The CombiMax has been designed on the variety of combinations with standardised components. The principles of modularity and flexibility are applied to the trailers and step frame semi-trailers for medium to heavy payloads of between 50 and 250t. The CombiMax can be adapted to every transport requirement thanks to the new components and methods.
The bogies are available with pendular axles, with axles on independent suspension in the Twin-Axle-II version, as well as in knuckle-steered variants and all of them have the same interface. This is why all axle systems are controlled by a newly developed and universally usable gooseneck, the "one-neck-technology". It means that each steering system is connected with a universally usable gooseneck. The combination of three coupling systems includes the universal coupling head with bolt coupling, the hook adaptor and the installable telescopic centre beam.
This produces numerous possibilities and each individual component of the CombiMax construction kit can be used more frequently and accordingly be amortised faster. Total investment in the vehicle fleet is thus considerably reduced, the company says.
The maximum technical axle load of the different types of bogies has been defined on the basis of a minimum speed of 30 km/h. This leads to a considerable optimisation of the dead weight compared to known modular axle lines.
Despite the weight optimisation, an enormous bending moment across all bogie variants is achieved by the use of high-strength fine-grained steels and a new frame design.
The intuitive operator guidance significantly increases safety and reduces the risk of incorrect handling, the company says.
If required, the composition of the CombiMax semi-trailers can be extended by accessories. The equipment options for the semi-trailer include extendable add-on beam, low beds in the well-known variants and trailer equipment with various drawbars.
The CombiMax can be adapted to the transport requirements and all areas of application remain possible, such as the loading of construction machines, wind power plants, structural elements, industrial parts, track-guided vehicles, bulky goods, long materials and heavy loads. The MegaMax low-bed trailer is designed for heavy duty and special transports, allowing a high technical payload. This trailer is based on 1-5 axles and can be fitted with a 1-3 axle dolly.
The MegaMax can be equipped selectively with hydraulic or pneumatic suspension.
Various steering systems can be used with friction steered axles, knuckle-steering (hydraulic) axles, pendle axles and an independent wheel suspension, the Twin Axle II. The MegaMax can be tailored individually to the transport requirements and its special features include the optimum load distribution, the lengthoptimised loading platform and the low loading height. These properties enable not only adherence to legal limit values, but also guarantee time and cost-efficiency in loading and transport, the company says. The hydraulically widenable MultiMax semi-low loader is a versatile semi-trailer series, which is based on 2 to 10 axles and is extendable up to 50 metres and more with a high payload.
The MultiMax semi-trailer represents the economic and flexible solution to a multitude of different transport tasks, the company says. It can be widened continuously on both sides via remote control in order to perfectly fit the machine width of the load volume (up to a maximum of 3.2m).
There will also be at the stand, a MultiMax , which has been designed to be exported outside Europe. It is capable of having between three and nine axles, permitting higher axle loads than those generally driven in the EU.
In addition, a light variant of the MultiMax is ideal for transporting lifting and work platforms. The ramps were improved and all approach bevels were optimised. The operation was significantly upgraded for the driver and the point load in the loading platform was further increased.
An axle unit of the DualMax joins this series of latest developments and this type was developed for the American market. The model exhibited at Bauma shows the "lift&shift" principle, according to which the DualMax’s rail width can be increased even while loaded. Another innovation is the short version of the concrete inloader PrefaMax, which can provide the handling and manoeuvrability increase when the vehicle is retracted starting out from the standard load dimension of 9,500mm. This short PrefaMax is therefore ideal for supplying construction sites in narrow city centres or in tricky mountain regions.
