Pumps - PT Hydraulics

®Pressing/Bending ScenarioRenovation ofRail RoadBoxcarsA short line railroad inNorth Carolina is facedwith the task ofrepairing usedboxcars. Most cardamage is caused byload shifts duringtransit that bulge endsand sides. Finding asystem to pull thesides back into placethat exerts the pullingforce needed and thatis safe, can notbe found.BulgedEndsBulgedSidesCoupled carprovides cylinderbaseHydraulic CylinderBase PlateHydraulic Cylinder• Bending corrugated steel, estimatedforce needed, 150,000 lbs.• Pressing sidewalls of boxcars back asmuch as 18" to original dimensions• Hold boxcar in place while pressing,bending and pulling is being performedI-Beam anchorsprovides cylinder base99A99ARev. 3-3-97