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TII SCHEUERLE Builds Modular K25 Combination with Specific Load Securing Features for August Alborn
The development of this unique very efficient load securing system was the result of a close collaboration with RUD, a renowned specialist in sling and lashing equipment. “I want to be able to sleep soundly – despite the demanding transport tasks we carry out for our customers on a daily basis,” said Helmut Alborn. The 4th-generation family-run company from Dortmund, Germany, specializes in the transport of heavy and bulky loads such as machinery, plant, bridge elements, transformers and rail vehicles. Services also include plant relocations and heavy assembly work. In addition to a fleet of mobile cranes and heavy-duty vehicles, Alborn also maintains lifting platforms with a capacity of up to 1,440 t. Furthermore, the company has its own engineering department and stores more than 1,500 t of steel for modular constructions. Helmut Alborn is now expanding his fleet with a number of K25 axle lines along with a slab deck and frame deck in order to transport transformers and rail vehicles, primarily with unit weights between 80 and 130 t. The order includes transport modules with two to 6 axles. Combined together, they provide the heavy-load logistics provider with generous payload reserves. The company opted for modular platform vehicles from TII SCHEUERLE because of their exceptional performance, outstanding price-performance ratio, and high degree of vehicle stability as well as driving stability. The multifunctional axle lines are specially designed for loads with a high center of gravity. In spite of the large and robust 19.5'' tires, the K25 offers a low loading area of 875 mm when lowered which means loads can be easily driven underneath whereby the K25 can also be used when every inch of height counts. The track width of 2,100 mm is currently the largest available for pendulum axle vehicles and the external width of 3,000 mm also ensures greater stability than is usual on the market. Helmut Alborn also praised the particularly torsion-resistant frame of the K25 modules. This has a special significance for August Alborn with regard to the axle lines. The heavy load specialist also makes no concessions when it comes to load securing and insists on lashing equipment and attachment points that feature particularly high performance reserves. According to Helmut Alborn, this combination ensures the lowest possible physical strain for the operating personnel allied with the greatest possible level of transport safety. The screwable versions can also be removed if they are in the way of the load. In order to use the heavy-duty lashing points, adjustments to the vehicle were necessary to ensure the safe transfer of the high forces into the frame. TII SCHEUERLE worked closely with RUD throughout to realise the correct attachment points and frame strength. The MAN truck tractor, MICHELIN tires and the K25 comfortably met Helmut Alborn’s high expectations. The tractor unit, a MAN TGX 41.640 8x4/4 with 640 hp (471 kW) and 2,212 ft lb (3,000 Nm) of torque which can be increased to 3,496 ft lb (4,740 Nm) when driving off. For this, the MAN Tipmatic torque converter clutch of the TGX is fitted with a torque boost. This performance is suitable for wear-free pushing and shunting loads with a total weight of 500 t while safely negotiating gradients of up to 1.6%. The braking system is equally powerful, consisting of the reinforced Turbo EVB engine brake and Intarder III which together generate 1,314 hp (980 kW). |
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