ENGINEERED BY FTS

BATTERY-POWERED
RAIL DRILL

Drill bolt holes in any rail with the Milwaukee® platform your crew already carries. No gas, no hydraulics, no hoses.

FTS RailEase battery-powered rail drill with blue rail clamp
MILWAUKEE® M18™
COMPATIBLE
Runs on Milwaukee® M18™ batteries
RailEase quick-clamp rail attachment

Quick-clamp to the rail

Attaches and sets up in seconds.

RailEase adjustable rail shoe

Drills every rail size

One adjustable shoe for 100–141 lb rail.

Milwaukee M18 battery used with RailEase

Milwaukee® M18™ battery

No gas, no hydraulics, no hoses.

Milwaukee® products shown for illustration/compatibility only. FTS Tools are not affiliated with, warrantied, or endorsed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation.

OVERVIEW

DRILL RAIL
IN SECONDS

The FTS RailEase is a lightweight, portable battery-powered rail drill for bolt holes at joints, plugs and turnouts. The quick-clamp sets up on the rail in seconds, and one adjustable shoe covers 100–141 lb rail. No gas drill seizing up in the heat, and no hydraulic power unit to haul.

≈17 holes
PER CHARGE · MILWAUKEE® M18™ 12.0 BATTERY
≈30 sec
PER HOLE
Track crew drilling a rail joint bolt hole using the FTS RailEase battery-powered rail drill
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PROVEN IN THE FIELD

Straight from crews running the tools every day.

Our gas drills sometimes seize up in the heat. We have no problem with this. It’s reliable and works well.
FOREMAN · UNION PACIFIC
Our favorite rail drill, hands down. The guys like it a lot. Easy to use, and we heavily use the Milwaukee platform.
ROADMASTER · BNSF
This sucker comes in handy. It’s always reliable. We had an emergency downtown, and it turns on every time and does the job.
TRACK SUPERVISOR · NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Rail crew using RailEase to drill rail in the field
RailEase rail drill clamped to rail in a yard
Trackworker drilling railroad rail with RailEase

SPECIFICATIONS

Power
Milwaukee® M18™ batteries
Holes per charge
About 17 (Milwaukee® M18™ 12.0 battery)
Drill time
About 30 sec per hole
Operating weight
33 lbs
Rail attachment
Quick-clamp, sets up in seconds
Rail compatibility
Any rail size with the correct shoe
Adjustable shoe
100–141 lb rail

MADE FOR RAILEASE

GET MORE HOLES FROM EVERY CUTTER

Pair the RailEase with the cutter and cutting fluid we engineered for it.

FTS Shredder carbide-tipped rail drill cutter

Proprietary carbide-tipped rail cutter

High-grade carbide-tipped teeth with a special coating that keeps the bit cool, so it cuts clean hole after hole.

≈40 holes AVERAGE PER CUTTER
80 holes FIELD BEST · HH RAIL
FTS Rail Sauce concentrated cutting fluid gallon jug

Concentrated cutting fluid

Formulated to improve cutting speed and prolong cutter life. Use it every time you run the RailEase.

1:10 COOLANT TO WATER
11 gal FROM 1 GALLON

PUT RAILEASE ON YOUR
TERRITORY

Work smarter, not harder.