Interesting work.....

Blkvoodoo

Blkvoodoo

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Some times I get assigned some interesting jobs.

Today I was assiting on a repair on this.....

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Power by a Cummins 4BTA, I believe and Allison Trans, and a Rockwell drive axle. No brakes is a bad thing, it had blown a wheel cyl on the drive axle.

The track wheels have air brakes, the rear is air over hydrualic, had to do some digging to find the master cyl tucked up infront of the cab, wasn't easily seen.

Also has an issue with the road axle still having power to the drive line when the road wheels are up and it is on the rails.

Seems a 90° angle on a regular Spicer joint ain't a good idea.

The drive coupler that disconnects the drive shaft has a broken shift fork, so it doesn't disengage.
 
It moves Rail cars,

Notice the coupler on the rail side, it is mounted to a pivot and a 9" diameter hydrualic cyl. it couples to the rail cars, and then you raise the coupler to apply downforce to the rail wheels, also has air system to operate the air brakes on the rail cars.

Is used to moved rail cars on sidings and thru switches and such.

It'll scoot down the rails pretty quickly when the rear drive axle isn't engaged.

The picture I am in, I am in the process of lowering the road wheels to take it off the rail.

The wheels will raise up to just under the cab and you ride sideways down the rail

This is privately owned, as is the siding we were on.
 
OH, and that machine is actually over 30+ years old, it has recently been refurbished (pretty paint and a repower)

needs a little more work to be "right"
 
redneckjeep87 said:
interesting piece of equip....would love to have motor/tranny combo.....
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Engine, yes, trans no, is 2speed (in forward and reverse), and about 3 foot tall

I'd love to have the on-board air system though, there is a 30ish gallon tank on the other side for air storage.

It takes 7 minutes PER Rail car to charge the air brakes to be able to move them.
 
Yeah its cool some times the things you get to see and work on out on the road. I always hated to work on those. PM on one sucks to.......way to many grease fittings.
 
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