Industrial Trailers Pre-Engineered for Quick Turnaround

Hamilton's Hercules super-duty industrial trailers ENLARGE IMAGE

September 14, 2016 - Hamilton introduces Hercules, a new line of pre-engineered super-duty industrial trailers. The new Hercules line has a load capacity range of 20,000 to 40,000 lbs. per trailer and is pre-engineered for quick turnaround. The trailer line is available to ship in an industry-leading lead time of four to five weeks, according to the manufacturer.

 

The Hercules line are fifth-wheel-steer type trailers, with a total of ten standard deck sizes starting at 4’ wide x 8 ‘long and ranging up to 5 ft. wide by a massive 24 ft. long. The series is also grouped in 20K, 25K, 30K, 35K, and 40K load capacities designed for severe loading and power towing conditions. Common applications are hauling tooling, dies, molds, structural steel bars, rolls, cylinders, and plate steel efficiently throughout the plant.

 

Each Hercules deck is constructed of ¼-in. plate steel with structural steel channel ranging from 5-in. on the 20K load trailer to 12-in. on the 40K version. The fifth wheel steering consists of ¾-in. steel plates sandwiching a 24-in. diameter anti-friction disc rotating on a 2-in. kingpin.

 

Design engineers selected heavy-duty press-on polyurethane wheels ranging from 14” diameter on the 20K load trailers up to 22” diameter on the 40K load trailers. All wheels are equipped with precision tapered roller bearings and ride on 1-1/2-in. stress-proof axles.   

 

Finally, a major wear point on any towed trailer is the towing loop. The Hercules features a forged steel loop designed for handling the extreme loads and resistant to wear during years of use.