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Performance tests commissioned by national
railroads indicate that SpikeFast outperforms wood plugs, polymeric foam and
epoxy foam in both lateral resistance and pull-out resistance.
SpikeFast is easy to adz and ready to re-spike within 10 minutes, bonding so
tightly to the spike hole that it will not dislodge during the adzing process.
Moisture resistant SpikeFast displaces standing water in spike holes without
excess foaming and it deeply penetrates voids, cracks and crevices in the tie
to reduce moisture infiltration and tie rot.
SpikeFast does not react with water. Unlike the
foam filler alternatives, it retains it's easy application and superior
performance characteristics during all weather conditions including temperature
extremes and rain.
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Weight | Price | | | | | RRT-2303 | SPIKEFAST ES50 RM 450ml CANISTERS - 1 CASE
Case contains 12 Canister Kits and 12 Mixing Tubes | 24 lb. | $240.00 | | | RRT-2304 | SPIKEFAST ES50 RM 450ml MIXING TUBES - 1 CASE
12 Mixing Tubes | 10 lb. | $29.40 | | | RRT-2302 | SF MANUAL APPLICATOR
with Shoulder Strap | 15 lb. | $230.00 | | | RRT-2301 | SF CORDLESS APPLICATOR
with Battery Charger and Shoulder Strap | 15 lb. | $510.00 |
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Performance Specifications
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Product Specifications
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CUT SPIKE HOLES FILLED: 20-25
TIME TO FILL HOLE: approx. 4 sec.
TIME TO RESPIKE: 20 minutes
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SIZES AVAILABLE: 450 ml
SYSTEM WEIGHT WITH APPLICATOR: 10 lbs
PURCHASE QUANTITIES: cases of 12
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SPIKEFAST HANDHELD CANISTERS
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The SpikeFast canister system was designed to
meet the demand for a simple and portable application system.
The hand held applicator is ideal for remote locations or critical areas where
holding gage is essential and high production equipment is not available.
One canister will fill approximately 20 spike holes, making it the easy
solution for small bridges, frogs, or switches.
As with all SpikeFast systems, no harsh VOC containing solvents or foaming
agents are required.
The applicator includes a rechargeable battery powered compressor and a two
component, pneumatic caulking gun. Just insert the canisters into the gun and
pull the trigger to fill the spike holes.
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SPIKE INSERTION AND WITHDRAWAL FORCE
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Results indicate that SpikeFast’s spike
withdrawal force is equivalent to that of unspiked hardwood ties and nearly
twice that of wood plugs and foam- meaning you keep gage longer.
In a separate study, spike holes filled with the SpikeFast required an average
of 1000 lbs. additional force to drive the cut spike into the material.
To measure the withdrawal force the cut spikes were pressed in and pulled out
using a large tensile/ compression machine.
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LATERAL RESISTANCE TESTING
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The AAR commissioned a comprehensive evaluation of all commercially available tie
plugging materials, including wood plugs, polymeric foams, and SpikeFast.
The data indicates that SpikeFast’s lateral resistance was 20% higher than that
of previously unspiked hardwood ties.
The lateral test results were obtained by measuring the force needed to
laterally deflect a cut spike head 0.2 inches, which simulates rail gage loss
(i.e., widening between the rails).
Due to using actual 20 year-old ties with wallowed out spike holes, a wide
range of tie integrity, and correspondingly a wide range of analytical results
were obtained. Therefore, all tests were conducted 20 to ~50 times, and the
results averaged.
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DYNAMIC RAIL ROLL-OVER TESTING
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The results of a dynamic rail roll-over study by
a class 1 railroad indicate that SpikeFast’s resistance to rail roll over
outperforms wood plugs 2 to 1 and is comparable to virgin oak.
Three million 32,000 lb. loading cycles at 3 Hertz was applied vertically
against a rail head (two feet long piece of rail) to simulate wear typically
encountered in the field.
Simulated spike holes (3/4” with grain X 1” against grain X 5” deep) were
pre-drilled into a virgin tie and filled with candidate plugging materials. The
rail head was anchored to a virgin tie with a single rail plate using four cut
spikes.
After the loading cycles were completed, the lateral force needed to roll the
rail over was measured. Each measurement was performed once.
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SPIKEFAST DEFLECTION TESTING- PRELIMINARY
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Preliminary test results
indicate that SpikeFast significantly outperforms virgin oak and wood plugs.
SpikeFast will continue to be tested until a deflection of ˝” is obtained.
The test used standard cut spikes and standard
virgin oak ties with simulated spike holes (3/4” with grain X 1” against grain
X 5” deep). A single spike was inserted into a spike hole filled with various
plugging materials. A 2000 lb. lateral force was cycled against the spike head.
The number of loading cycles to laterally deflect the spike 0.5 inches was then
used to compare the performance of candidate spike hole filler materials.
The spike broke with the tests using an oak plug and a virgin oak tie, at the
point indicated on the graph. It is speculated that the spikes broke due to
loosening of the hole. Additional tests are planned to repeat these tests.
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