The new K25 PB is equipped with shiftable drive axles and can be towed at 50 miles/h or even be propelled by an equally shiftable PowerPackUnit (PPU), as needed. This development offers additional traction (thrust) without using an additional thrust machine on transport routes with inclines. The K25 PB can also be operated as a self-propelled unit or be coupled to other K25 platform trailers.

1. As thrust machine: before driving on a critical incline, the driver starts the powerful 150 kW PPU. As soon as the tractor no longer has sufficient power to manage the incline, i.e. the speed drops below 9 miles/h, the driving gear starts automatically, thus providing sufficient thrust. Once the incline has been overcome, the additional driving gear shuts off automatically and speed can be increased again in accordance with the road conditions (see graph 1).

2. In regular traffic as trailer combination: after the driving gear is switched off, the drive unit can achieve a speed of 50 miles/h in the transport combination. The K25 PB also distinguishes itself through its sturdy chassis construction, +/- 325 mm axle compensation and 60° steering angle (see graph 2).

3. For in-plant transports: during in-plant tasks, the drive unit with PPU – with or without K25 platform trailer – can be uncoupled from the tractor and controlled as self-propelled transport combination via a mobile operating panel. This operating panel controls the hydrostatic drive, lifting and lowering functions, hydraulic steering, brake system as well as electrical power supply. Short, manoeuvrable and extremely flexible (see graph 3)!

The K25 SL has longitudinal pitch and, as a result, can be extended into a 3-file combination with the K25 series. Using additional spacers between the vehicle halves, for example, means that vehicle widths of 4000 mm can be realised. The K25 SL with spacer is the optimum solution in special cases, for instance when the load requires better stability due to a high centre of gravity and the road does not allow a 4-file combination.

The K25 series is also available as a self-propelled heavy load combination. The hydrostatic drive, the steering and the lift hydraulics in the pendulum axles are powered by a PPU (PowerPackUnit). The K25 SP can naturally be coupled to the drawn platform trailers K25.

The K25 series is also available as a self-propelled heavy load combination. The hydrostatic drive, the steering and the lift hydraulics in the pendulum axles are powered by a PPU (PowerPackUnit). The K25 SP can naturally be coupled to the drawn platform trailers K25.

The K25 series is also available as a self-propelled heavy load combination. The hydrostatic drive, the steering and the lift hydraulics in the pendulum axles are powered by a PPU (PowerPackUnit). The K25 SP can naturally be coupled to the drawn platform trailers K25.

The K25 series is also available as a self-propelled heavy load combination. The hydrostatic drive, the steering and the lift hydraulics in the pendulum axles are powered by a PPU (PowerPackUnit). The K25 SP can naturally be coupled to the drawn platform trailers K25.

The “tractor” for the K25

The hydrostatically driven and electronically steered combination vehicle is available in 4- and 6-axle units. Energy is provided by a PPU (PowerPackUnit). The different steering programmes, such as all-wheel steering along and crosswise, diagonal steering along and crosswise, front-wheel and rear-wheel steering as well as circular steering of a single vehicle or a coupled combination, make the vehicle extremely manoeuvrable. The steering angle of the K25 SPE is +/-140°.

The K25 SPE is compatible with the entire K25 series. The highlight: the K25 SPE can be coupled side-byside to the electronically steered SPMT3000 modular transporter from SCHEUERLE.

Made from high-strength fine-grained steel of grade S 960, the K25 ES has a significantly higher bending moment in the main beam. This higher bending moment allows additional coupling of a platform trai- ler with up to 3 axles after a deck. In the process, the permissible axle loads are still observed, thus demonstrating its quality as a giant among road vehicles. The K25 ES can naturally be coupled to the SCHEUERLE-KAMAG K25. It is available as 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-axle platform trailer. To complement your fleet with K25 ES platform trai- lers is of particular interest, since higher loads require additional axle lines which in turn result in higher bending moments. The combination of types K25 ES, K25 and K25 UL allows you to create the optimal 8.1 vehicle combination, in accordance with the require- ments of the bending line (refer to pictogram above). Thus, the two models ES and UL become the ace for all carriers.

The K25 UL is the light-weight of the K25 series. Weight and price-optimised, the K25 UL is the ideal model for configuring a combination in the dead weight-payload ratio. With a dead weight well below 10 tons (4-axle), the K25 UL is 850 kg lighter per axle line than the standard K25. It can be coupled to the K25 as well as to the K25 ES because the hydraulic system in the axles is the same. In combination with the K25 and the K25 ES, moment-optimised combinations with reduced dead weight are possible at increased payload. This redu- ces the number of axle lines required, shortens the overall combination and, thus, increases profitability.