Crane Rental Corporation hauls transformer on dual-lane trailer
USA, Florida: Crane Rental Corporation recently hauled a transformer in central Florida.
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USA, Florida: Crane Rental Corporation recently hauled a transformer in central Florida.
The transformer weighed 163 tonnes, and loaded height was 5.4 m. The company used the dual-lane Trail King trailer which was made in 2013 to Crane Rental Corporation’s specifications.
The innovative, high-capacity trailer features telescoping axles that extend from 3.7 to 6.1 m to accommodate over-dimensional loads and more evenly distribute loads over bridges and culverts. It offers suspension beam, perimeter deck, dollies,or bolster options.
The entire transport took just five days, including a fifty-mile haul during which Crane Rental Corporation’s dual-lane trailer was accompanied by six police and two civilian escorts. A T800 Kenworth four-axle tractor with an automatic transmission, 500 HP engine, and 31.8 tonnes planetary rear axles pulled the entire load (approximately 317.5 tonnes gross) without hesitation.
At the initial storage site, the team loaded the transformer onto the 24-axle dual-lane trailer using Crane Rental Corporation’s 635-tonne gantries. When the load arrived at its final destination, the transformer was trans-loaded by the same gantries from the dual-lane trailer onto Crane Rental Corporation’s 12-line Goldhofer self-propelled modular hydraulic platform trailer in order to maneuver through the tight site.
Once in the substation, the hydraulic trailer positioned the transformer exactly where it was needed. Then the 635-tonne gantries were assembled for a third time to offload the unit to its final resting position.
Crane Rental Corporation was happy to report there were zero accidents or injuries during the heavy haul job.
Source: Crane Rental Corporation
Images: Trailer with load en route & Loading with gantries by Crane Rental Corporation
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