This is me spiking. "windmilling"

this is me just killing time spiking a railroad tie in Marfa, Tx

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[trackend]

Out of curiosity guys how much of your track is still held down by spikes most of the track in the UK has been converted to clips and spiking up is fortunately not so common. Bloody hard graft doing lengthman/track patrolling on spiked sections

regards from a fellow railway work across the pond

[viccarr78664]

@trackend Most of the track we work on is held down by spikes. We do have many switches that are held down by clips. And we do have some sections of concrete that is of course totally held down by clips. The companies are increasing the transition to concrete ties.

Thanks and regards from Texas!

[jerrwalk]

Need to hit it harder, 10 hits per spike after several hits setting the spike will wear you out before quiting time. I know, I have drove a lot of spikes. It's the least number of hits we always went for, but we were also fast windmilling

[viccarr78664]

@jerrwalk I have 17 years. I know how to drive a spike. I can spike all day. I'm just messing around in this vid. Thanks.

[viccarr78664]

Whatever dude! Were'nt you there when me and Joe filmed this though?

[1xsooliner]

nice windmill!

[tacoloco78664]

@chiefsroc You don't know me and you don't know how I was taught. We learned to spike any way that could get the spike down. I learned almost 20 years ago before faceshields and "palm up" spike setting.

[chiefsroc]

good windmilling ,but you were taught to set spike with palm facing it.

[MrGlocktapuss]

4 hits a spike....maby 8 on a grade 5

[dairyman309]

not bad i now know how to do this as well, takes time to learn thats for sure

[sgrroiii]

Swinging & hitting hard as you can wears you out just as much.

[bamaboy24z]

windmill looked good. i dont like being on the same side of the spike myself tho