ROUGH TERRAIN

CONTAINER HANDLER
RTCH

RTCH

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TLO
ELO
READ OBJECTIVES
Written examination
Skill performance

CHARACTERISTICS

988B, MANUFACTURED BY CAT

4WD
ARTICULATED STEERING
DIESEL ENGINE POWERED
HANDLES ISO AND USA
(SEALAND) CONTAINERS
20, 35, AND 40 FT. TOP
HANDLERS.
MAX LIFTING WEIGHT OF 50,000
LBS.

CHARACTERISTICS

FORDS 60 INCHES
USED FOR LOADING, UNLOADING,
STACKING, AND HANDLING
CONTAINERS IN MARSHALING
AREAS.
MAX SPEED 18.5 MPH FWRD, 19.04
REV.
TIRE AND RIM 3000 LBS EACH
VEHICLE WEIGHT WITH 20 TOP
HANDLER 107,030 LBS

MAJOR
COMPONENTS
RTCH CAN BE DIVIDED
INTO TWO FRAME
ASSEMBLIES:
1) THE FRONT MAST
ASSEMBLY
2) THE REAR ENGINE
FRAME

FRONT MAST
ASSEMBLY
CONSISTS OF:
FORK MAST
ARRANGEMENT
FRONT AXLE GROUP

REAR ENGINE FRAME

CONSISTS OF:

ENGINE ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION AND POWERTRAIN
FUEL TANK
HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR
REAR AXLE GROUP
REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY
OPERATORS STATION

FORK MAST
ARRAGEMENT
MAST ARRANGEMENT
LIFT CYLINDER
TILT CYLINDER
LIFT CHAINS
CARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT

CARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT
CARRIAGE AND FORKS
SIDE SHIFT CYLINDER
TILT CYLINDERS
HYDRAULIC/ELECTRICAL LINES
QUICK DISCONNECT FITTINGS

FRONT MAST
ASSEMBLY

TOP HANDLERS

RTCH CAN BE FITTED WITH

THREE TOP HANDLER
ATTACHMENTS.
20 FT
35 FT
40 FT

20 FT TOP HANDLER

MAX WEIGHT 3800 LBS.

35 & 40 FT TOP
HANDLERS

EQUIPPED WITH 2 CONTAINER LOCK

CYLINDERS.
MAX WEIGHT 35 9120 LBS.

40 9930 LBS.

REAR ENGINE
FRAME

ENGINE ASSEMBLY:

CAT 3408T
DIRECT INJECTION 65 DEGREE V8
TURBO DIESEL
393 HP @ 2100 RPM.

TRANSMISSION:
UTILIZES A 4 SPEED POWER
SHIFT TRANSMISSION.

ENGINE ASSEMBLY

REAR ENGINE FRAME

FUEL TANK:
CAPACITY 165 GAL.
LOCATED ON LEFT SIDE OF
TRACTOR.
RTCH EQUIPED WITH PRIMING
PUMP.

FUEL TANK

REAR ENGINE ASSEMBLY

HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR:
RESERVOIR THAT SUPPLIES
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH 10W OIL.
TANK CAPACITY OF 78 GAL.
CHECK OIL LEVEL WITH SIGHT
GAUGE ON SIDE OF RESERVOIR.
LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF
TRACTOR.

HYDRAULIC TANK

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PANEL ON THE RIGHT

SIDE OF THE CATWALK COVERING THE HYDRAULIC
RESERVOIR. A VALVE ON TOP OF THE RESERVOIR
GIVES PROTECTION FROM EXCESSIVE PRESSURE
ABOVE 15 PSI.

REAR ENGINE
FRAME

REAR AXLE:

REAR AXLE OSCILLATES PLUS OR

MINUS 13 DEGREES.
REAR WHEEL VERTICAL
MOVEMENT IS LIMITED BY STOPS
TO ELEVEN INCHES ABOVE AND
BELOW THE HORIZONTAL.

REAR ENGINE FRAME

REAR BUMPER:
24 VOLT SYSTEM.
MACHINE CAPABLE OF STARTING AT TEMPS
AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES.
STORAGE AREA LOCATED BELOW EACH
BATTERY BOX FOR TOOLS.
STEPS AND GRAB IRONS ON BOTH SIDES OF
MACHINE FOR ACCESS TO TOP OF BUMPER.
TOP OF BUMPER AND BATTERY BOXES ARE
USED AS A PLATFORM FOR ENGINE
MAINTENANCE.

REAR BUMPER
FOUR 12V BATTERIES ON EACH SIDE
OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF
COUNTERWEIGHTS.

REAR BUMPER

REAR ENGINE FRAME

REAR BUMPER:
PINTLE HOOK
USED FOR TOWING OTHER
VEHICLES.
TOWING LUGS ARE USED WHEN
THE RTCH ITSELF NEEDS TO BE
TOWED.

PINTLE HOOK AND TOW

LUGS

REAR ENGINE FRAME

OPERATOR STATION:
CAB, CONTROLS, PLATFORM, AND SEAT ARE
A SEPARATE UNIT.
CAN BE ASSEMBLED AND TESTED AS A UNIT.
CATWALK AROUND THE CAB EXTENDS FROM
LEFT SIDE AROUND TO THE RIGHT SIDE.
CATWALK EQUIPPED WITH HAND RAILS FOR
OPERATOR SAFETY.
DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAB IS THE PRIMARY
SERVICE AREA.
TWO FLOOR PANELS ALLOW ACCESS TO THE
TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK AND FILLER TUBE.

