Rail and Transit Systems – Truck Overhaul
Macton offers a complete line of equipment to facilitate truck assembly maintenance and repair in the work shop. In the truck repair facility, the truck may be lifted on a truck repair hoist to provide safe access to the underside of the truck for shop personnel.
All Macton hoisting equipment is designed with mechanical screw jacking units with self-locking screw threads to ensure that the equipment will only raise and lower when power is applied to the motor. Macton recommends a shallow pit design for all hoisting equipment. The shallow pit foundations are generally less expensive to install because the pit depth is decreased from 20 feet to a nominal 3 1/2 feet. When hoists are installed in a shallow pit foundation, the screw and nut are housed in a caisson that protects them from damage caused by debris falling into the pit. The screw and nut are lubricated in a continuous oil bath extending the wear life of the screw and nut and decreasing the maintenance downtime for the equipment.
Specific Truck Overhaul Products Offered
There are a wide variety of products that Macton has to offer the transit system market, including the following:
For More Information – To get more information on these various applications and systems, please feel free to contact Denise Louder, our Product Manager for this line of products, at (301) 829-6227, or email her at dlouder@macton.com.