Rexquote on track with Case CX135

Road-rail specialist Rexquote has launched its new Case CX135 Crawlerailer machine. The company said this is the first time it has used a Case tracked excavator for road-rail conversion, having previously used the company's wheeled machines for its Mega-railer and Super-railer units.
Rexquote said it pioneered tracked excavator conversions last year with the Komatsu PC128.
The Case CX135 was chosen as its next project because it has rubber tracks and the machine's 2.59m width fits the national railway gauge.
According to Rexquote technical salesman Bob Stalley, rubber tracks, now available on mid-range excavators, could revolutionise railtrack maintenance as these machines have a lower ground pressure than 'rubber ducks'. This results in less disturbance to soil or ballast when the excavators mount and dismount the rails.
"The reaction to the 14t road-rail CX135 has been very positive," Stalley said. "We've already sold two units with a further 20 on order," he added.