Need barrel car help

Dave,

The black base to which the "blue man"is attached is in just the wrong position.  Gently pry up the base so that it is not hooked over the end of the car.  It should be free to swivel slightly between the barrel channel and the inside of the car end.  Thus when a barrel contacts the pivoting base, it will be directed off the car.  If you have the loader, the barrel should roll from the car, then over a small metal shelf which clips onto the loader, and then onto the loader itself.  By adjusting the voltage as you operate the car and the loader, you can load and unload barrels fairly reliably with only occasional manual intervention.

I hope that was somewhat clear!

Good luck.

Joe S

Unscrew the cam the man is on and reposition so the tab hanging over the outside edge of the car, is on the inside of the car.  That way the man will sit further back and the barrel will clear the metal bracket hump.  G 

Dave, Unhook the arm from the end of the car. Just lift it over the end of the car. Both ends of the arm should be inside the car.

Al

Dave, this is the motion you want...

Nice pictures!

It doesn't really show, but the black metal plate (and the man) should rock back and forth a bit as the barrel passes by. Some barrel cars (not the one shown) have a little plastic clip molded into the body, along the outside edge, behind the man, to lock the metal plate closed. This prevents the barrels from accidentally vibrating off the car while running. I've had plenty of barrel cars, and have never needed to use the lock feature.

I've never locked them, and the barrels never vibrated up the ramp without help.

I can see in the original poster's photos that his cousin's barrel car does not have the locking clip.