Apparatus for lifting and shifting a long load
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Sep 11, 2001
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Feb 22, 1999
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Feb 23, 1998
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A rail vehicle for transporting a long load over a railway route can have a depressed portion of the car body and a lift and shift apparatus mounted in the depressed portion which can vertically and horizontally adjust the long load on the rail vehicle. Generally, two such vehicles can be employed to support portions of the long load. The lift and shift apparatus can have a lifter/shifter mechanism provided in the depressed portion and can have hydraulic cylinders connected between the car body and the lifter/shifter for vertically adjusting the long load. An adapter receiver can be provided adjacent and slideable relative to the lifter/shifter. A saddle adapter can be provided adjacent to the adapter receiver. The saddle adapter can be rotatable relative to the adapter receiver. A saddle can be provided intermediate the saddle adapter and the long load. Hydraulic cylinders can be connected horizontally between side portions of the saddle adapter and side portions of the lifter/shifter for laterally adjusting the long load. Friction reducing pads can be provided between the adapter receiver and the lifter/shifter.
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