English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 4 - 2017 | Page 37
TECHNOLOGY
The Nooteboom SMART-programme
ROBUST LIGHTWEIGHT
SEMI LOW-LOADERS
THE SMART SEMI LOW-LOADER PROGRAMME OF NOOTEBOOM OFFERS
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES: THE OSDS SELF-STEERING SEMI LOW-LOADERS
AND THE MCOS WITH HYDRAULIC STEERING.
All versions are available with 3 or 4 axles and a fixed or extendible
load floor. Because these semi-trailers are also used to carry out
transports without exemptions, a low dead weight is very important.
Owing to the efficient production method the purchase price of the
semi low-loaders from the SMART programme is reasonable.
THE ADVANTAGE LIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION
When the SMART programme was being developed, a low dead
weight was an important objective. This is not easy. First of all the
trailer must be multifunctional and able to carry various kinds of
loads. When carrying tracked vehicles all the weight rests on the side
raves and with a box the full weight is often concentrated on just
a few metres of the load surface. Secondly, the trailer has to have a
high load capacity. For example: the OSDS-58-04 is a self-steering
4-axle semi low-loader that is ideal for the transport of construction
machinery. The dead weight is 9.1 tonnes. Without an exemption
this trailer can carry a load of around 23.5 tonnes in Germany. With
an exemption this load capacity is more than double: 48 tonnes!
Nooteboom used advanced calculation methods when designing it
to ensure that SMART trailers are strong but light in weight. ■
Type
Axles GVW
Steering Extendible Dead
weight
OSDS-41-03 3 41 T 1 x steered no 7.5 T
OSDS-48-03 3 48 T 1 x steered no 8.0 T
OSDS-48-03V 3 48 T 1 x steered yes 8.5 T
OSDS-58-04 4 58 T 2 x steered no 9.1 T
OSDS-58-04V 4 58 T 2 x steered ja 9.6 T
MCOS-41-03 3 41 T 2 of 3 x hydr. yes 8.6 T
MCOS-48-03 3 48 T 2 of 3 x hydr. no 9.0 T
MCOS-48-03V 3 48 T 3 x hydraulic yes 9.8 T
MCOS-58-04 4 58 T 3 x hydraulic no 10.2 T
MCOS-58-04V 4 58 T 4 x hydraulic yes 11.2 T
The weights in the table are the weights of the basic version without
optional ramps. These dead weights are also entered as such in the
trailer’s papers.
MCOS-58-04V
Light but strong: that’s the result
of clever engineering
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