Ballast maintenance is constantly at the top of any railroad's to-do list. Suppliers are offering flixible equipment for customized solutions and quick machines to fit tight track windows. Brandt Road Rail Corporation recently unveiled the RTB-130, Brandt's hi-railed backhoe, which is mounted on a John Deere 710 base chassis and powered by a 130-horsepower engine and high-capacity hydraulics. The company says this ensures maximum power is delivered to the attachments, such as rotators, buckets, undercutters and tampers. Brandt developed the RTB-130 hi-railed backhoe as it continued to watch a shift in the rail maintenance marketplace. Railroads requiring machines for small maintenance projects want a platform that is stable, versatile, reliable and productive, the company says. The RTB-130 was designed to fit that requirement by allowing a multitude of attachments and minimizing the manpower it takes to complete routine tasks, such as ballast maintenance and tie change outs.
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