You Sir are a genius. These ladies are on the right track with their gardning. Their method is exactly the method we used, except we have bambo type grass, I imagine thoes rushes are a tenacious tough grass.
brain cells and body power being used very effectively. Reminds me of a quote '' the ant's strenght lies not in its body but in its organization''. Keep up your good work.
This is the first time I've seen this video, this really is a brilliant idea for an easy to set up, movable track that allows you to move stuff where a wheelbarrow would be difficult to use.
Great solution, even sounds just like a railway. Very interesting background story and historical details of the original French version. Thanks for uploading.
That would be a story worth telling. Getting slightly off farm topics occasionally is quite allowable and a great way to see if your audience is awake 😨
This just solved an issue I've got here with moving a storage shed I want to obtain. With the proper dolly and two sets of these rails, I could move it easily!
How interesting. Would never have occurred to me, but it brilliant and would be extremely useful in military conditions on relatively flat ground, as mentioned, if tracked & all terrain vehicles were not available. Kind of thinking where I could use such a system.
when the railway goes in you can drop woodchips along the side to make sure the grass doesn't grow and use it to rot woodchips for you. woodchips can also be used to grow mushroom spores in.
My father made a railway out of dexion down a slope,it hade wooden wheels and a circular platform ,i was set so we flew down a hill about 40 yds long,how did we stop we flew of the end,there were four ofus,it got dissasembled as I believe he thought we might have an accident! He designed agricultural spray booms then the last 20 yrs of his life V.A windmills that have become history,'s orphan?Chris seems a helpful and kind person in that order!
great job guys, love your videos. Did you know that the Lartigue Monorail operated between Listowel & Ballybunion right next door to you in Co. Kerry between 1888 & 1924 ? It was a French design & had a raised track !
if i remember railways in your country(the u.k) right away.:) wish i had something like that for when i was living with my mum. very steep yard in some places and i could have used it to bring firewood from the driveway into the garage.
Bend the round bits at the joint 90 degrees & drill two holes in the mating plate so you dont have to use the fence staples, they will lock together when you drop them down.
Thanks for the great idea. I wonder if two rails six inches apart would be a little easier to control and a little more stable. It should be as mobile. I guess I have to get a new roll of wire for my welder!
Yes, we were thinking just the same thing. We're only a few miles from the sea but a bit further from a suitable beach. It would take a bit of organising but it might be worth it..
if you lay out the straight with the fork first (forward), you can use one reversible curve with no forks, and after the curve lay the straight with the fork last, and be able to curve either way with one curve part. yes?
Yes, it could. Depends how much support it has and how much weight is put on it. Of course, it wouldn't matter if it bends if you weren't planning to move it..
what would you suggest for somebody lives in mountainous regions for something similar to your monorail Ravenhill I like I live in West Virginia in America the area I live in is that some steep hills and Banks and stuff and I all of what we call him and it's like on the side of it I was just wondering what would you suggest 4 steeper butchering sleeper truck lettering
If you wanted it to take heavier loads, too heavy for a person to hold upright, you could add a stabiliser wheel along one side (the Ewing System) - www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/patiala/patiala.htm
The advantage is that you don't need to line up two rails, or ensure that the track is perfectly level for laying the rail. I don't know how level the stabiliser track would have to be. Presumable if it wasn't level with the rail, it would cause the carriage to tilt, but would that be much of a problem if you were just using it for hauling stuff, as long as it doesn't tip over?
just discovered this channel, pure gold. i can recognize genuine kindness when i see it. bless you
well agreed!
What interesting neighbors you have - and so do they! "If you see a man of understanding, visit him early, let your feet wear out his doorstep."
Excellent motto. Thanks, Brendan
Brilliant.
Simple, cheap, efficient.
Ashlyn and her "mum" are doing a great job. Well done.
Very impressed with that mono rail, clever way to move stuff.
I never seem to get enough of your videos. Again thank you for sharing and taking the time filming and editing. A garden progress report is a must.
Thanks, Michael. You're right - I'll have to go and see how they're getting on sometime..
This is a fantastic example of minimal engineering to get a big job done!
Beautifully simple but brilliantly applied. Thank you for uploading the videos about this monorail cart system.
