Lukas Rerailing system - Manual (Page 20)

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The holes in the rerailing bridge and the pins on the locking unit are manufactured as a
matched pair with regard to the angular inclination. This prevents the lock from coming
loose inadvertently.
If a single hole pitch is not adequate when traversing the bridge, the traversing cylinder
with the locking pin is moved by approx. 1 cm to the centre of the hole.
The locking pin is then released using the control lever with the red ball end.
The traversing cylinder can now be moved until the locking pin is located over the next hole.
LUKAS recommends traversing the pin outside the hole and then traversing it to the next
slotted hole in the extended condition, so that, in the event of an unexpected movement
(the vehicle tipping), the pin can engage automatically (for details see also the LUKAS tra-
versing system operating instructions).
The extended locking pin in the slotted hole acts a holding or opposing bearing point.
If you have moved too far, by mistake, the traversing cylinder can be retracted without any
problems. The traversing cylinder can be moved in both directions from the control table.
The rail-bound vehicle is moved until the wheels are located precisely above the rail.
In the ideal case, the headroom would be adequate to place the rail-bound vehicle directly
on the track using the hydraulic cylinders HP 10/T280 R.
If this is not the case, the two lifting cylinders HP 25/T450 R are also used, as described
above, to lift the vehicle "externally" (not on the rerailing bridge).
The vehicle load is taken up at the two fi rst-mentioned lifting points.
After this, the two front cylinders can be retracted and the entire traversing technology can
be removed or moved to a different location.
Then the vehicle can be lowered using the cylinders HP25/T450 R and set on the track.