English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 6 - 2019 | Page 30

GIANTS ON THE ROAD
Facts & Figures
MEGA WINDMILL
TRANSPORTER
THE NOOTEBOOM MEGA WINDMILL TRANSPORTER (MWT) WITH THE LIFTAD-100
LIFTADAPTER WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF TOWER SECTIONS
MEASURING UP TO JUST OVER 40 METRES IN LENGTH. AFTER ITS INTRODUCTION
IN 2003 THE MWT WAS OFTEN USED TO TRANSPORT THE VESTAS V90-3MW
NACELLE. WITH THE LIFTAD-100 ADAPTER A TOWER SECTION WITH A DIAMETER
OF UP TO 4,600 MM CAN BE CLAMPED IN BETWEEN THE JEEPDOLLY AND
THE SELF-TRACKING DOLLY. UP UNTIL TODAY THE CONCEPT OF THE MWT
HAS HARDLY CHANGED. THE MWT IS STILL THE MOST EFFICIENT SOLUTION
FOR THE TRANSPORT OF TOWER SECTIONS WITH A LARGE DIAMETER.
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