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Thursday, September 1, 2022
BEDUM/KESTEREN- Vogelzang and D-TEC are launching an upgraded version of
the Vogelzang roller crane trailer. ‘We have retained the Vogelzang building
quality, supplementing it with D-TEC’s standardization principle. By combining
the two, we can roll out the upgraded roller crane trailers in the Low
Countries and in all of Europe in the long term’, D-TEC CEO Gerrit van Vlastuin
explains. One thing was clear to van
Vlastuin prior to the continued development of the roller crane trailers: there
could be no concessions whatsoever in terms of the building quality of these
trailers. The torsional stiffness of the Vogelzang trailers is their selling
point, after all. But it is also a necessity as this structural stiffness is
needed to compensate for the load of the roller crane, while loading and
unloading. Another distinguishing feature is the unique mechanical steering
system; a system whereby the last two axles are steered, for easier manoeuvring
on narrow roads. The bumper was also redesigned in accordance with the new
European road safety legislation. Round rear lights
In addition to these
fundamental innovations, the detailing of the roller crane trailers has also
been improved, with an aluminium rear underrun, with a step bar and a mudguard
groove, among others. Thanks to this step bar, the driver can use the bumper as
an extra step up, making it easier to reach the steps on the side of the
trailer. An ideal feature for drivers who often climb onto the trailer several
times a day to load or unload brick or other building materials.
Finally, the design also
includes an indispensable detail that many customers have come to rely on: the
distinctive Vogelzang rear with the round lamps - this design element of the
brick trailer has remained intact.  | 
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Phased continued
development
After these first, recent
improvements to the roller crane trailer, D-TEC and Vogelzang intend to
gradually develop it further in the coming years to better meet market demand
outside the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands). Van
Vlastuin: “In first instance, we are thinking of a variant with a lower
deadweight, with three fixed axles. Loading
and unloading on sites that are difficult to access The
Vogelzang rolling crane trailers have a long-standing history. In the 1970s,
Vogelzang developed its first steered trailers with a roller crane for the
transportation of construction materials (bricks). The design was developed in
response to an increasingly pressing problem: how to unload the bricks at
construction sites that are often difficult to access and eliminate the need
for an external crane. With the launch of a combined trailer and crane in the
Netherlands, drivers can now load and unload completely independently, in any
place, at a relatively low operating cost. Today, the Vogelzang roller crane
trailers are used for several other purposes, including to transport steel road
plates, scaffolding materials and concrete slabs. Film: daily work with a Vogelzang roller crane trailer.
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