Grain Journal - January/February 2009 - (Page 151) PRODUCT REVIEW Improved Portable Derail Aldon Company, Inc. • Waukegan, IL • 847-623-8800 • www.aldonco.com Aldon Company, a 105-year old manu“In our field tests, we found facturer of railway safety products, has made that on taller rail, a derail’s two improvements in its portable derail. notched tie brace could slip Aldon’s new SaberTooth® portable deoff a tie plate during a derailrail features tool-free installation and a patment. To prevent the derail ented hooking tie brace, which prevents from slipping, we reinforced the derail from sliding down the rail durour tie brace and added a ing derailment. curved hook at the bottom,” says Ornig. “‘Tool-free’ means no wrenches are “The hook will bite into the tie in the needed to install our SaberTooth derail,” event the notch slips off the tie plate. The says President Joe Ornig. “We provide four lower part of our tie brace remains trapped stainless steel thumbscrews to keep the debetween two ties,” he says. rail from rolling sideways or lifting up as Aldon’s new SaberTooth ® derail. the wheels pass over it. This makes instalSpecifications lation and removal of the derail really easy.” • Low 2.75 inch profile above the top of the rail. The second new feature of the SaberTooth derail takes • 35 pound weight. its inspiration from the long-fanged prehistoric tiger that • Fits 90 to 141 pounds per yard rails. once roamed throughout California. Response No. 1511 • See ad on p. 25 Perma Tron Elevator, Inc. Belt & Cage Manlift Specialists • 800-874-0856 Harris International Elevator, Inc. 800-500-5438 Factory-direct pricing for Humphrey belt manlifts and Sidney cage elevators. Complete safety inspection service. Load test and governor inspection. Repairs and new installations. Replacement parts. New manilft sales. Upgrading and repairs. Consultation and expert witness. No. 1512 • www.perma-tron.com • See ad on p. 80 Experienced manufacturers and service providers of safe, high quality vertical transportation. Specializing in the manufacturing and sales of: Special purpose personnel elevators. Traction freight elevators. Elevator towers. Services offered: Safety surveys—monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and/or five-year testing. Maintenance, service, repairs, and/or troubleshooting. Parts and accessories. No. 1513 www.harriscompanies.com See ad on p. 72 M A N L I F T S J/F GJ 151 http://www.aldonco.com http://www.perma-tron.com http://www.harriscompanies.com http://www.perma-tron.com
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