Портовая техника

22/05/2002

Kalmar's TRL-182 low-rider terminal tractor will provide the focus for its stand at RORO 2002, the exhibition taking place from 28-30 May in Lübeck, Germany. Demand for this type of machine is particularly strong at present with the growing use of trailer support devices and mega/jumbo trailers that require the terminal tractor to have a low fifth wheel height of around 970mm. The machine to be displayed on Kalmar's stand (Hall 3, stand 224) is destined for operation by Finnsteve in Helsinki.

The TRL-182 low rider is a derivation of the standard TRX-182 ro-ro terminal tractor, which has a fifth wheel height of 1150mm. Like the TRX-182, it has four-wheel drive and is powered by a 175kW diesel engine. The standard machine has a fifth wheel lift capacity of 32 tonnes.

To speed up trailer handling, several terminal companies and ro-ro ship operators have recently started using trailer support devices. These are picked up by the tractor unit's fifth wheel before connecting to the trailer. Once the trailer is parked in the ship, it is supported by the automatic device and this can be quickly secured; only the rear of the trailer needs to be secured manually.

Because the support device fits on top of the tractor's fifth wheel, it requires a lower than normal fifth wheel height, hence the need for these special low rider version tractor units.

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