Model: ST5-1600, serial no: 572

Capacity: 5000Kg, lift height 6000mm

LPG. Includes Forklift Spreader.

Very Good Condition. Low hours (1625 hrs)

$52,500 inc GST *price includes delivery anywhere on the east coast of Australia.*

Diesel Fuel Tank

This trailer has a diesel fuel tank with an access hatch in the deck of the trailer.

Polished Aluminium Handwash Tank

Standard handwash tank comes in brushed aluminium, the polished version is an option.

Pullouts, Deck tie downs and Container locks

Other options available include:

• Hydraulic operation on landing leg, one or two leg options available.
• Flashing lights and oversize sign, flag holders
• Bump Bar
• Deck Wells
• Other tyre and rim sizes optional extras

Let us know if you have any specific requirements on 1300 559375.

Please click on the thumbnail photos below to see larger images.

Russell Heale Engineering offer a very high quality plant trailer. Our plant trailers are fabricated using similar techniques we use for the larger tag and float trailers with profile cut coaming rails and this makes our plant trailers very strong and long lasting. We welcome you to visit our factory on the Gold Coast and see why the processes we use make our trailers the best on the market for long term durability and strength.

Whether you want an attachment frame built, extra tie down points or different materials for your deck or ramps we offer choice and flexibility to meet your needs. We can offer galvanising of our trailers as standard, we can also offer a 2pac paint finish in colours of your choice.  Please see photos of our plant trailers at our plant trailer gallery. Download our information brochure here: Plant Trailer Information 2012.

If you require finance for your trailer, Russell Heale Engineering can put you in contact with a few finance companies, please contact us for more details.

At Russell Heale Engineering, we not only offer trailers to high standards, we also offer other services such as repairs and servicing of trailers and earthmoving equipment.

At Russell Heale Engineering, we believe our range of trailers are the strongest and most durable trailers to transport plant equipment and machinery. Give us a call now on 1300 559 375 or e-mail us info@rheale.com.au for any question or requirements about our trailers Australia wide. Our team look forward to advising you on your next trailer purchase.

We often see this type of report at tender stage.

Some engineers are conducting the preliminary investigations and are recommending further investigations are required and putting the responsibility of conducting these onto the builder or piling contractor.

That is fine and we can assist with recommending investigation parameters for further geotechnical investigations so appropriate design parameters can be determined and probable pile founding depths estimated and consequently piling costs likely to be required.

Recommendations

However I recommend that you allow a provisional sum for the piling works and associated geotechnical reports required.

Often we are asked by builders to quote for a specific pile length for costing purposes. This practice although helpful does not assist the builder to readily quantify the probable cost for the client. It is impossible to accurately quantify the possible piling and foundation costs with only a limited geotechnical investigation. We can estimate or guess at the potential founding depth. We can also draw on local experience. But ultimately it is an educated guess.

Let us advise you on geotechnical investigations for piling projects

Pile depth can vary across a site

I have for a long time now highly recommended that the builder does not enter into a building contract that includes the piling works at a fixed price. The potential risk is enormous.

Mother earth can be extremely variable

A recent example which highlights this is as follows. The site had a geotechnical investigation that can only be described as preliminary with 2 boreholes to 4.0 m deep and one to 8.0 m deep and all conducted along the rear of the site. Further investigations were commissioned by the builder. They identified that the piling may extend to 12.5m deep at places.

During the piling of the site there was a very unusual situation where the piling depths suddenly dropped from 6 to 7m deep into a very deep hole at over 22 to 24m deep and even deeper in places.  We have never experienced anything like this in the 15 years I have been piling.

This is a very unusual situation, but illustrates the potential risk.

Do not accept the risk

As a piling contractor I will not enter into a fixed price contract as it is impossible to know exactly what is under the ground. As a builder you should not accept that risk either.

Range of Trailer Couplings

Each coupling has different ratings for how much load it can carry; more information can be found here. The Bartlett or 8 ball and Ringfeder can carry the least, the pintle hook more and the flying saucer the most.

