Tamping Pick "V" casual sweatshirt The mid-weight fabric provides warmth

The mid-weight fabric provides warmth without bulk

Built for precision and durability

Made in accordance with Forest Service specifications

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Tamping Pick "V" casual sweatshirt The mid-weight fabric provides warmthNew, Old Stock Discontinued Prior to the advent of tamping machines, railroad track workers used tamping picks and other specialized hand tools to manually compact ballast (the crushed stone that the ties are laid on). These tools remain useful today. At one end of a tamping pick is a 2 1 2 x 3 4 blunt face designed to compact, break, and shift ballast. In particular, it is used to force additional ballast beneath a tie that has sunk. Of course, its