Have You Seen This Ballasting Tool?

[nachoman]

The one I have used is the MLR ballast tool. I don't know if this one works better, or if it is about the same. Looking at the video, it seems to be about what I remember. You still need to go over the ballast with your finger to get it off the ties. And after gluing, you still will need to clean up several spots. The tool is still a good way to evenly distribute ballast along long sections of mainline, just be prepared that does not make ballasting a "quick and easy" job.