CPC E01B 29/26 (2013.01) [B25C 11/00 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. A method of removing a railroad spike from a rail tie, the method comprising:
positioning a railroad spike remover proximate a railroad spike;
sliding a top of the railroad spike into an opening of an extractor of the railroad spike remover, wherein the extractor comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, and the opening of the extractor extends through the top surface, the bottom surface, and at least one side surface of the plurality of side surfaces, and wherein the opening has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion has a plurality of tapered side walls and a first rounded rear wall;
positioning the railroad spike remover over the railroad spike;
engaging a drive element of a drive shaft of the railroad spike remover with a rotating tool;
rotating the drive shaft with the rotating tool to raise the extractor and extract the railroad spike from the rail tie; and
reverse-rotating the drive shaft with the rotating tool to lower the extractor and prepare the railroad spike remover to extract another railroad spike.
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