Flying Saucer Connected

The flying saucer with its 12 tonne vertical load capacity is by far the best value for load distribution to the truck. This is the standard coupling we utilise with our trailer unless another type is requested.

Attaching Truck and Trailer

The pintle hook and flying saucer are very similar to connect, the critical thing being the height of the trailer coupling in comparison to the truck hitch. This applies to the Bartlett ball, the pintle hook and the flying saucer. The coupling procedure requires that you check the height before engaging the coupling for all the couplings. Air hoses, lights and power connections all need to be done regardless of coupling type.

Most people can connect a flying saucer coupling up just as quickly as a Bartlett ball. Attaching a flying saucer coupling does require a spanner (which we supply); the other coupling types do not require tools.

Flying saucer attached to truck with Ringfeder option

Altering Truck couplings

Russell Heale Engineering often alters the truck coupling to fit the trailer sold.

Flying saucer attached to truck with pintle hook option

The latest truck modification was to enable a truck to use either a Flying Saucer coupling (our standard trailer coupling) or a Ringfeder coupling. This allows the truck to pull trailers with either form of coupling.

Other Dual Coupling Options

A ready made dual coupling hitch can also be sourced. There is a truck coupling manufacturer making these dual truck hitches allowing more than one coupling type to be fitted to a single vehicle. The options are Bartlett ball and Ringfeder, or Ringfeder and a heavy duty pintle hook. We can forward more information about this on request.

If you have any questions about any of the information in this article or would like to make an enquiry about our trailers please call us on 1300 559 375 or email info@rheale.com.au.

We offer the complete design and build of rock heads, power heads and gearboxes.

Our expert fitters and turners have experience with rock heads for tunnelling and power heads for piling and augering.

We have the expertise and the equipment.

• All work done in house
• CAD drawings by fully qualified tradesman
• Gears/ Splines cutting and shaping
• Large jobs up to 1m diameter ring gears

Selection of Previous Projects

• Tunnelling machines converted from clay boring to rock boring
• Specialty power heads for augering and piling developed using unique gearbox design for superior strength and durability
• Torque measuring devices from 70,000Nm to 300,000Nm

More information on our powerheads is here and on our torqatrons is here.

For more information call 1300 559 375 or 07 5593 7755.

Q: How did Russell Heale Engineering start manufacturing Powerheads?

Following extensive experience rebuilding powerheads manufactured by others we embarked on setting up our own manufacturing facility, building quality robust powerheads specifically designed for the screw piling industry. This has enabled us to design out the weaknesses, we are the only specialist powerhead manufacturer for the piling industry.

Q: Why choose a Powerhead made by Russell Heale Engineering?

The powerheads that we build are unique in their internal design. They are designed for screw piling and the duty cycle demands that come with this type of work. They can also be used for augering applications.

Experience has shown that there are enormous levels of heat generated by the gearbox during the continuous use experienced when installing screw piles.  To overcome this heat we install a thermostatically controlled oil cooler to the powerhead hood.

We have had powerheads working in the field since we started making them two years ago without any problems.

Q: What speeds can I expect from the powerheads available?

Speeds may vary depending on machine size and pump capacity.

Typical Start up Speeds

Each powerhead has a different start up speed and those provided below are based on typical speeds for a 25-30 tonne excavator.

100,000Nm powerheads have approximately 40 rpm at start up which is a very good speed for augering and getting piles down through the softer materials very quickly.

150,000Nm powerheads have a slower speed of approximately 30 rpm.

300,000Nm powerheads have approximately 15 rpm. The alternative to a 300,000Nm powerhead is to use a combination of a 100,000Nm or 150,000Nm powerhead and a 300,000Nm multiplier, which would enable faster output speeds. To find out more about our multipliers click here.

Q: How do I get further information?

If you would like information about likely output speeds for a specific machine please contact us and we can obtain the relevant hydraulic flow charts and advise the likely output speeds.

If you would like to discuss these options please call our office on 07 5593 7755.