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    Gantry Railing Ltd

    Sudmeadow Road
    Hempsted, Gloucester
    GL2 5HG
    ENGLAND

    Tel: +44 (0) 1452 300688


    Fax: +44 (0) 1452 300198
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Gantrail’s 2524/20 clip


    Gantrail’s 2524/20 clip is the first CAM style clip to have and make use of a patented self-locking mechanism. This
    gives Gantrail’s 2524 clip two very clear advantages over other cam style clips on the market, which do not have
    these features and benefits
    • The self-locking mechanism is common to all standard welded and bolted clips (with the exception of the cam
    clips). The benefit of the self-locking mechanism (or double wedge), is that the clip locks up (or self-tightens)
    when a side load is applied, preventing slip of the clip which can allow horizontal movement of the rail. Rather
    than a linear wedge as we see on the welded and bolted clips, the 2524’s self-locking mechanism works
    using a screw mechanism (or a wedge mechanism that rotates about an axis, similar to nut and bolt). The
    clamping load of the tightened nut and bolt means the cam washer cannot rotate anti-clockwise, causing the
    clip to move away from the rail edge.
    • Eliminates incorrect installation by making it impossible to install the bolt in the wrong hemisphere of the
    washer recess of the clip’s main body. By installing the clip with the bolt on the right side (both literally and
    figuratively) of the cam washer recess in the clip’s main body; the cam washer is rotated clockwise (using a c
    spanner) to bring the clip forward into full metal to metal contact with the rail edge. As the nut is tightened
    (also in the clockwise direction), the nut engages with the cam washer preventing anti-clockwise rotation,
    which you would get if the bolt was installed on the left side of the cam washer recess. This makes sure that
    the clip stays in full contact with the rail edge. The chock block also limits the rotation of the cam washer to
    180 degrees, preventing 360 rotation and a scenario where the cam washer is being rotated in the opposite
    direct to the nut.

    Clip’s cam washer


    Self-locking mechanism

    Chock block

    M24 bolt & nut Metal nose – housing


    the integral rubber nose

    Rubber nose

    Side rib

    Clip’s main body

    A world of crane rail expertise.


    www.gantrail.com

    Registered Number: 3659449 England Page 1 of 3


    VAT No. GB752700252
    Gantry Railing Ltd
    Sudmeadow Road
    Hempsted, Gloucester
    GL2 5HG
    ENGLAND

    Tel: +44 (0) 1452 300688


    Fax: +44 (0) 1452 300198
    E-mail: [email protected]

    The clip has 20mm of adjustment, a side load capacity of 125kN with a M24 8.8 grade bolt (140kn with 10.9 grade
    bolt) and has a mounting width of 180mm plus the rail’s foot width. The clip is designed for pad or non-pad mounted
    rails such as:
    • Australian rails: 68 kg, 73 kg & 86 kg
    • European rails: A120, A150, MRS 73, MRS 86 & MRS 87A
    • American rails: 171 CR & 175 CR
    • Japanese rails: CR 73 & CR 100
    • Chinese rails: QU120
    • Indian rails: ISCR120
    • Other rails: SP 120
    These are a small selection of the rails available that the 2524/20 clip will fit.

    So how does the clip compare to other cam clips on the market:
    Clip Design Side Load (kN) Adjustment (mm) Mounting Width (mm) Self-locking Mechanism

    Gantrail 2524/20 125 20 180 + F Yes


    Gantrail 6124/20 125 20 150 + F No
    Uni-clip 2524 125 20 180 + F No
    Holdfast 24 120* 20 135 + F No
    Molyneux W7R 130 19 170 + F No

    * Design load based on a safety factor of 2, a common industry standard.

    Whilst the 2524/20 has a larger mounting width than some of the other cam clips on the market. The clip has the
    patented self-locking mechanism. In addition to this, the design of the clip makes it very robust. The side ribs and
    thicker metal nose also give it excellent uplift capacity.

    The clip (other than the Uni-clip 2524) is the only one completely compatible with both soft and hard mounting
    systems. A soft mounted system is made up of a clip with integral rubber nose and elastomer pad (which sits
    underneath the rail).
    • The elastomer pads: Gantrail’s crane rail pads (such as the Mk8) allow the rail to rotate a small amount so
    the rail and crane wheel can smoothly interface. This helps evenly distribute the stress from the wheel load
    throughout the system and prevents stress concentration spots due to the uneven surfaces of the rail and
    steel structure. The pad also helps prevent fretting corrosion (by separating the rail from the steel supporting
    structure) and helps to reduce noise and vibration.
    • The clip has an integral rubber nose, and the purpose is to separate the steel nose of the clip from the foot of

    A world of crane rail expertise.


    www.gantrail.com

    Registered Number: 3659449 England Page 2 of 3


    VAT No. GB752700252
    Gantry Railing Ltd
    Sudmeadow Road
    Hempsted, Gloucester
    GL2 5HG
    ENGLAND

    Tel: +44 (0) 1452 300688


    Fax: +44 (0) 1452 300198
    E-mail: [email protected]

    the rail with the compressible rubber nose (which you would not have with rigid clamp clips). This is to avoid
    fatigue / failure of the bolt(s) or clip over time (which can occur with rigid clamp clips), due to the bow wave
    effect of the rail as the crane travels along the length of the rail. Rubber noses exerts a limited downwards
    force which helps restrain the rail from longitudinal movement, due to thermal expansion or longitudinal wheel
    loads (accelerating / braking of the crane).

    A world of crane rail expertise.


    www.gantrail.com

    Registered Number: 3659449 England Page 3 of 3


    VAT No. GB752700252

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