Ballast leveling apparatus

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1975-06-18

1977-03-08

Spar, Robert J.

Railways

Track layers

Track raising car

37104, E01B 2702

Patent

active

040106918

ABSTRACT:
A mobile ballast cleaning machine which comprises a ballast excavating bucket chain and a ballast cleaning screen has a ballast leveling apparatus mounted behind the bucket chain to level cleaned ballast returned to the track bed from the screen. This ballast leveling apparatus consists of an arrangement of bars extending transversely of the track over the entire length of the track ties. The arrangement includes a plurality of transversely arranged rods having adjacent, pivotally joined ends attached to the bucket chain by guide rods or ropes which permit free movement of the leveling rods.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1929617 (1933-10-01), Walbridge
patent: 2791410 (1957-05-01), Allemann

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