Schlang & Reichart Crane Trailer 80.13

The tipping trailer

The crane sits on a sturdy chassis proven in forestry work: a double frame of fine-grain structural steel, made from two multi-folded tubes that also hold a pair of aluminium loading ramps. The 4,500 × 2,200 mm body tips three ways. Side extensions add height in 50 cm steps, and stakes slot into the body when you’re carrying branches or logs.

The hydraulic steering drawbar has a tight steering angle, so the trailer is easy to manoeuvre in narrow streets. Two cylinders on the drawbar, worked from the towing vehicle, keep it under control when you slew the crane uphill with a loaded body.

The loading crane

Schlang & Reichart builds its cranes from tough special steel to crane load class B4, for continuous dynamic loading. Every crane is delivered with a crane test book and an initial inspection by a crane expert, under the rules of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV).

The standard crane is the Z4359, a Z-crane with 5,700 mm of reach and a net lifting moment of 40.5 kNm, which folds away neatly for the road with the body loaded. For more reach there are the Z5376 (7,600 mm) and Z5388 (8,800 mm), or you can choose an L-crane with S&R’s Power-Link toggle linkage between the main and knuckle booms, which speeds the work up. The four-cylinder slewing gear, with widely spaced bearings running in oil, gives 15.2 kNm of slewing torque through 370°, enough to load comfortably uphill.

Telescopic A-frame outriggers let you set up safely in tight spots and on slopes, and because they don’t spread far, working at the roadside is straightforward. The trailer also has a hydraulic support leg. The operator runs the crane by radio through Danfoss EHC control, from wherever gives the best view of the load.