Keeping your people safe
From hi-rail excavators to our catalog of specialized maintenance of way attachments, everything we build at BTE has key safety innovations engineered into it.
Some features work hand-in-hand with increased productivity, like our proprietary Automatic Tool Recognition system, which ensures optimum machine setup with every attachment changeout to make operation simpler and safer.
Other BTE innovations zero in on the most dangerous tasks maintenance of way crews tackle, from bridge work to handling concrete ties.
Across the BTE board, we engineer with an emphasis on safety because it’s the foundation of our business. We’re committed to “partnering with our customers to deliver the very best.” And the best hi-rail equipment is the safest hi-rail equipment.
Machine Safety
Every BTE machine includes setup-simplifying Automatic Tool Recognition and proprietary Priority Hydraulics, which deliver 30% more flow to attachments for more precise, powerful, and safe movement.
The BTE-308 Excavator is our specialized safety solution for challenging bridge work. The optional Bridge Tie configuration includes BTE’s innovative Bridge Mode, which alerts operators to instability and limits risky movements until the machine and boom are both positioned securely and safely.
BTE’s Roller Rail Clamps offer additional stability on demanding bridge operations, keeping the machine and rail coupled securely and automatically reducing machine speed.
By pairing BTE machines with application-optimized BTE attachments, any maintenance of way task can be simplified, streamlined, and safer for operators.
Attachment Safety
Every BTE attachment is a custom-engineered problem solver, designed with specific performance and safety features that address maintenance of way challenges.
- On the BTE Tie Talon, dual cylinders and durable tungsten carbide-tipped jaws guarantee a secure grip to make handling concrete ties less hazardous.
- On the BTE Tube Talon, a fully hydraulic-driven design keeps operator hands safely away from the attachment.
- BTE’s efficient and powerful Panel Lifter streamlines emergency track repairs, minimizing crew involvement to minimize hazards.
Across our entire catalog of hi-rail attachments, you’ll find design that optimizes for performance, longevity, and ease, with safety always at the forefront.
Safety Training
When you lease or purchase hi-rail machines and attachments from BTE, extensive safety training is part of the package. Our expert field team will come to your site to provide a hands-on introduction to safe and consistent operation.
That commitment to customer support comes with no expiration date. Need refresher or follow-up training? We’re standing by, and with strategic locations throughout North America, we’re close by too.
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