Big Body - Krampe Landtechnik- und Metallbau GmbH
Big Body - Krampe Landtechnik- und Metallbau GmbH
Big Body - Krampe Landtechnik- und Metallbau GmbH
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The running gear bears<br />
the entire load.<br />
The running gear:<br />
• is the part of the tipper you see least of<br />
• is where you will find most evidence of<br />
manufacturer expertise<br />
• is what accounts for most of your capital<br />
investment<br />
• is what determines the quality of ride and<br />
road safety<br />
• is the decisive factor when working in arduous<br />
conditions<br />
• is what enables the tipper to keep going in<br />
rough terrain<br />
• is what you’re most likely to overlook at<br />
the time of purchase but is most likely to<br />
give you grief later on<br />
• is ultimately what distinguishes a <strong>Krampe</strong><br />
tipper from its competitors<br />
In fact, all of the above is just common sense,<br />
but the running gear is overlooked by many<br />
buyers because all the detailed work here is<br />
out of sight. At <strong>Krampe</strong>, we don’t compromise<br />
on our pledge to deliver “quality on<br />
wheels”. That’s why our running gear is never<br />
a standard product but rather customised to<br />
the tipper and its application and to individual<br />
customer specification.<br />
As a matter of principle, we equip our running<br />
gear with parabolic springs, because<br />
these offer plenty of benefits:<br />
• Low deadweight<br />
• Low maintenance thanks to silent bushes<br />
• No corrosion between spring leaves<br />
• Good stability and low machine height<br />
thanks to minimal 40 mm travel<br />
• High gro<strong>und</strong> clearance as springs are<br />
mounted above the axle<br />
Parabolic springs with 24 t load rating are<br />
standard specification on all models with<br />
a 20 t load capacity and more (36 t tridem<br />
model). These spring systems are sourced<br />
from the commercial vehicle sector and are<br />
designed to operate in the toughest conditions.<br />
Axial draft arms exert a pulling effect<br />
on the axles. The springs do without coiled<br />
ends and bushing insets – a design that<br />
results in easy pulling, low draft requirement, excellent<br />
tracking in rough terrain, dynamic brake force balancing to<br />
avoid individual axles locking up, plenty of load capacity in<br />
reserve and low machine height.<br />
Steering axle with forced-steering system and hydraulic rear axle<br />
support system.<br />
Forced-steering system with standard compliant coupling. Benefit from<br />
our many years of experience and the wide choice of ADR and BPW<br />
axles available.<br />
High-quality parabolic commercial trailer springs provide dynamic axle<br />
levelling and hence prevent overbraking on the front axle. The leaf<br />
springs are wide in the middle and combine with the high gro<strong>und</strong> clearance<br />
to provide unmatched off-road mobility.<br />
The hydraulic rear axle support system comprises two hydraulic rams<br />
that extend onto the rear axle to provide extra support as the body is<br />
being tipped. This system eliminates the risk of any negative tongue<br />
load developing during the tipping process, preventing the hitch from<br />
jerking up and enhancing the overall machine stability at the same time.<br />
Our versatile drawbar systems give you the flexibility to adjust the<br />
trailer’s hitch height nearly steplessly within a 60 cm-104 cm range.<br />
In addition, we offer a choice of suspension systems including rubber<br />
buffers, hydraulic and pneumatic systems plus a variety of easy-fit hitch<br />
systems.<br />
Our suspended drawbar models feature the hose holders where you<br />
store all supply lines when not in use to keep your workplace tidy.<br />
Running gear<br />
20 t parabolic springs on the <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Body</strong> 500 / 540<br />
model. Note the generous gro<strong>und</strong> clearance.<br />
<strong>Krampe</strong> can look back on many years of experience in<br />
building running gear systems with hydraulic suspension.<br />
The slim drawbar makes for optimum steering angles.<br />
All hydraulic and electric lines are tidily routed to the<br />
tractors. All lines are marked by oil-proof stickers.<br />
Not many of our competitors can offer that. Compare<br />
for yourself.<br />
The body rests on durable rubber pads. All telescoping<br />
rams mount in a gimbal ring and feature a check<br />
valve. Note the x-bracing and traversing that add stability<br />
to the structure.<br />
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