subject: Is Titan Trackmobile Best Fit For Your Company? [print this page] Trackmobile, the global railcar mover leader, with more than sixty years in the business offers the material handling and moving market three sturdy models equipped to suit a range of applications. Backed by state-of-the-art technology and innovative features, this brand stands apart with its railcar moving solutions.
Railroads are the best way to transport large freight from one location to another. Many businesses depend on them as part of their logistics in receiving and delivering material. Railcars facilitate this and railcar movers help optimize productivity while keeping costs under control.
With their ability to travel on rail tracks as well as on the road, railcars can move over any terrain with ease, doing away with the need to create exclusive tracks for them. Their couplers enable them move across yards and sidings, ensuring uninterrupted flow of material movement.
Three models from Trackmobile
The three latest models, all equipped with Cummins Tier III engines are:
Titan which is the largest of the three has a 260 BHP engine @ 2500 rpm
Hercules, the middle range model with its 160 BHP engine
Viking, the baby of the bunch with a QSB-4.5-130 / 130 BHP Engine
The Hercules and Viking models have a ballast package to enhance their performance, enabling them carry additional weight with better traction.
Titan Trackmobile
For industries looking to move heavy loads with an emphasis on safety, the Titan is an appropriate railcar mover with a number of outstanding features. Sturdily built, while enhancing operator and facility safety, this model is also maintenance friendly, saving on operational costs.
As the heavy duty Trackmobile, the Titan is capable of handling heavy loads and has a tractive effort ranging from 32,350 lbs to 48,500 lbs. Its unique features include the following:
Fuel efficiency
Reduced wear and tear on engine components
Minimized air pollution
Auto engine shut off and application of parking brake
Four point rail contact and excellent traction with a pivoting mainframe
Intuitive response to uneven terrain, equalizing weight across the four wheels
Warning and shut down functions
Digital instrumental system
Onboard diagnostics
Neutral braking
Digital video display system
Programmed throttle control
Proprietary Max-Trac wheel slip control
Proprietary Max-Tran automatic weight transfer system, which avoids carrying dead weight when not needed, saving fuel and wear and tear.
The Titan can handle any material handling application in heavy duty industries safely and economically. Companies that have traditionally paid a railroad operator to do the switching or own their own switcher locomotive are now realizing the advantage of owning a Trackmobile railcar mover and its versatility. With a railroad operator, there is always the risk that it might not be available when material has to reach a client within a specific time. A locomotive has the restriction of being able to move only on a rail track and this means manual load switching, involving additional costs. A railcar mover is the ideal option, offering full control over material movement while saving costs and increasing productivity regardless of the type of material that needs to be handled.
