As for the heavy haul coal service, Tedrail supply the F type Rotary Couplers which could together working with F type fixed coupler for dumping application.
Type of F Rotary Coupler
AAR standard FR209E type and Chinese Standard FCR16 type could be supplied.
Casting Material:
Material of type F rotary coupler body, knuckle and locks are AAR M-201 Grade E steel, which are casted by alloy steel and heated treated as quenching and tempering. Letter E will be casted on the product body indicates the material AAR Grade E. There also have the case required more strong material as AAR M-201 Grade E+. Using Grade E+ for coupler body and coupler knuckle will improve the coupler material tensile strength.
Interchangeability
Type “F” rotary coupler should be interchangeable with type F coupler. Production and specification should meet the requirement of AAR specification used for type F coupler.
Connection Parts
Yoke: Y45AE – AAR S-149
Follower: Y46AE
Yoke Pin: Y47 – AAR M-118
Rotating sleeve