PFM, Pontoon System, 2x 75 HP Outboard Engines, MLC 28

Description

  1. Overview
    1. The floating bridge can be used as a bridge or as a self-motorised ferry of adjustable length.
    2. With the PFM floating bridge you can find solutions of water transportation during water disasters, flooding, emergency transportation, broken bridges, breaking down roads, rescue, etc.
    3. The PFM floating bridge is the unique system in the world designed to be a road transportable modular self-motorised bridge.
    4. PFM floating bridge can be used for civilian, maritime and military purposes.
    5. PFM floating bridge has been manufactured by CNI M according the highest military standards.
    6. PFM floating bridge is used to cross wet areas or stretches of water.
    7. PFM floating bridge can be used as a ferry or bridge, and is very easy to deploy.
    8. PFM floating bridge is in service with three European armies.
    9. PFM floating bridge is a motorised system for crossing wet areas or stretches of water, and can be used as an assault raft or a bridge for caterpillar tracked vehicles up to class MLC 70. Extremely easy to use, the PFM floating bridge requires no additional equipment (e.g. boats, cranes or earthmovers) for its deployment.
    10. Thanks to its ability to help heavy vehicles to cross rivers and waters the PFM floating bridge can be used in difficult environment.
    11. PFM floating bridge is built to ensure high reliability and low life cycle cost. They are launched and recovered by dedicated semi-trailers from unprepared banks and are autonomous once in the water. They require no additional means such as bank preparation dozers or tug boats. Land mobility is excellent thanks to their design, their reduced weight and their all wheel drive (AWD) devices.
    12. Each system is made of one heavy tractor 6x6 TRM 10000 and a specialised trailer with a separate hydraulic transmission on the wheels able to give power and mobility when in use in rough conditions. This power (hydraulic and electricity) is supplied by the tractor.
    13. The trailer is used for the transportation and the deployment of the modules (bridge sections) and the access ramps.
    14. In good conditions the launching of 1 module needs 10 minutes and the setting up of a ramp requires 15 minutes. To remove these equipments need approximately the same time.
  2. Module
    1. The module is the main floating element constituting the bridge. It is principally made of: one central compartment dedicated to the traffic way, two lateral compartments, two ballasts, two 75 CV outboard engines with a 360° steering rotation angle, four jerry cans for two-stroke gas, one complete pilot lot of equipment: tooling, ropes, anchors, chains, shackle, lights, etc.
    2. Length: 11,10 m
    3. Width: 10,10 m
    4. Height with engine deployed: 2,16 m
    5. Total weight: 11224 kg
    6. Power: 2 x 75 CV
    7. Draft: 0,90 m
    8. Class: MLC 28
  3. Outboard Engine
    1. Power: 75 hp
    2. Total weight: 115 kg
    3. Steering rotation angle: 360°
    4. Fuel tank capacity: 24 L
    5. Consumption: 32 L/h
    6. Draft with empty module: 0,50 m
    7. Draft with loaded module: 0,90 m
  4. Module Loaded on Semi-Trailer
    1. Length: 18,04 m
    2. Width: 3,60 m
    3. Height: 4,061 m
    4. Total weight: 32269 kg
    5. Class: MLC 28
    6. Steering angle: between walls 24 m, between pavement 19,50 m
    7. Ground clearance: 0,30 m
    8. Gradient: 30%
    9. Fording: 1,20 m
    10. Side slope max (on hard grounds at low speed): 20%
    11. Minimum width required on road: 4 m
  5. Ramp
    1. The access ramp is the component set between the river bank and the module; on each end of the bridge made of one or several modules the ramp is activated autonomously with the hydraulic power and the hydraulic jacks. The ramp is not reversible and is loaded and unloaded at the same side.
    2. Length: 13,60 m
    3. Width: 4,65 m
    4. Height: 1,70 m
    5. Total weight: 7380 kg
    6. Energy: hydraulic power
  6. Ramp Loaded on Semi-Trailer
    1. Length: 19,95 m
    2. Width: 3,60 m
    3. Height with propeller deployed: 3,23 m
    4. Total weight: 28625 kg
    5. Class: MLC 24
    6. Steering angle: between walls 24 m, between pavement 19,50 m
    7. Ground clearance: 0,30 m
    8. Gradient: 30%
    9. Fording: 1,20 m
    10. Side slope max (on hard grounds at low speed): 20%
    11. Minimum width required on road: 4 m
  7. Semi-Trailer Empty
    1. Length: 12,56 m
    2. Width: 2,50 m
    3. Height: 3,23 m
    4. Total weight: 8400 kg
    5. Class: MLC 7
    6. Powered wheels: 4
    7. Hydraulic power: 400 bars
  8. Tractor TRM 10000
    1. Semi-trailer tractor PFM (TRM 10000 hyd)
    2. Diesel engine six cylinders: 264 hp
    3. Range: 1000 km
    4. Length: 7,96 m
    5. Width: 2,5 m
    6. Height: 3,02 m
    7. Weight empty: 12180 kg
    8. Max weight: 23000 kg
    9. Total weight with trailer (operational): 38000 kg
    10. Fuel tank capacity: 500 L in two separate tanks
    11. Tyres: 1400 x 20
    12. Pressure on road: front 5,5 bars, rear 6 bars
    13. Pressure on smooth ground: front 2,1 bars, rear 2,3 bars
    14. Ground clearance: 0,63 m
    15. Speed on road: 80 km/h
    16. Class: MLC 11