Adapter Plus Steering Pad

Product catalog summary

Overview: The ADAPTER PLUS® Steering Pad System is designed to enhance curving, reduce rolling resistance, and minimize wear in railway bogies. It is compatible with 100-ton Motion Control® and S-2-HD® M-976 bogies without requiring special side frame modifications.

Key Features:

Superior curving performance with passive steering.
Available in multiple sizes and international designs.
Proven reliability with over one million service miles and nearly two decades of field service.
Eliminates side frame pedestal roof and thrust lug wear, as well as the need for pedestal roof wear plates.
Extends wheel life by reducing lateral force in curves.
Easy retrofit for existing S-2-HD split wedge or Super Service RideMaster® bogies.
Improves roller bearing life by reducing lateral forces and vertical impacts.
Tested and approved AAR designs, fitting standard AAR pedestals.

Specifications:

Available in various sizes: 6 x 11, 6-1/2 x 9, 6-1/2 x 12, 7 x 12.
Heat treat specifications include options for no heat treat, hardened crown only, hardened thrust shoulders only, and both hardened crown and thrust shoulders.

Product Variants:

Standard AAR Adapter with different journal sizes and heat treat specifications.
Adapter Plus® and AR-1® Ride Control® with hardened thrust shoulders.
Special Reverse Crown Adapters with hardened crown.
Swing Motion® Adapters with hardened thrust shoulders.

Contact Information: For more details, visit amstedrail.com or contact +1.800.621.8442. Address: 311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5300, Chicago, IL 60606.

Catalog excerpts

ADAPTER PLUS® STEERING PAD SYSTEM Improve curving, rolling resistance and wear ▶ Approved for use on 100-ton Motion Control® and 100-ton S-2-HD® M-976 bogies ▶ E liminates side frame pedestal roof wear and thrust lug wear ▶ Unlike other designs, no special side frame modifications are required ▶ E liminates the need for pedestal roof wear plates ▶ Provides superior curving performance with passive steering ▶ W heel life extended with reduced lateral force in curves ▶ Available in 6 x 11, 6-1/2 x 9, 6-1/2 x 12, 7 x 12 and international designs ▶ E asy retrofit to all existing S-2-HD split wedge or Super Service RideMaster® bogies ▶ Customers have experienced over one million service miles ▶ E liminates bearing adapter wear and metal-to-metal contact ▶ Nearly two decades of field service with hundreds of thousands of carsets operating worldwide today ▶ I mproves roller bearing life with reduced lateral forces and vertical impacts S TA N DA R D A DA P TE R : ▶ Tested and approved AAR designs ▶ Available in a variety of sizes and heat treat specifications

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