Can you guys please tell how to tell and find which piece of track or good piece of track and which pieces of track bad
Thank you
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Hi Doni,
There are a number of ways to spot bad track,
1) look for bends or warping of the rails, you can spot these by setting the piece of track on a flat surface, if you can rock it either from end to end or diagonally that is a bad piece.
2) on straight track look down at the length of the rail for dents or kinks and for any bends to left or right.
3) look at the ends of the track to see if there may be a broken rail joining pin or pins that are badly bent, when you try to straighten them they may break
4) look for excessive rust especially on the top of the rail, a light bit of rust on the side of the rail is not bad
5) look for ties that are crushed, bent, or flattened out, look also at the ties where the rail is attached for missing insulators
These are a few tips, hope this helps you
Ray
Did any of the suggestions that were given the last time you asked this question help? It doesn’t look like you reported back if they did or not.
This person would like to thank u for your help see my brother has a first grade reading level he is highly dislyxic beside that he's a normal joe he owns his own house
Owns a very successful small business so you guys be cool with my brother he is sorry and didn't know he was supposed answer back for your guys help advise that he ask for reply
@Doni posted:This person would like to thank u for your help see my brother has a first grade reading level he is highly dislyxic beside that he's a normal joe he owns his own house
Owns a very successful small business so you guys be cool with my brother he is sorry and didn't know he was supposed answer back for your guys help advise that he ask for reply
Brother, or Sister?
Doni sounds to be very perplexed with the problems he is having with his trains. Might you be able to help him work through some of the suggestions to maybe solve his troubles? It would be helpful to if you could post your first name so we could address you other than brother or sister.
Ray
