Wipfli Transport 105t Cable Bobbins on Faymonville CombiMAX 4+7 combination

Swiss expert heavy-duty transport family business Wipfli Transporte is one of the most acknowledged experts in the transport of heavy steel cable reels.

Faymonville CombiMAX as a 4+7 combination, with an excavator deck integrated between them

With their extensive CombiMAX modular system, these specialists have the necessary transport flexibility.

This time, the route leads the heavy-duty experts to Fatzer AG. Five cable reels are ready and waiting here. The company manufactures cables from high-strength precision steel wire in diameters of up to 135mm. Wipfli is responsible for the transport of 5 bobbins, each 3.90m diameter, 3.20m wide bobbin weighing in at 105t.

“Our job includes transport from Romanshorn to Basel into the Auhafen. From there, the reels will be shipped on the Rhine to Rotterdam,” Peter Wipfli Jun. explains the project specifications. For this purpose, his team is assembling a Faymonville CombiMAX as a 4+7 combination, with an excavator deck integrated between them.

The combination moved through Switzerland, with the 10×4 tractor unit at the front and a supporting 6×4 pushing vehicle at the rear. The total pull weight was 186t distributed over a total length of 42m. Peter Wipfli Jr. describes the final destination for the cargo: “The reels carrying steel cables, which to be installed for a new cable railway at a ski resort.”

The next mission won’t be long in coming for the Swiss. For works manager Peter Wipfli Jun., the Faymonville solution is exactly the right choice for a successful company future. Also and especially for the fact that Wipfli has a clear structure. “As a smaller company, we always have to be able to adapt perfectly to the load. For us, this is only possible with a modular vehicle like the CombiMAX. The CombiMAX impresses with its high-quality workmanship, simple operation and light weight.”