CAN'T get minecarts to work

[nootmans148]

i really need a hand with setting up a working minecart track. i've been trying to get them to work but i'm missing something. i have all the parts but no matter how i put them down i cant get a cart to actually roll down the track. if somebody could add a screenshot of their setup it would be a great help. especially the starting point.

[Lions_Den]

Do you have a hopper feeding the minecarts to the minecart placing station or whatever it is called?

[nootmans148]

yeah i tried that but when i target the loader it says it's trying to get a cart from the hopper but it doesnt actually do so, it just keeps repeating the message like its lagging or something. also i noticed that the height of the loader station is not the same as that of a piece of track. dont know if that actually matters but it seems like it doesnt connect

[Lions_Den]

I haven't actually gotten to make and use any yet but that was my first thought.

[steveman0]

The minecart depot has to be at the same level as the track you are trying to put the cart on. The little depot building will extend to the block above (the level that the cart will be at).

The track the depot is to put the cart on must be a straight track. I put one right in front of the depot facing the depot but it should also work with a track that is perpendicular to the depot direction.

The hopper must be at the same level as the track and depot for it to be identified and it should be set to remove only. Put your carts in there and it should put them on the track. There is a small delay between each cart being put on the track so if you load it up it'll take some time.