SET UP GUIDE
Now that you have the crossing gates unpacked select the location for installation.
The MTH HO Crossing Gates have the ability to detect train movements on up to 4
tracks.
To install the MTH HO Crossing Gates the following items are required:
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15/64” drill bit (for fit into ties and track that has a roadbed)
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1/4” drill bit (for fit directly into the layout or scratch built roadbed)
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1/8” drill bit (for pilot holes)
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#1 Philips screwdriver
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X-acto knife
The following provides instruction for installing your MTH HO Crossing Gates on
your layout. Follow the directions in order, starting with the mast installation.
First determine if grade crossing will be a 2 lane road or 4 lane road.
The barricades that are mounted to the masts in the packaging are for 2 lane roads.
If you have a 4 lane road at the grade crossing you will want to remove the short
barricades and install the longer barricades supplied in the packaging.
To change the barricades, remove the installed barricade by pulling it out of the
mast pivot. Then push the replacement barricade into the hole in the mast pivot.
The MTH HO Crossing Gates can detect train movement on 1, 2, 3, or 4 track
simultaneously, just as the prototype railroads do with their grade crossings signals
and gates. Just as in the prototype MTH has provide removable signs with
indications for the number tracks at the grade crossing. The signs are held in place
on the mast with a molded in pressure clamp. The signs are easy to remove and
replace.
M.T.H. HO Operating Crossing Gate
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