A rail coach height tool 20 and method of use. The tool comprises a support body 21 adapted to be retained against at least one wall or the floor 24a, 24b, 24c, of an inspection pit 25 and at least one powered lifting mechanism 22 installed on the support body. A height-adjustable platform 23 is provided, mounted on the at least one powered lifting mechanism and adapted to align with the secondary suspension system on the underside of a rail coach. At least two compression pins 27 are provided on the height-adjustable platform and adapted to engage with and compress a valve on an airbag present on the secondary suspension system of the rail coach. There is further disclosed a method of use comprising positioning a rail coach height tool within an inspection pit under a secondary suspension system of a rail coach, securing the tool in position, isolating the compressors of the secondary suspension system, raising the platform until the compression pins contact a valve on an airbag in the secondary suspension system, and raising the platform and compressing the airbags until the rail coach rests on its primary suspension system.
Rail coach height tool
2024-01-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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