Rice Lake SURVIVOR PL Rail Scale - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction 1
About This Manual
This manual is intended for use by service technicians responsible for installing and servicing Survivor ® PL pitless
modular railroad track scales.
Authorized distributors and their employees can view or download this manual from the Rice Lake
Weighing Systems distributor site at
www.ricelake.com/manuals
.
1.0 Introduction
The Survivor® PL is a low-profile, pitless modular railroad track scale. This heavy-duty workhorse should provide
decades of accurate rail car weighing.
Onboard Features
Features of the basic Survivor
® PL include:
• Gross capacity - 85 tons to 175 tons.
• Sectional capacity - 85 tons.
• Module sizes available in 12’6”, 15’, 18’, and 25’.
• Platform width - 7’8”, 18.5” low-profile design.
• Bolted checkered steel top plate; side accessible.
• Designed for 115 lb. and 132 lb. rail.
• Longitudinal and lateral checking assemblies.
• 100K CSP1 100K load cells.
• Lightning and SS suppression kit.
• Rail clips for deck.
• Anti-creep angles.
• Low-profile above-grade installation.
• Outside access covers for load cells.
• Copper transient bypass cables.
• NTEP-certified, CC#02-087, A1.
• Meets AREMA and Cooper E-80 design specs. 
Optional features and accessories include:
• Approach rail base plates, rail clips, nuts, washers, and anti-creep angles.
• Anchor bolts for approach rail plates.
• Custom sizes available.
• Hardware for intermediate section.
• Anchor bolts for load cell and check stands.
The Survivor ® PL is manufactured on-site at Rice Lake Weighing Systems. All railroad track scale production is
conducted in-house under exacting quality control standards. Each railroad track scale is manufactured under the
precise guidelines outlined by ISO 9001 standards. All weighbridge components are sandblasted to SSPC-A-SP6
standards and cleaned with a hot phosphate cleaning process to remove grease and oil contaminants. After
assembly, all Survivor
® track scales are painted with a two-component high solids urethane primer, as well as a
finish coat of a two-component high solids urethane paint that protects the weighbridge’s structural integrity and
ensures a long life.