Prinoth teamed with Streumaster to create what they are calling the largest lime-spreader on rubber tracks. In September, the two manufacturers developed a 13-cubic-meter unit that rests on Prinoth’s Panther T12 chassis.
The two engineering teams made some significant changes to their respective base units. The overall height had to remain under 3,188 mm and the width could not exceed 2,700 mm. Streumaster provided a wider and lower sized-container body compared to their regular wheeled-lime spreaders in order to suit the off-road application. Prinoth moved the cab forward to keep the same stability levels but a lower overall height.
“Similar track models are not able to reach the same volumes while maintaining stability and an extremely low ground pressure,” said Doug Little, Prinoth’s director of sales, in a prepared statement. “Thanks to this great collaboration...the final solution is almost 60 percent more productive and this will help customers stabilize soils all over the world with quicker cycle times.
Streumaster is a Wirtgen partner company, and all its lime spreaders are exclusively offered through the Wirtgen dealer network worldwide.
“When we first discussed this new development to be build on a rubber tracked carrier vehicle, we needed to consider all key aspects of soil stabilization,” said Mehdi Belkalem, senior commercial technical advisor of Wirtgen Belgium B.V. “Typical jobsites in some countries, like Belgium, do not have enough bearing capacity to carry wheeled equipment. Achieving low ground pressure was one of the key aims. Second, the vehicle needed to be transportable on the road on a low bed truck, therefore, the vehicle’s overall height was another challenge. Consequently, the center of gravity also had to be lowered. This is important for the stability and safety when our customers work under difficult conditions, for example to prevent capsizing.”
“Our third target was the delivery of the actual binding agent. For our customers, it was a wish to get the truck with the lime back on the road as fast as possible. As the ‘waisted [sic] waiting time’ is always very limited. Therefore, we needed a solution where the main truck could be emptied with 3 cycles (a truck holds about 32 cubic meters). This resulted in a 13-cubic-meter spreader.
“In order to reach this, initially no manufacturer was able to offer us the required amount of space to build a 13-cubic-meter lime-spreader and meet all previous named requirements. Prinoth proposed to shift their cabin forward. Moreover, Prinoth’s Panther T12 chassis design permitted this and it turned out to be the ultimate solution to match all our customers’ requirements. The challenges mentioned above, together with the very high accuracy of Streumaster’s binder spreaders resulted in happy customers benefiting from a customised solution for very, sometimes extremely, rough jobsite conditions where no other lime-spreader can be used.
Source: Prinoth
