Wabtec R-150, Installation Manual

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G&B Specialties Inc. 535 West 3 rd Street, Berwick, PA, USA Tel: 1-570-752-5901 Fax: (570) 752-639
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This manual covers the installation of the Rafna Industries rotating front and rotating rear
R-150 railgear as applicable to multiple vehicles. If necessary, any difference in
installation for specific vehicle and/or railgear models is clearly detailed by separate
instructions for each. Otherwise the installation instructions are the same for all models.
Please refer to the appendix for the latest additions that have not been included in this
manual.
The Rafna Industries R-150 railgear is a hydraulically operated road-to-rail conversion
system applicable to vehicles of up to 6,500 lbs. gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).
The front and rear railgear are frame mounted systems which are hydraulically raised and
lowered. The hydraulic power is supplied by a 12 VDC electrical / hydraulic pump.
The installation procedure consist of first installing the front and rear railgear. The
hydraulic and electrical installations follow and finally an adjustment of the equipment is
performed.
This manual uses the orientation convention for the vehicle as shown in figure 1-1.
FIGURE 1-1 : ORIENTATION CONVENTION
LEFT
RIGHT
FRONT REAR