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Wheels of Time - HO Scale - PC-90 Piggy-Packer - BC Rail (BCR)(Yellow w/Red/White/Blue Logo)(PWRS Exclusive) (Sold Out at Wheels of Time) (SKU 805-30014)

Available On: February 1, 2014

 
Special PWRS Exclusive BC Rail Version
 
The Piggy-Packer has been used since 1968 to present and is the machine that mechanized the loading and unloading of trailers and containers on railroad flat cars.

The PC-90 is a big machine. The front tires alone stand seven feet tall. The operator sits over 13 feet off the ground with an excellent view of the loading and unloading operation. Hydraulically operated boom and lift mechanisms make this machine very durable and robust. The Piggy-Packer typically loads an average of 12 trailers or containers per hour on to piggyback flat cars. They come equipped with a spreader and bottom pick that handle both trailers and containers. In top-pick mode, they're able to stack containers three-high. The PC-90s could optionally be equipped with a spreader for lifting containers only.

The PC-90 is powered by a Cummins NH-855C-250 6-cylinder diesel engine located under the operator’s cab. The Cummins engines have a four-speed transmission designed for maximum torque. They have a maximum rating of 250 HP at 2100 RPM. The PC-90 weighs over 80 tons and has a maximum speed of 27 mph ... not exactly swift.

Features:

  • boom can be raised and lowered (and holds position)
  • bottom pick is adjustable and can hold a trailer
  • Front bottom pick rotates upward like the real thing
  • optional container-only spreader
  • catwalk on front right side (for Raygo Wagner models)
  • rubber tires
  • decorated according to the prototype railroads.










$79.99 US