Harrybilt Engineering designs and manufactures a wide range of rail maintenance attachments intended to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Harrybilt Engineering and Welding Services is a Ballarat based, family owned manufacturing business, established in 1985. They have provided specialised engineering services to local and interstate customers for over 33 years.
Starting out as a small specialised engineering company, Harrybilt Engineering have developed significant experience in the rail industry. Quickly becoming the supplier of choice all over Australia for Road Rail Trucks, Excavators and Trailers, along with Rail Maintenance Attachments and Work Tools.
Over the years, Harrybilt Engineering have developed their Fabrication, Machining, Hydraulics and Painting capabilities along with a large overhead crane, they are able to provide an end to end solution for all project needs.
Products are designed for the rail industry, meet high standards, and can be customized to suit specific customer needs.
All the equipment is built to withstand the toughest conditions and by listening to customer feedback.
Field-tested across Australasia’s most demanding earthmoving sites.
Engineered for faster cycles, efficient performance, and reliable output on demanding worksites.
Local technical specialists, parts inventory and after-sales service.
Products are designed for the rail industry, meet high standards, and can be customized to suit specific customer needs.
This product is a mini version of the Bullant.
Suitable for Light Rail Excavator ranges, this grab can be used for moving or side insertion of all types of sleepers.
The Rail wheels can be set to either Narrow, Standard or Broad Gauge and are propelled by hydraulic motors installed within the rail system. Excavators are rigorously commissioned and tested so every Hi Rail Machine is Rail Ready when it leaves the workshop.
Harrybilt Engineering offers a turnkey solution for all Track Excavators, this includes the supply of the excavator, the installation of the Hi Rail System and supporting registration for required networks around Australia so the machine is Rail Ready when it leaves the workshop. The team can also handle the purchase and installation of a Tiltrotator along with Harrybilt Engineering’s own wide range of Rail Maintenance Attachments.
Harrybilt Engineering have developed the Hi Ride Rail Guidance System as a Standard Gauge set-up, which uses a Friction Drive mode to travel over train stops and some train platforms.
The RGS Hi Ride is AS7502 compliant, braking with integrated disk service brakes and fail-safe tread brakes on the rail wheels. The system is Rail Guidance (direct drive) for superior stability, pulling and stopping performance with a revised load chart and a compliant twist mechanism for each configuration.
Harrybilt Engineering has developed a Triple Gauge and Dual Gauge Rail System designed specifically for the Wacker Neuson DV90 base machine.
The Friction Drive System converts wheeled dumpers for rail applications, enabling seamless operation on both road and rail networks.
Retractable rail wheel assemblies installed on the dumper positioning the vehicle on the rail, allowing the rear tyres continue to provide traction and braking, whilst providing train stop clearance. The rear end has a mechanical twist mechanism to suit the rail regulator’s requirements. All four rail wheels are fitted with park brakes to prevent “runaways”, as well as service brakes to make the unit more agile & productive.
All controls will be operated from the driver’s cabin. All hydraulic components are matched to the dumper’s specifications for flow rate, operating pressure and temperature.
Harrybilt Engineering offers a range of Rail Trailers to suit every rail application.
The flat deck rail trailers can be triple gauge – narrow, standard, broad with four fully compliant insulated wheel including wheel brakes, with a fail safe breakaway braking system.
Harrybilt Engineering’s Cribbing Bucket is ideal for railway maintenance.
It allows operators to efficiently clean under rails. The attachment comes in varying sizes to suit 8t and above excavators and 14t and above excavators. This bucket range also includes a taller bucket for 14t and above excavators for a deeper digging depth.
Harrybilt Engineering’s Cribbing Bucket is ideal for railway maintenance.
It allows operators to efficiently clean under rails. The attachment comes in varying sizes to suit 8t and above excavators and 14t and above excavators. This bucket range also includes a taller bucket for 14t and above excavators for a deeper digging depth.
The Rake / Blade attachment has a twin position hitch so that the operator is able to pick up the attachment for raking or cleaning up with the blade edge.
Harrybilt Engineering’s 4in1 Bucket is designed for loading and unloading material such as ballast and shaping the formation shoulders.
This attachment can be built to have a heavy duty bolt on edge to last longer in harsh working conditions.
The 4in1 Bucket is available in either Standard 1700mm or Heavy Duty 1800mm.
The ‘Tamping Head’ Ballast Compaction Unit has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering to efficiently compact ballast following replacement of railway sleepers on the rail networks of Australia.
The No.3 unit (large 4 leg) is particularly suitable for use on 14-18 ton excavators.
The ‘Tamping Head’ Ballast Compaction Unit has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering to efficiently compact ballast following replacement of railway sleepers on the rail networks of Australia.
The Ballast Sweeper has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering to remove excess ballast from the rail line and sleeper clips.
A time saver for any rail maintenance team, the Centipede – Undercutter / Ballast Remover removes spoil fast and without fuss.
Available in 1.5, 2.4 and 3.6 meters.
This grab has been designed to pick up points bearers up to 6 meters in length.
Sleeper Replacement Work
The Large Platypus with 2750 wide blade, with Bullant Multi Purpose Grab, has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering for sleeper replacement work.
The addition of the clip pusher in this model allows for clips on the sleeper to be fixed to the inside of the rail.
A fast and efficient method saves manual handling, time and money.