You Sir are a genius. These ladies are on the right track with their gardning. Their method is exactly the method we used, except we have bambo type grass, I imagine thoes rushes are a tenacious tough grass.
Brilliant Chris is a clever chap - I particularly like the way he set up the fabrication jig.👍
You could also use this rail to get some beautiful moving video of your farm! The final shot of this video was great.
Good thinking, Sam
a great idea! i was thinking of a way to carry coconuts from our garden to the storage, and this seems the ideal solution for uneven grounds.
I also love how it saves the ground. No big ruts to worry over. Excellent neighbors you have!
Such a great idea, and Ashlyn's jumper is gorgeous. As an engineer and knitter, I love everything about this video!
Fantastic people with fantastic innovations. Every gardener should have one of these!!!!
what an amazing idea. so simple yet effective and easy to build move and put together
been watching over and over , just to review the thought processes going on here . wow. my head hurts in a good way.
What a fantastic idea. Well done
Magnificent simplicity - I love it!
brain cells and body power being used very effectively. Reminds me of a quote '' the ant's strenght lies not in its body but in its organization''. Keep up your good work.
OMG! SO brilliant! Thank you for sharing with us!
This is such a brilliant idea! I will stash it with all the other brilliant ideas I must accomplish some day.
This is the first time I've seen this video, this really is a brilliant idea for an easy to set up, movable track that allows you to move stuff where a wheelbarrow would be difficult to use.
Great solution, even sounds just like a railway. Very interesting background story and historical details of the original French version. Thanks for uploading.
Cheers, Dave. Yes, it is interesting, and there's a lot more to share at some point about narrow-gauge local railways and their usefullness..
That would be a story worth telling. Getting slightly off farm topics occasionally is quite allowable and a great way to see if your audience is awake 😨
That's a wonderful solution! Great stuff. Thanks for sharing
That is a great idea. I have never seen that before. Thanks!
Brilliant! Well Done! Thank you for sharing.
Great idea! We may be stealing it for the work we have to do in our garden! Thank you!
What a lovely thing that is :)
Simply brilliant!!! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Patricia!
That's pure genius, very useful indeed. Thanks for sharing that.
I love simple elegant designs like this to solve problems.
Nice job. That is a great idea - very simple and effective.
Absolutely ingenious.
Great idea!
That's so cool! Well done!
Yes, isn't it?!
That is a beautiful weld too.
This just solved an issue I've got here with moving a storage shed I want to obtain. With the proper dolly and two sets of these rails, I could move it easily!
Another monorail video coming soon - might give you some more ideas..
I'll be looking for it! :)
So smart and simple. I love it :)
Kids would have so much fun playing with that ^-^
*****
Yep
How interesting. Would never have occurred to me, but it brilliant and would be extremely useful in military conditions on relatively flat ground, as mentioned, if tracked & all terrain vehicles were not available. Kind of thinking where I could use such a system.
You're right - I keep looking around wondering where ours might fit in!
My grandfather had a monorail hanging from the ceiling in his barn. At steel bin hung from it in which he used to muck out the barn.
New here. This is really awesome :)
That's brillant !! I need one !
Maybe we all need one!
when the railway goes in you can drop woodchips along the side to make sure the grass doesn't grow and use it to rot woodchips for you. woodchips can also be used to grow mushroom spores in.
smart idea, thanks for sharing
This kind of railway could be useful in my garden for shifting soil, coal, wood and building materials.
Fantastic!
Whaaaat! You crazy guys! I am putting on the list so I can maybe make one.
Ha! Yes - let's make lots and join them all up..
that is brilliant
Never seen a mono rail, seeams to work really good!
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Thats a great idea might put it to use.
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Lovely! Very creative!
Yes, Brilliant!
Brilliant indeed!
Excellent. Really good fun admire your effort, personally I'd just hire a JCB.
My father made a railway out of dexion down a slope,it hade wooden wheels and a circular platform ,i was set so we flew down a hill about 40 yds long,how did we stop we flew of the end,there were four ofus,it got dissasembled as I believe he thought we might have an accident! He designed agricultural spray booms then the last 20 yrs of his life V.A windmills that have become history,'s orphan?Chris seems a helpful and kind person in that order!
