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NVTiny Member # 45	posted I got a bit of snow last week, broke an engine while plowing! http://www.trainweb.org/dsrg.0247-c.jpg ------------------ NVTiny Desert Springs & Rattler Gap Railroad <A Href="http://www.trainweb.org/dsrg/dsrg.htm">
railsub Member # 394	posted Well. This is a lively board. How deep was the snow that caused the breakage? Did you strip out a drive gear? I'm curious how others would deal with this problem. Just not run? Or pre-sweep the track to knock out the heavy drifts? I wouldn't know since we don't get snow and my outdoor layout is still in the 'conceptual' stage.
daniel3197 Member # 27	posted Found the CORRECT URL for that photo; http://www.trainweb.org/dsrg/0247-c.jpg Thank You NV for posting that photo! --Daniel
NVTiny Member # 45	posted The snow had ice under it, and in the ice was a pile of leaves. So I don't think any engine was going to move it. Snow was only 2 inches deep. The gear on Axel split. I bought a BBT drive unit to repair the engine. The is the first breakage I have had while plowing the RR.