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Mainframe & Ballast

Assembly

Thick rolled-steel plate frame carrying the engine and ballast weight needed to give adhesion at low speed. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Mainframe & Ballast parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 19 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Mainframe & Ballast parts diagram: 1 plate frame, 2 cast iron ballast block, 3 buffer beam, 4 screw coupling hook, 5 side buffer, 6 fastener set. 19 parts in 6 top-level items.
Mainframe & Ballast parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Plate Frame 1× Two heavy rolled-steel plates, 40 mm thick, stitch-welded into a rigid inside frame.
2 Cast Iron Ballast Block 6× Cast iron weights bolted into the frame
3 Buffer Beam 2× End beam carrying the buffers and coupling hook, taking shunting impacts.
4 Screw Coupling Hook 2× Forged drawhook for a screw coupling, rated to a 1,000 kN proof load.
5 Side Buffer 4× Spring buffer absorbing the frequent low-speed impacts of yard shunting.
6 Fastener Set 4× Bolts, nuts, and washers.

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Bill of materials for Mainframe & Ballast

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 19 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Plate Frame diesel-shunter-plate-frame 1× 1 · part
2 Cast Iron Ballast Block diesel-shunter-ballast-block 6× 6 · part
3 Buffer Beam diesel-shunter-buffer-beam 2× 2 · part
4 Screw Coupling Hook diesel-shunter-coupling-hook 2× 2 · part
5 Side Buffer diesel-shunter-buffer 4× 4 · part
6 Fastener Set fastener-set 4× 4 · part

Where the mainframe & ballast is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Diesel Shunter

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇮🇳Bharat Forge
bharatforge.com ↗ 		Pune, IN Forgings & metal parts 500 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳CITIC Dicastal
dicastal.com ↗ 		Qinhuangdao, CN Aluminium castings & wheels 500 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Tata AutoComp
tataautocomp.com ↗ 		Pune, IN Auto components 500 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Beyonics
beyonics.com ↗ 		Singapore Precision metal & mfg 500 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Sundaram Clayton
sundaram-clayton.com ↗ 		Chennai, IN Die castings 500 pcs 6–10 wks