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Kinshofer’s Attachments Offer Efficient Maintenance Kinshofer offers railway Kinshofer photo tie/sleeper changer attachments for efficient railway maintenance and repair. The three attachments — the RBS, RBS20 and RBS20HPX — can be used with 12- to 24-ton (10.8 to 21.7 t) rail excavators to quickly exchange existing concrete and wooden ties without disrupting the track. The RBS20 also can switch from handling standard mono-block ties to bi-block ties with no modification, due to internally and externally fitted pads. “Railroad crews don’t have time to bring in large tie exchangers for quick repairs and maintenance; it’s a cumbersome and time-consuming process,” said Francois Martin, Kinshofer North America general manager. “Our tie changers enable quick and easy repairs with a machine that’s readily available — an excavator. An experienced operlightweight RBS tie changer is capable of continuous 360ator can change as many as 40 The degree rotation and multi-directional tilting up to 55 degrees sleepers per hour with one of our when paired with Kinshofer’s NOX-Tiltrotator. attachments.” Kinshofer designed the tie tional tilting up to 55 degrees when features and capabilities, including changers to make quick work of paired with Kinshofer’s NOX- removable bolt-on ballast buckets railway maintenance as well as Tiltrotator. This compact, cylinder- and the ability to handle bi-block short track segment repairs, small less unit enables operators to pick ties. The changer grabs the bitrack exchanges and placeblock ties by opening the ment of secondary tracks. hydraulic gripper to wedge The attachments’ large it between the blocks. The shields allow operators to unit features an adjustable easily clear ballast from the plunge depth as well as Kinshofer tracks, and after the new tie durable pads on the inside photo is placed, quickly backfill and outside of the gripper to and level the ballast. ensure a secure grip regardThe lightweight RBS tie less of the railway tie style. changer quickly replaces Additionally, the RBS20 various sized concrete and does not require a tiltrotator wood railway ties using as it features an integrated hydraulically operated grip15-ton rotator for 360pers for precise operation. Kinshofer’s RBS20 grabs the bi-block ties by degree endless rotation. The RBS comes standard opening the hydraulic gripper and using the The RBS20HPX also with a Nordic s-style cou- outward force to wedge it between the blocks. features adjustable plunge pler adapter, though other depth, integrated 360adapters also are available. For up items close to the tracks and degree rotation and bolt-on buckenhanced efficiency, the attach- work quickly with minimal exca- ets, but adds Kinshofer’s lowment is capable of continuous 360- vator movement. maintenance HPX cylinderless degree rotation and multi-direcThe RBS20 offers additional drive with exchangeable shell sys-
tem for the gripping unit, which achieves 25 percent greater power than traditional cylinder driven attachments. Both the RBS20 and RBS20HPX also are available with bolt-on adapters for different quick coupling systems. All three attachments operate on a 2,880-psi hydraulic circuit. The RBS20 and RBS20HPX require a second, 5,040-psi hydraulic circuit to power the 15-ton rotator. To ensure safe operation, Kinshofer designed the attachments with a special holding valve, which maintains a secure grip even if pressure drops. Kinshofer manufactures the tie changers with quality Hardox steel, reducing wear and increasing product longevity. The attachments come with a two-year warranty. For more information, call 800/268-9525 or visit www.kinshofer.com. Kinshofer photo
Kinshofer’s RBS20 and RBS20HPX feature removable ballast buckets to easily clear ballast from the tracks, and after the new tie is placed, backfill and level the ballast.