  • @mischef18
    @mischef18 Рік тому

    At least there is no catastrophic derailments like on the real stuff bro. Looks a nice time spent there. Safe travels

  • @artillerest43rdva7
    @artillerest43rdva7 Рік тому +1

    that is great with those switch backs. it seems to track well on the grades.

  • @carolinecleaveley
    @carolinecleaveley Рік тому

    seem to have 1000s of alpacas in uk now. saw their cousins the llamas when treking across the andes to Machu Pichu for Scope charity will about 40 others. If you never been there well worth the trip and sitting up in the lower( workers) part city on the grass looking up at the upper (posh) end of the city is a life changing experience. walking at 15,000 feet is very strange as very little air and your feet seem to be made of lead. Was great too as our leader was a monk who played the pipes to guide us. The train ride up the side of the river from Cusco to Aguius Canatelas is well worth the journey depending if you go on the local train or the tourist train its a different experience too. The 4 wheel inspection bubble car goes along infront of both trains. They then all go back together.

  • @carolinecleaveley
    @carolinecleaveley Рік тому

    nice to see some wildlife at Stoddard farm

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому

      I don't think those frogs would stand a chance if they were in with the Alpacas.

  • @s16100
    @s16100 Рік тому +2

    Is that Pumpkin locomotive he has powered on all axles? Is it chain driven like yours from a central motor? Can it run on your railroad? Just curious how it is set up. Thanks.

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому +2

      The great pumpkin is powered on all axles, and it could probably run on the MLBK. It's the same gauge as my equipment.

    • @s16100
      @s16100 Рік тому

      @@MillBrookRailroad cool, thanks. :)

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому +2

      I believe it is gear driven.

  • @mhbpodnk
    @mhbpodnk Рік тому

    Surprised that he is not keeping some of the logs to make his own railroad ties then dip them in a mixture of old motor oil and diesel or coat them with roofing tar just a thought

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому +1

      It has been discussed. He used to have a sawmill, but without the mill, cutting ties from logs isn't going to happen.

  • @kennethwallace34
    @kennethwallace34 Рік тому +2

    Can you share information about the Orange engine?

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому +2

      That's a model of a narrow gauge GE switcher that was used in Hawaii. It was built by Tom Artzberger about 15 years ago.

    • @richardp.nathhorst9317
      @richardp.nathhorst9317 Рік тому +1

      @@MillBrookRailroad Now that model of the 44 ton GE switcher has four axils and two trucks so it stays on the track (mostly).

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому

      @@richardp.nathhorst9317, it stays on the track, not because it has four axles and two trucks but because the track at the SHFR is built considerably heavier than the MLBK.

  • @danielfantino1714
    @danielfantino1714 Рік тому +2

    Any idea why wheels decided to kiss ballast ?
    By the way, i´ve send you some photos of my "disaster world" 😂

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому +1

      There's a twist in the track.

    • @MillBrookRailroad
      @MillBrookRailroad  Рік тому

      Your disaster world could use a portable track and a couple logging flats.

    • @danielfantino1714
      @danielfantino1714 Рік тому

      @@MillBrookRailroad portable track is planned so as to go where trees are, just as logging railroads did for harvesting.

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth Рік тому +1

    How come his track is nice and smooth, and your’s isn’t?