4020-17 - Hatch Key - Heavy Duty

Opens steel or fiberglass hatch covers on covered hopper cars. Worker should be secured to fall protection cable while using Hatch Key™ Pry Bar. Hatch Key™ Pry Bar design now features a 4" wide load-spreading bracket to avoid cracking the edge of a fiberglass hatch cover.

Just hook the Hatch Key™ Pry Bar under the lip of the hatch and lift straight up. The Hatch Key™ Pry Bar hook disengages easily once the hatch is high enough to swing over by hand. Worker can keep a stable position while lifting the hatch