I had heard at one time that inserting a small piece of beveled wood in front of the frog will raise the sliding shoe to pass the switch. Has anyone tried this? Does it work?
A description and some pictures would be most appreciated.
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It’s the guard rails that are typically the problem. If you stuff a track pin in the end and then bend the free end of the pin down to the ties, it will lift the shoe up and over the rail, rather than snag it.
The late Jim Barrett did a Backshop video on addressing this issue years ago. His solution was to bevel both ends of the shoe so it would ride up and over the guard rail.
Curt
@Boilermaker1 posted:It’s the guard rails that are typically the problem. If you stuff a track pin in the end and then bend the free end of the pin down to the ties, it will lift the shoe up and over the rail, rather than snag it.
Thank you! I will try that.
@juniata guy posted:The late Jim Barrett did a Backshop video on addressing this issue years ago. His solution was to bevel both ends of the shoe so it would ride up and over the guard rail.
Curt
Thanks for the reply; but I think I try the fix on the switches rather then all the cars.
