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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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JULY 2013
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
The
Horst Felix
, complete with generator,
makes its way to the power station
After three days of travelling, the Horst Felix
arrived at the port in Hungary
was around 300 km from Linz. As an extra
safety precaution for the roll-off process,
a second tractor unit was used in addition
to the shunting and tractor units. The
alternative to this would have been to
unload the generator with a large lattice
boom crane, explained Niedermair-Auer.
The distance to the power station from
the port was 5 kilometres. Once it arrived
at the power station’s storage area, the 294
tonne generator was unloaded and placed
in interim storage prior to installation.
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Together with the low-loader, which weighed
70 tonnes, the total weight of the transport was
444 tonnes
Two heavy duty tractor units, with
650 and 800 hp, plus the 12-axle trailer,
were used to transport the generator onto
the vessel. The heavy load tractors were
ballasted with 40 tonnes each to guarantee
the necessary traction. This combination
of vehicles was decided because it
optimised the load distribution. Together
with the low loader, which weighed
70 tonnes, the total weight of the transport
was 444 tonnes.
After three days of travelling,
Horst
Felix
arrived at the port in Hungary which
Two heavy-load tractor units assist
with the transportation process
