Hi All,
Just saw a post on Facebook from SiriusXM’s Shotgun Tom Kelly showing off the lift system for his model railroad. The trains are HO, but I thought some might enjoy seeing how nicely the lift works. Unfortunately, he had someone built the layout and eventually install the lift system, so he might not know much about how it works. He does mention company names though and I’m sure he’d share more info either on Facebook or his SiriusXM email. The train stuff begins around the 3:00 mark.
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Well, it doesn't look that tricky, it's just making sure the pull is even all the way around. I suspect one winch motor and routing all the corner cables to one large spindle would do the trick. Add some limit switches and the deed is done.
You can find him at the San Diego Model RR Museum on Wednesdays with the HO club.
Best lift I ever saw was on the layout of a man in Dallas who owned a car repair facility. He used a portion of the flywheel from a car and a geared down starter motor to operate the drawbridge entrance to his layout.
You will want to check out fellow forum member @Sean's Train Depot and in particular his layout build video's where he is building his motorized lift gate. It has two parts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDfl5QUimtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxBqcRLmRs
SandJam has the Mianne Liftgate, I used the same thing on my new layout.
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