09-15-2020, 11:16 AM
Lookin' good, Lutz!
Once you've groomed the ballast using a brush, there's an easy method to get rid of any stray ballast left atop the ties:
Lightly grasp the brush by the ferrule (the metal part which holds the bristles), then lay the handle across the rails. Next, lightly and rapidly use the fingers of your free hand to tap the handle as you move it along the track...any stray ballast atop the ties will "magically" bounce off, and into place between the ties.
Wayne
Once you've groomed the ballast using a brush, there's an easy method to get rid of any stray ballast left atop the ties:
Lightly grasp the brush by the ferrule (the metal part which holds the bristles), then lay the handle across the rails. Next, lightly and rapidly use the fingers of your free hand to tap the handle as you move it along the track...any stray ballast atop the ties will "magically" bounce off, and into place between the ties.
Wayne