NEWS Ӏ JUNE 2021
SECoND vERSIoN oF STEpSTAR
Goldhofer has introduced a second version of the Stepstar self-tracking semi lowloader series, with one or two pairs of wheel recesses and the new ‘Mega’ gooseneck. The three- to five-axle Stepstar
semitrailers were launched in 2020. “There is no change, of course, with regard to the existing and proven advantages of the Stepstar family,” said Robert Steinhauser, sales director Europe/North Africa, “but the wheel
recess version and the ‘Mega’ gooseneck make for an even wider range of applications.” The manufacturer says like the first
version ones, the new semi lowloaders have very low deadweight and higher payloads. The new Stepstar series comes with a choice of one or two pairs of wheel recesses, which the manufacturer says enable extremely high construction machines to be transported where maximum height regulations would
otherwise be a problem. The wheel recesses have a low entry angle and cross ribs for safe loading with wheeled vehicles with a low approach/departure angle. The depth of the wheel recesses can also be adjusted to the ground clearance of the machine to be loaded. Goldhofer said a simple recess
cover ensures fast setup times when other cargos are to be carried. With the extendable variants in particular, aluminum spacers can be used to facilitate transportation of wheeled vehicles with different wheelbases. The flat approach angle of the folding ramps is ideal for vehicles with low ground clearance. The new optional ‘Mega’ gooseneck is an additional plus, this allows more different loads to be transported with this vehicle than ever before, as the height difference between the loading area and the gooseneck is reduced to a minimum. This permits transportation divided loads, general cargos, and even a 40ft or two 20ft containers for a total rig length of 16.5m.
CoMETTo SpMTS FoR oFFSHoRE WIND JACKET MovE IN SpAIN
Italian heavy transport and lifting company Fagioli was contracted by Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia for the transport and load out operations of several offshore wind farm jackets executed in Northern Spain. A tailor-made structure was designed and assembled in order to move the lower and upper parts of the jackets, so that they could be joined together and prepared by the client for the load out operation that will take place in early 2022.
This structure weighed 480t. The weight of the upper and lower parts was 600t, while the complete jacket weighed 1,200t. For this job, Fagioli used 56 axle lines of Cometto SPMT with a capacity of 48t per axle line. The self-propelled modular transporters are divided in an open compound with two convoy lanes of 28 axle lines, propelled by two 368kW Power Pack Units. The total payload capacity of the Cometto SPMT configuration was 2,500t.
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