CATWALK AND
HANDRAIL

TRANSMISSION CHECK

FRONT ACCESS DOORS

ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK & FILLER

TUBE
PRIMING PUMP AND FUEL FILTER
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, BRAKE,
AND IMPLEMENT FILTERS

FRONT ACCESS DOORS

ENGINE DOORS
.

OPERATORS CAB
ARTICULATED STEERING
ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN
WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION,
TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS
LOCKED IN NEUTRTAL.
COLUMN RELEASE AND PARK BRAKE
KNOBS MUST BE PULLED OUT TO
OPERATE.
AN ANTI-PIVOT LINK IS PROVIDED
FOR STABILIZATION DURING
SHIPING. PIN MUST BE REMOVED
PRIOR TO TOWING.

STEERING COLUMN

FOOT CONTROLS

THREE FOOT CONTROL LEVERS

ACCELERATOR PEDAL
RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL (NORMAL
BRAKING)
LEFT BRAKE PEDAL (INCHING
VALVE)
HORN BUTTON LOCATED ON FLOOR
TO LEFT OF BRAKE PEDALS.

PEDALS

INSTRUMENT PANELS
THREE INSTRUMENT PANELS
LEFT PANEL IS FOR WARNING
LIGHTS
RIGHT PANEL IS THE GAUGE PANEL
LOCK INDICATOR PANEL TO THE
RIGHT OF INSTRUMENT PANEL,
MOUNTED ON FLOOR HEATER.
LIGHT PANEL THAT CONFIRMS
STATUS OF LOCK PINS FOR THE
TOP HANDLER.

PANELS

CONTROL LEVERS

CONTROL LEVERS TO THE RIGHT OF THE

OPERATORS SEAT CONTROL THE MAST AND
TOP HANDLER.
THERE ARE TWO HEATERS
ONE IN THE CEILING
ONE ON THE FLOOR TO THE RIGHT.

CONTROL LEVERS

HEATERS

CONTAINERIZATION
METHOD BY WHICH A QUANTITY OF
CARGO IS STOWED INTO STANDARD SIZED
METAL CONTAINERS PRIOR TO BEING
SHIPPED TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION.
CONTAINERS HAVE INTERNALLY
CONSTRUCTED LIFTING POINTS CALLED
CORNER CASTINGS.
CONTAINERIZATION IS THE METHOD BY
WHICH THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IS BEING
STANDARDIZED.
STANDARDIZATION OF DEMENSIONS AND
WEIGHT CAPACITIES HAS SPREAD ACROSS
THE WORLD.

CONTAINERS

CONTAINERS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES.

1) 8 WIDE X 8 HIGH X 20 LONG (ISO)
COMMONLY CALLED MILVAN

CONTAINERS

2) 8 WIDE X 8 HIGH X 35 LONG

(SEALAND)
3) 8 WIDE X 8 HIGH X 40 LONG (ISO)
RTCH CAPABLE OF HANDLING ALL 3
SIZES OF CONTAINERS WHEN EQUIPPED
WITH CORRESPONDING TOP HANDLER.
MILITARY CONTAINERS (MILVANS) AND
MILITARY PREFAB MODULE (FIELD
HOSPITALS, ETC.) ARE OF 8 X 8 X 20
CONFIGURATION.

CONTAINERIZATION
EVERY MAJOR PORT IN U.S. HAS HIGH
SPEED CONTAINER EQUIPMENT.
THIS FACT FURTHER ENHANCES THE
IDEA OF USING CONTAINERS FOR
HANDLING MILITARY CARGO.
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY
WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST IN THE LOAD OUT OF MILITARY
CARGO DURING EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.

CONTAINERIZATION
DELIVERY OF SUPPLIES BY CONTAINER VS
BREAK-BULK OFFERS MANY ADVANTAGES.
1) SUPPLIES FOR BEACH ASSAULT ARE
LOADED AND SEALED INTO A CONTAINER
IN SHIPPING AREA OF A LOGISTICS BASE.
2) SUPPLIES WILL REMAIN INTACT IN
CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER LANDS ON
THE BEACH.
3) DAMAGE AND PILFERAGE ARE
VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED.
4) SUPPLY FOUL UPS ARE REDUCED.
5) 45,000 LBS. OF SUPPLIES CAN BE
DELIVERED IN A SINGLE MOVEMENT.
WEIGHT OF CONTAINER MUST BE CONSIDERED.

EMPLOYMENT
DESIGNED FOR BEACH TYPE OPERATIONS.
CONTAINERS ABOARD MPS SHIPS ARE UNLOADED
BY SHIP BOARD CRANES ON TO VARIOUS TYPES OF
LANDING CRAFT TO BE TRANSPORTED TO SHORE.
NORMALLY USED TO UNLOAD BARGE TYPE VESSELS
THE RTCH IS DRIVEN ONTO THE BEACHED BARGE
FERRY, THE CONTAINER IS LOADED UTILIZING THE
TOP HANDLER AND BACKED TO SHORE.
THE CONTAINER CAN BE LOADED ON FLATBED
TRAILERS
IT CAN BE USED IN A STAGING OR MARSHALING
AREA
THEY CAN BE STACKED TWO HIGH TO SAVE SPACE

MOVING CONTAINERS

STACKING

STACKING

QUESTIONS ?

QUESTIONS TO CLASS

Q) WHAT IS MAX LIFT CAP. FOR RTCH?

A) 50,000 LBS.
Q) WHAT IS THE RTCH USED FOR?
A) LOADING, UNLOADING, STACKING,
HANDLING CONTAINERS.
Q) WHAT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION
DOES THE RTCH HAVE?
A) POWER SHIFT, 4 SPEEDS FORWARD
4 SPEEDS REVERSE.