Weight (Tare): 440kg
Height: 1.1 Metres
Width (Standard Blade): 0.63 Metres
Length (Standard Blade) 1.2 Metres
Working Load Limit: 400kg (1 x 400kg Concrete Sleeper)
Note: Not to exceed the WLL of the excavator / boom the Platypus is fitted to.
Rail Cleaning
The unit cleans the rail head of rust and grime on old rail allowing for efficient metal to metal contact and improves rail detection.
Designed to clamp directly over the head of the rail, and is a means of lifting lengths of rail.
Rail Scissors include
The Rail Dog is a rolling rail anchor designed for railway bridge maintenance and elevated rail work. Available in two sizes to suit both standard and smaller rail profiles. Mounted directly to the rail head, the Rail Dog provides a mobile fall-arrest anchor that travels along the rail as the user moves, allowing continuous protection while working along the track.
The ‘Octopus’ Concrete Sleeper Handler range has been designed to simplify and speed up the safe laying of concrete sleepers for rail and tram networks. First designed in 2003 to meet a niche market it has proved itself as a reliable performer and has contributed to many hundreds of kilometres of new rail track.
The Octopus 4 Concrete Sleeper Handler can be used with a minimum 12 ton excavator. Note: Maximum Drop Centres for this Octopus are 700mm.
The Octopus 6 is able to lift and lay 6 sleepers it suits the mid range size of excavators above 16 ton. It is recommended that this attachment be used with a Tilt Rotating Head (or equivalent) for maximum efficiency and manoeuvrability
The Octopus 8 attachment can lift and lay 8 sleepers at a time your choice of this specialist piece of equipment is an investment in the most cost effective method of laying high volumes of concrete sleepers accurately while minimising manual handling inputs.
Harrybilt Engineering will manufacture rail trailers to specific customer requirements, we also manufacture a standard range of trailers including flat and sleeper deck, 3m and 4m in length.
Options:
The pole caliper is designed to provide accurate diameter measurements on poles up to 600mm.
This is specifically valuable in the maintenance program for timber power poles.
This attachment is designed to be used with a Tilt Rotating Head to maximise its versatility over a wide range of operations in areas such as Environmental Waste Management, Civil Works, Building Industry and Landscaping & Grounds Management.
It is designed to be as light as possible to make it attractive as an attachment for excavators, backhoes etc in order that their lifting capacity is not overly reduced, while at the same time being as strong as possible to provide trouble free operation throughout its working life.
The use of this attachment will reduce the need for manual handling inputs thus minimising the OH&S risks to persons engaged in the many operations this machine may undertake.
A general purpose grab which can be used for moving or side insertion of steel, wood or concrete sleepers.
Includes rubber pads which can be removed if necessary to suit individual user requirements/applications.
Weight: 350kg
This Rail Maintenance Attachment has been designed to withstand the harshest working conditions. While the original Rail Threader is reliable and efficient, there was demand for the attachment to last longer and have a higher lifting capacity for larger excavators.
This new development has made this the perfect Rail Maintenance Attachment for laying and maintaining many hundreds of kilometres of rail track, while also being a longer lasting product in the tough Australian conditions.
Any original Rail Threader can be upgraded to be Heavy Duty.
Designed to fit over the head of the rail, and is a means of dragging or pulling lengths of rail.
Developed by Harrybilt Engineering, this piece of equipment has been specifically designed to provide an efficient method of handling rail. First designed in 2007 to meet a niche market, it has proved itself as a reliable performer and has contributed to the laying and maintenance of many hundreds of kilometres of rail track.
The grab will grip under the head of the rail for lift. The hardened point allows the threader to slide under rail, even through ballast and the vertical and horizontal rollers provide low resistance support so the threader can slide along the rail providing lift of the rail on or off the sleeper.
This reduces manual handling and the O H & S issues related to moving heavy rail.
It is recommended that the Rail Threader be used with a Rotating head fitted to the excavator.
The Fork/Grab has been designed to facilitate the safe and efficient handling of packs of sleepers, but also provides the option to pick up and position single sleepers as required.
The Fork/Grab attachment is particularly suitable for use on 8 to 16 ton excavators.
Note: It is recommended that the fork/ Grab attachment be used with a maximum 16-17 ton excavator fitted with over-centre lockout valves on all boom cylinders and coupled to a rotating head attachment.
This product is a lightweight version of our Fork Grab, suitable for 5-8t Excavators. This attachment allows the safe and efficient handing of work tools and general rail maintenance gear.
Harrybilt Engineering has customized the Fork Grab to have Adjustable Tines. This allows the attachments to be able to grab multiple sizes and weights of work tools and general rail maintenance gear.
The Adjustable Fork Grab is suitable for 8 to 17 ton excavators
Working Load Limit (Rated Capacity) 2500kg @ 0.5M • Weights 420kg • Adjustable Tynes • Suitable for 8 to 17 ton excavators.
The Light Weight Rail Grab has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering to pick up and manoeuver lengths of rail.
It features SWL of 750 Kg, is ideal for 5t – 8t Excavators, is 2.5m in length between centers of grabs and weighs approximately 170 Kg.
The Rail Grab has been designed by Harrybilt Engineering to pick up and manoeuver lengths of rail up to 1700kg in weight.
The grab includes 2 hydraulically operated jaws to grip and hold the rail. The hydraulic cylinders controlling these jaws are fitted with counterbalance valves to keep the rail secure even in the event of hose failure.
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