Railroad spike remover

A method for pulling a railroad spike of a track, the method comprising:

• providing a spike puller for pulling a railroad spike of a track, the spike puller including:
• a main housing;
• one or more hollow tubes guided in the main housing;
• a mounting flange located within the main housing;
• a threaded drive shaft connected to the mounting flange, wherein the mounting flange is disposed between the threaded drive shaft and the one or more hollow tubes;
• a claw assembly extractor for engaging a railroad spike, the claw assembly extractor being displaceable by the threaded drive shaft in a linear manner relative to the main housing;
• and
• an electric drive unit connected to the threaded drive shaft for electrically operating the threaded drive shaft;
• positioning the spike puller above the railroad spike and engaging the claw assembly extractor around the railroad spike;
• and
• driving the threaded drive shaft by using the electric drive unit, causing the one or more hollow tubes to be linearly displaced and guided within the main housing and the railroad spike to be pulled out of the track.