by greyhairedpete
brwfan wrote:That is a neat looking machine, how many times an hour can it do? Also do you have to dig out the ties first or can it get a hold and pull them out?We do not have to dig out the ties. The machine clamps onto the rails, and pulls the old ones out.
It's hard to say how many can be done in an hour or a day. It really depends on the condition of the old ties and the ballast/roadbed. The more I run the machine, the quicker I get.
There's also a hydraulic spiking gun which runs off the machine, which is of course much faster and easier than hand-spiking.