A fantastic idea.
great job guys, love your videos. Did you know that the Lartigue Monorail operated between Listowel & Ballybunion right next door to you in Co. Kerry between 1888 & 1924 ? It was a French design & had a raised track !
I didn't - thank you. (But I bet Chris did. I'll check..)
This is where monorails work. Not the flashy futuristic "transport of the future". Crude, short term solutions to engineering difficulties
Smart idea!
congratulations with the Excrement Express :)
What you said; Brilliant! :)
That is brilliant!! I hate balancing those heavy wheelbarrows.
I want one, will have too build it... thanks :-)
Go for it!
if i remember railways in your country(the u.k) right away.:) wish i had something like that for when i was living with my mum. very steep yard in some places and i could have used it to bring firewood from the driveway into the garage.
We're in Ireland, Allan. Not the U.K. - but close!
Bend the round bits at the joint 90 degrees & drill two holes in the mating plate so you dont have to use the fence staples, they will lock together when you drop them down.
Irish technology at its finest
Great idea, simple and effective.
Phase two; add a pedal tricycle to it (push or pull). ;-)
Brilliant
Makes work fun
Nice
How enjoyable
have a look at the lartigue monorail in listowel co kerry, well worth a visit
Looking forward to doing just that, one day soon.
Thanks for the great idea. I wonder if two rails six inches apart would be a little easier to control and a little more stable. It should be as mobile. I guess I have to get a new roll of wire for my welder!
Training wheels from a bike would probably work fine.
Interesting. It made me think about constructing one with a motor that can balance itself like a segway
That type is named the Brennan Gyro-Monorail. The prototype was demonstrated to the press at Gillingham. Kent, on 10th November, 1909.
what a great idea, two rails would be very problematic
This would be so handy for transporting seaweed. because it can be so heavy.are you far from the ocean?
Yes, we were thinking just the same thing. We're only a few miles from the sea but a bit further from a suitable beach. It would take a bit of organising but it might be worth it..
I think a good addition would be a truck (or attachment) specifically design for carrying bulk materials ... that has a dumping action or something...
I wonder, if you took the tyres off, and had the track laid firmly on the ground, could you cycle on it ?
brilliant!
i bookmarked this for future review. eggscllent engennering soultion to a smple problem.
wow!
if you lay out the straight with the fork first (forward), you can use one reversible curve with no forks, and after the curve lay the straight with the fork last, and be able to curve either way with one curve part. yes?
"Monorail... Monorail... Monorail....Mono D'oh!"
may I ask you , are you the voice of ivor the engine?
I was wondering how they are getting on with there garden?
Neat!
Is there a chance the track could bend?
Yes, it could. Depends how much support it has and how much weight is put on it. Of course, it wouldn't matter if it bends if you weren't planning to move it..
Not on your life, my Hindu (?) friend.
What is the name of the easy-to-reach gear system?
say, could he still use that monorail hand cart on his homemade railway?
what would you suggest for somebody lives in mountainous regions for something similar to your monorail Ravenhill I like I live in West Virginia in America the area I live in is that some steep hills and Banks and stuff and I all of what we call him and it's like on the side of it I was just wondering what would you suggest 4 steeper butchering sleeper truck lettering
Look up agricultural monorails nikkari monorak. they dont have a us agent and are very expensive but youll get some ideas - Chris the Engineer
from reading online its called a ground level monorail.
Which country are you based
Pero si tenemos la carretilla que es mas practica.
If you wanted it to take heavier loads, too heavy for a person to hold upright, you could add a stabiliser wheel along one side (the Ewing System) - www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/patiala/patiala.htm
Thanks - I like it! Not sure what the advantage would be over having two rails, though? The stabiliser wheel would need a level track too?
The advantage is that you don't need to line up two rails, or ensure that the track is perfectly level for laying the rail.
I don't know how level the stabiliser track would have to be. Presumable if it wasn't level with the rail, it would cause the carriage to tilt, but would that be much of a problem if you were just using it for hauling stuff, as long as it doesn't tip over?
Where are your geese?
Still here. Nibbling the grass and the marrows - and muttering all the time..
Dont use that sharp things, the can lay there and harm years later
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Looks like a big feckin' trip hazard to me !!! ............
but the grass and weeds will just block the path...
They'll be trampled by the people and cut off by the wheels. But maybe you're right. We'll have to wait and see