GO-A8-PW Hopper Car Slide Gate Opener

The WORKMASTER® GO-A8-PW is an air powered Railcar Gate Opener on a wheeled-cart with pneumatically controlled pivot wheels (to follow traveling gate or moving train), and manual height adjustment (to accommodate varied height capstans). The GO-A8-PW Railcar Gate Opener utilizes a lever throttled, 1-1/2 sq dr, impact wrench to generate an operator controllable speed of 100 to 1,400-RPM, and a no-torque-reaction, self-regulating (no more – or less – power than is required to open the gate), power output of 1,000 to 13,000 ft-lb.

Although the GO-A8-PW railcar gate opener does require an adequate supply of clean, dry, compressed air (as do all pneumatic devices) at the unloading site, this is rarely a problem since it uses less compressed air per-gate-opened – only 12 cu ft @ 85 PSI – than any other Gate Opener on the market (except for our GO-A13-HA). Further, a clean, dry adequate air supply for the Opener (and other railcar unloading assist devices, eg, a pocket vibrator or a hopper car unloading connector), can be inexpensively purchased, and easily installed.

The GO-A8-PW’s ergonomic design has received critical acclaim for its safety, comfort, ease-of-use, productivity & performance, and aesthetics. These user-friendly features, combined with the A8’s speed, power, and long life, make it the top selling Gate Opener in the world.

The GO-A8-PW Railcar Gate Opener is the wise choice for worksites which experience:

• Railcars with gates that vary from easy to extremely-difficult to open because the cars are not always well maintained or regularly repaired;
• Railcars with fixed position and traveling gate mechanisms;
• Railcars with rough or uneven trackside terrain making gate opener maneuverability an issue;
• Railcars with varied height capstan / gate mechanisms;
• Railcars in long train units which require rapid opening / closing during continuous movement unloading.