Railroad Tie Setting Apparatus and Method

摘要

A cross tie setting apparatus includes a frame with depending, flexible connecting members provided for support of multiple, parallel, generally co-planar, spaced cross ties suspended from the frame. The connecting members include terminal attachment mechanisms for easy connection to ties supported by the frame. The individual ties are thus arrayed in generally parallel, co-planar, side by side relation. The entire assembly may be placed on a rail roadbed and selected ties detached from the connecting members of the frame construction. The remaining ties may then be lifted by the frame and moved to an appropriate adjacent position on the roadbed in a manner which maintains appropriate spacing between the ties.

主权项

1. A method for setting multiple railroad ties on a roadbed at a fixed spacing between each pair of multiple ties comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a support frame, said frame including a first generally longitudinal frame member and a second generally parallel, spaced longitudinal frame member, said first and second frame members each including a plurality of multiple, spaced tie engaging connectors depending respectively from the first and second frame members, at least selected connectors including a free end with a tie engaging mechanism for attachment to a rail tie, said frame further including at least one connecting cross member connected to and maintaining the first member and second member in generally parallel aligned array with multiple sets of opposed spaced connectors arrayed to simultaneously be connected to and support multiple ties in generally parallel, side by side array by said frame and depending connectors, said connectors longitudinally spaced from each other on said first member and said second member at least about one half of the fixed spacing; (b) attaching, ties to the connectors to provide an array of generally parallel ties supported by said frame; (c) positioning the frame over the roadbed with the ties suspended in proximity to the roadbed; (d) lowering the ties onto the bed; (e) detaching connectors from selected ties; (f) lifting the frame to remove the remaining ties from the roadbed; (g) positioning the frame for placement of the remaining ties on the bed; (h) placing the remaining ties on the bed; and (i) detaching the connectors from remaining ties.