When it comes to road transport, I prefer videos that just demonstrate how things work. Sans any fuss, which means no distracting hosts, voice-overs or music. Let the machinery simply speak for itself.
In this case a (then brand new) 2018 MAN TGX 41.640 8×4 heavy-haulage tractor with a Broshuis 3-bed-5 lowboy trailer; that’s a set-up with a tridem axle dolly attached to the gooseneck, then the bed and five axles at the rear. According to the owner’s website, the payload capacity of the entire combination is 95 tons (209,000 lbs). A great fit for a heavy job.
Who’s steering both sets of trailer wheels at low speeds? The chase car or the tractor driver? Or do both drivers have steering input for the trailer wheels?
These systems work automatically and can be controlled by the driver and/or the transport assistant (remote control).
Very cool trailer and very clever setup I like it,
but am quite content to now head off to work and drive something relatively simple, only 8 axles and only four of them steer.
WOW! Love it! Tom
That’s really something, I would hate to see the price tag on that. Also would be interesting to see how you service those inner tires on the trailer and dolly. Probably don’t get free tire rotation when you buy new tires.
Like this:
Thanks for putting the vid up here. I a mechanic since early teen years. Worked on lots of weird one off trucks but never saw anything like this.
https://www.broshuis.com/configurator/type You can configure your own trailer with a starting price around 500.000 euro’s.
What a ballet. Thoroughly fascinating, not to say impressive what with 90 tonnes loafing along at 50mph.
Hard to tell on film, but that looks to be the lowest loader I ever did see, surely not practical on anything not creamy smooth? Look like it’d hang up on a large leaf.
Hydraulic suspension on everything (the 3 axles ahead of and the 5 axles behind the bed). Highly adjustable. When (un)loading, the bed is on ground level, as seen in the video. Meanwhile, the gooseneck with the attached dolly is resting on top of the rear end of the tractor’s frame, coupled to the front end of the bed and then lifted. Demonstrated too, remote controlled.
Thanks for putting the vid up here. I a mechanic since early teen years. Worked on lots of weird one off trucks but never saw anything like this.