This combination caught my attention because it looked kind of thickset for this type of tipping bulk haulers. Usually these are much longer, with more rear overhang too. They are used to transport all kinds of granules. This one also carried multiple, long hoses, which you don’t need when filling a silo. Let’s find out what its daily job is.
The 4×2 tractor is a 2013 Renault T 460, powered by a Volvo-based 10.8 liter inline-6. The tractor is rated at a GVM of 19.5 metric tons, that’s 8 metric tons maximum axle load at the front and 11.5 metric tons at the rear.
Meet shorty, a 2017 Kässbohrer semi-trailer, just 926 cm (30’4″) long. This tanker is obviously set-up to haul some heavy stuff.
The Hyva company took care of the hydraulic tipping system.
One might say that the tank rests in a cradle when the combination hits the road.
The usual Euro-tridem axle with super singles, rated at a total maximum axle load of 27 metric tons. BPW axles (Bergische Achsen KG) with Bridgestone tires in this case.
The sum of the axle loads is 46.5 metric tons (19.5 for the tractor plus 27 for the semi-trailer), so that’s also the rig’s maximum legal GVM.
As mentioned above, multiple, long hoses aboard.
And this picture shows the end result of a typical job for the Renault-Kässbohrer: filling crawl spaces with fresh and clean sand. A big sand blaster, that’s what it is.
Thanks for posting a very intriguing rig I hadn’t known existed. I’d just assumed sand was carried in dump trucks and then shoveled or bulldozed around where it needed to go. This looks a lot more efficient.
…it can blast sand into spaces where no man with a wheelbarrow can go…
Those T series Renault.
I mean nothing beats the AE series
There’s two European trucks that were real game changers :
No1 is no doubt Volvo’s tiptop, first cabover known as the F88 & F89 series, an epic truck.
No 2 is Renault’s AE Alliance Européenne better known as Magnum, but what were they drinking when they ‘designed’ this ?
At its introduction in 2013, I thought that the T stood for Transformer. But they’ve grown on me, as they say, especially in a decent color scheme. The model replaced bot the mid-size Premium and the big (AE) Magnum.
Renault is quite successful with these, their market share has only grown in the past years.
If you want something close to the old Magnum, you must opt for the T-High, as pictured below. A fully flat floor and a floor to roof distance (inner dimensions) of two meters.
But what are they going to sandblast with this monstrosity? I can even spot some menacing looking stones in that sand. I pretty much doubt that any metal surface will survive such a cleansing.
Hulls of ships when they are in dry dock, we Dutch used to have a hughe naval industry of new building yards and repair yards and storage tanks we also have a crazy number of these in ports like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp, this is perhaps the largest nautical storage and supplies corner of the world, within 200 miles 3 major ports, a bit further there is Bremerhaven Germany and Zeebrugge Belgium, you can literally get lost there on the car-terminals.
The major ports for the European continent are close together this is where the action is.
It’s not sandblasting to remove rust or clean something. It blasts/blows sand into all kinds of tight spaces, trenches, etc. Park the rig anywhere you want, like in the center of a city, roll out the hoses and you can transport the sand from the tank to pretty much any place/space you want.
Fascinating, as is invariably the case with your posts, Johannes. Never thought about the idea of pouring sand in a crawlspace. In Oregon, crawlspaces under wood residential structures are very common, but the gravel that was placed on the excavated pad is just left in place, but has to be covered with a vapor barrier (heavy black plastic), so moisture in the soil won’t rise into the crawlspace and structure.
Here’s a short video. Besides sand, they also use shells to blow into crawl spaces. It’s a dirty (and often wet) job, but someone has to do it….
What exactly is the purpose of the sand/shells?
A thick layer of sand, 30 cm that is, is a good insulation. It also keeps water away (a common problem around here), smell and all kinds of pestering creatures. It’s a good proofing, in other words. As pure insulation, shells are better though.
Note that I learned this from this website (in Dutch, but with pictures):
https://www.debodemafsluiter.nl/zandblazen/zandisolatieinkruipruimtes/index.html
This is my car.😊
Sweet!!
Of course, you will recognize this one too….
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-global-2018-renault-k-460-8×4-with-an-rsp-suction-excavator-radio-remote-controlled-mega-toy/