Training Services

Through video, course material and hands on training we come to your site to train how to use your Trackmobile.  Training programs can be customized to your operations specific requirements. A typical training day looks like:

Safety Overview

• General Hazard Information
• Burn Prevention
  • Coolant
  • Oils
  • Batteries
• Crushing / Cutting Prevention
• Electrical System and Batteries
• Dispensing Fuel
• Machine Hoses and Fittings Under Pressure
• Before, During and After Operation Checks
• Visibility and Blind Spots

Machine Operations

• Basic Operation
• Tier 4 Specific Functions (where applicable)
• Display and In-Cab Controls
• Enabling Hydraulics
• Releasing the Parking Brake
• Selecting Rail / Road Mode
• Road Mode (Raising the Machine)
• Rail Mode (Lowering the Machine)
• Changing Modes with Neutral Braking ON
• Before Operations
  • Conducting PMCS / Daily Checks
  • Adjust Controls for Operator Use
  • Seat Adjustment
  • Mirror Adjustment
  • Seat Belt Adjustment
  • Steering Wheel Adjustment
  • Disconnect External Power Sources
  • Starting the Engine
  • Machine Warm-up
  • Normal Operating Statistics
  • Transmission Fluid Check
  • Additional Machine Options as Outfitted eg: Max-Tran, Ad-Track, R/C, GCS, etc.
• Moving the Trackmobile
  • Beginning Movement
  • Transmission Gear Selection
  • Manual Transmission Mode
  • Automatic Transmission Mode
  • 1st Gear Start
• Operating Road Machine
  • Approaching the rails
  • Aligning the Trackmobile with the rails
• Railing the Machine
  • Mounting / Dismounting the Rails
• Coupling to Railcars
  • Coupling / Uncoupling with Railcars
  • Coupler Alignment
  • Coupler Traversing
  • Coupler Elevation
  • Coupling with a Railcar
• Weight Transfer
  • Weight Transfer
  • Weight Transfer with Fully Loaded Railcars
  • Weight Transfer with Empty/Light Weight Railcars
  • Weight Transfer using MAX-Tran
• Train Air
  • Train Air / Glad Hands Connection
  • Train Air Brake Operations
  • Charging Cars
  • Applying / Releasing Train Air Brakes
  • Emergency Braking
  • Releasing Railcar Handbrakes
  • Setting Railcar Handbrakes
  • Disconnecting Train Air / Glad Hands
  • Parking Railcars
  • Testing the Train Air System

Parking and Shutdown

• Trackmobile Parking / Shutdown
• Parking / Shutdown On-Rail
• Parking / Shutdown Off-Rail

Advanced Operations

• Sanding the Rails
• Coupling on Curves
• Dividing the Load
• Double Coupling
• Ballast Box by Trackmobile
• Using a Railcar as Ballast
• Reversing Load (Horizontal Advantage)
• Up and Down Shifting
• Engine Over-speeding
• Pushing Railcars Down Grades
• Preventing Wheel Chatter
• Rocking Railcars
• Gaining Pull by Monitoring Engine RPM’s