Standard Monorail Tractors

SATURN is the largest producer of drive tractors, engineered to push and pull rolling loads along monorails. Built in the USA and readily available, SATURN tractors are commonly used to motorize manual bridge cranes and trolley hoists. They are also an ideal solution when legacy trolley drives fail and replacement parts are unavailable – or cost-prohibitive. 

Saturn offers three Tractor models that cover a very wide range of capacity, speed and service requirements: 

T-144

Light/Medium Duty, BLUE/ORANGE/RED Class Units

  • STD. Flange Width: 2″ to 8″
  • Minimum Radius Curve: 4ft
  • CMAA Service: Class C

T-150

Heavy Duty, BLUE/ORANGE/RED Class Units

  • STD. Flange Width: 3-1/4″ to 10″
  • Minimum Radius Curve: 6ft
  • CMAA Service: Class D

T-200

Extra Heavy Duty, Custom-Built Units Only

SATURN’s Extra Heavy Duty T-200 Units are always custom designed and built to meet the specific need.  These 2HP to 5HP units are typically used on higher capacity, higher speed and/or incline applications.  Many times, a positive drive mechanism is included in the design of these tractors.

Motor Horsepower Chart

Total load to be pulled (capacity)

For MONORAIL Tractor: CAPACITY equals hoist live load plus hoist dead load
For BRIDGE Tractors: CAPACITY equals hoist live load plus hoist dead load plus half crane dead load

Standard Features

  • Capacity Range: 1 Ton to 20 Ton 
  • Speed Range: 15 FPM to 200 FPM 
  • Beam Types: W, S or Patented 
  • Worm Gear Drives 
  • TEFC/Inverter Ready (5:1) Trolley Motor 
  • Power Voltages: 230V or 460V-3Ph-60Hz 
  • Control Voltage: 115V 
  • NEMA 1 Enclosures (Indoor Service) 
  • Single Speed Contactor Controls 
  • Temp. Rating: 10F to 120F 
  • Factory Balanced 
  • Adjustable Trolleys 
  • Straight Tow Bar 
  • Rubber/Polyurethane Drive Wheels 
  • Safety Yellow Paint 
  • High Quality Construction

Optional Features

  • Air Powered: Single or Variable Speed 
  • Power Voltage: 208V or 575V-3Ph-60Hz 
  • 1-Phase Power: 115V or 230V-1Ph-60Hz 
  • Control Voltage: 24V 
  • Weather-Proof Packages/NEMA 4 
  • UL/CUL Registered Panels 
  • VFD Control Packages (2-Speed) 
  • 2-Speed Motors/Contactor Controls 
  • Inverter Duty Motors (10:1) 
  • TENV Motors 
  • Motor Thermostats 
  • Trolley Motor Brake 
  • Mainline Contactor 
  • Rotary Manual Disconnect 
  • Soft Start 
  • TOLs and BC Fuses 
  • NEMA Rated Contactors 
  • Wired Pendants 
  • Radio Controls 
  • Guide Rollers 
  • Hardened Wheels 
  • Drop Lugs 
  • Double Chain Drives 
  • Fit Oversized Flanges/Apply Dual Springs 
  • Synthetic Oil &/Or Heaters (Operation < 10F) 
  • Anti-Condensation Heaters 
  • Positive-Drives (Chain/Sprocket or Rack/Pinion) 
  • Direct-Drives (No Chain & Sprockets) 
  • End Truck Mounted-Drives

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