Hammar Australia’s new A-double combination wins plenty of friends for its ability to handle heavy loads without extra trucks
December 3, 2009
With operators in the container transport sector under pressure to improve productivity, Hammar Australia’s new A-double combination is starting to win plenty of friends for its ability to handle heavy loads without needing extra trucks.
The new sideloader combination gives operators the ability to carry either three 20 foot containers or a pair of 20 foot units and a single 40 foot container in a single load.
The Hammar A-double allows the user to legally lift and carry up to 33 tonne containers, with mass management and on approved B-Double routes, or approximately 29 tonnes, without mass management.
The A-Double saves time and labour by allowing the heavy container to be loaded on the B trailer. To provide sufficient traction on the drive axles, the sideloader cranes are moved forward on the A-trailer.
Already proven in Europe for some five years now, the A-double allows the user to carry up to three 20’ containers, or one 20’ and one 40’ container. With mass management this means that up to 43 tonnes, split approximately between 20 and 23 tonnes, can be carried, using approved B-Double routes.
The A-Double sideloader acts like a normal 20’-40’ unit, with the added features of a turntable as an A trailer, in a B-Double combination. The turntable is supplied as part of the package.