The Progress Drum Type Car Puller is designed to facilitate movement of railway hopper cars to the chip loading system at chip mills and saw mills.
The Car Puller comes complete with a 10 HP, 1800 RPM, ODP Motor (20 HP model also available) with 1″ wire rope, 6-19 wire strands of plough steel. It has a capacity to handle 5 empty cars and 5 loaded hopper cars at 85 tons gross weight each, on 0 degree grade, 0 degree curvature with approximately 570 feet of rope, complete with one hook and 2 HP retrieving motor.