MFS 100 BALLAST CLEANING / CONVEYING PLASSER CAR - MOW - HO Scale

Description: KIBRI KIT HO Scale MFG: 16150"H0 Ballast collector MFS 100 "Kit. The ballast collector units are suitable for any kind of bulk material and can be assembled into trains of any length. All conveyors are hydraulically driven. The energy is delivered by a diesel engine. Suitable for H0 buffer waggon.item 26264.With NEM shaft.Lob 26.3 cm / L 31.0 x W 3.5 x H 4.5 cm RAILROAD MAINTENANCE OF WAY HighlightsMFS100-series allows fully mechanized loading, conveying, storing and dischargingSide slewing unloading conveyor belt (MFS100) enables a fast self-discharging process into flat cars on adjacent track or to the sideAdditional transfer conveyor belt and ballast distributing devices (MFS100 S) allows an exact dosage of the ballast into the track or onto the ballast shoulderIndependent energy supply of each MFS unit guarantees high flexibility MFS units are open-sided wagons in standard railway vehicle design with a floor conveyor belt in the hopper and a transfer conveyor belt at the front end of the unit. The floor conveyor belt enables continuous filling of the hopper or passing on the material. The transfer conveyor belt discharges the loose material into the next hopper or to the side at a suitable location. The belt can be slewed 45° to the left or to the right hand side, tilt warning and tilt protection prevents the vehicle from tipping during discharging. A protected workplace with control and monitoring instruments for the conveyor belts is standard design. The MFS units can be put together in any given number to form a material train. MFS units with rigid transfer conveyor belt are used in formation as part of the conveyor line and/or as hoppers. Unloading is performed by an MFS unit in the formation with slewing conveyor belt. The hoppers are suitable for all kinds of loose material. All conveyor belts are powered hydraulically. A diesel engine supplies the power. The work principle of the MFS material conveyor and hopper unitsMFS units are open-sided wagons in standard railway vehicle design with a floor conveyor belt in the hopper and a transfer conveyor belt at the front end of the unit. The floor conveyor belt enables continuous filling of the hopper or passing on the material. The transfer conveyor belt discharges the loose material into the next hopper or to the side at a suitable location. The belt can be slewed 45° to the left or to the right hand side, tilt warning and tilt protection prevents the vehicle from tipping during discharging. A protected workplace with control and monitoring instruments for the conveyor belts is standard design. The MFS units can be put together in any given number to form a material train. MFS units with rigid transfer conveyor belt are used in formation as part of the conveyor line and/or as hoppers. Unloading is performed by an MFS unit in the formation with slewing conveyor belt. The hoppers are suitable for all kinds of loose material. All conveyor belts are powered hydraulically. A diesel engine supplies the power. Demands on a material handling systemLoading, conveying, storing and unloading processes automated for the most partEasy adaptation to the prevailing worksite and operating conditionsNo detriment to the working output of the ballast cleaning machineSimple operation with minimum number of staffIndependent power supplyPositioning solely in the track under constructionResulting savings in the worksite managementThe MFS material conveyor and hopper units from Plasser fulfill exactly these requirements ideally. They are conveyor lines, hoppers and self-discharging units in one. The flexible basic concept of these machines enables a constructional adaptation to the most varied operating conditions, both for spoil loading and for the supply of new material. Based on an authentic prototype, this easy-to-build kit is molded in realistic colors and features moving wheels and position able parts. It's a great addition to Trackside scenes and other industrial scenes. HISTORYA ballast cleaner (also known as an undercutter, a shoulder ballast cleaning machine) is a machine that specializes in cleaning the railway track ballast (gravel, blue stone or other aggregate) of impurities. Background and developmentOver time, ballast becomes worn, and loses its angularity, becoming rounded. This hinders the tessellation of pieces of ballast with one another, and thus reduces its effectiveness. Fine pieces of granite, like sand, are also created by attrition, known simply as "fines". Combined with water in the ballast, these fines stick together, making the ballast like a lump of concrete. This hinders both track drainage and the flexibility of the ballast to constrain the track as it moves under traffic. Ballast cleaning removes this worn ballast, screens it and replaces the "dirty" worn ballast with fresh ballast. The advantage of ballast cleaning is that it can be done by an on-track machine without removing the rail and sleepers, and it is therefore cheaper than a total excavation. In the 19th century and early 20th century, ballast was shoveled or forked, then screened by hand using portable devices. Early automated cleaners used vacuum pressure built by a steam locomotive to suck ballast up from the track to feed it into the sifting grates. Link-Belt produced a small machine that would clean the ballast between tracks on a multiple track line; it used a small gasoline engine and was small enough to be operated by a small crew of men, and it was built such that it would not need to be moved as trains passed on adjacent tracks. More fully automated ballast cleaners were developed in the early- to mid-20th century by several companies including Pullman-Standard; a version of Pullman-Standard's machine was demonstrated in 1949 that was estimated to save railroad companies about $1,000 per mile of track on their maintenance ($12,806 in 2023). A s the century progressed, other manufacturers entered the market with their own versions. Modern ballast cleaner operations A cutter bar runs beneath sleeper level excavating all of the ballast under the sleepers to a specified, variable depth. A conveyor then moves the ballast into the cleaner, where it gets forced through a mesh by a shaking chamber. Pieces of ballast which are smaller than the mesh size fall through and are rejected, those that are bigger than the mesh are returned to the track along with fresh ballast. Some ballast cleaners have both ballast and spoil wagons attached to it, to which the materials are fed by a series of conveyor belts. Others simply undercut the ballast, and allow for a work train to come through to dump fresh ballast. This process can be done in short sections, meaning that track life can be considerably extended with the minimum of disruption. New in the SEALED Box Figures, Vehicles, background items are not included but sold separately SHIPPING: We do combine shipping on multiple purchases. If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well. If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you. THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item The item is NEW in the original box from old stock PERSONAL INVENTORY: Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years. They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them. STORE INVENTORY: Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS. I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out. Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.

Price: 149.89 USD

Location: Van, Texas

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