Mitchell's Hydrostatic Drive Rail Gear system is mounted to the excavator car body frame. Hydraulically, the excavator is raised so the machine tracks clear the rail. The machine can be driven by using the standard excavator drive controls.

While working on rail the machine can operate in two modes.

1)      Full up on rail where the tracks clear the rail and the Rail Gear is hydraulically driven. In this mode stability over the side will be reduced by approximately 50%.

2)      The excavator tracks propel the machine on the ties and the Rail Gear will guide the excavator down the track. In this mode the excavator will have full stability.

With the high ground clearance and high approach and departure angles of the machine with rail gear the machine can be taken off rail in used in a construction environment without any limitations.

Options

Railcar Couplers

Train Air Brakes

Traction Control