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Vacuum tank truck

Fabrication spéciale de camions pour une utilisation sur des terrains difficiles. Citerne sous vide (vacuum) de 20 000 l.

Mercedes-Benz Actros 3341 (6x6) truck chassis, specially designed for off-road use in the african dessert with vacuum tank body, 20.000 l. capacity. Tank constructed with FE510 steel plates, 6 mm thick. Spray bar mounted on the rear of the truck.

For suction and transport sludge, oil mud, slurry, sewage. VAC-TRUCKS. RAC-Germany
VACUUM-TANK-TRUCKS (vac truck) for suction and transport sludge, oil mud, slurry, waste-water, sewage etc. Custom-made in Germany. Capacity: 4 000 ltr. to 35 000 ltr. (on semi-trailer). 20 000 ltr. vacuum tank supertructures can be build on 40 ton 6x6 off-road truck chassis or on reinforced 6x4 chassis cabin.
Manufactured in Germany of European high-grade steel. Cylindrical vacuum tank shape.
Cylindrical vacuum tank shape, manufactured in Germany of European high-grade steel S235JRG2, thickness 4–5 mm (standard) or 6 mm (on customers request) electrically welded throughout with accurately finished welding seams. Dished bulkheads on both sides with 6 mm thickness and appropriate number of baffles, 5 mm thick. The tank body is completely hot-dip galvanized in and out-side. Reinforcements made of U-channel, welded on the outs-side of the tank. The vacuum tank is mounted with approx. 2,0 % slope to the rear and is vacuum as well as pressure resistant, designed for 1,00 bar pressure and 0,9 bar vacuum.
Vacuum tank superstructure can be provided with man hole or complete rear opening
The rear end of the vacuum tank superstructure can be provided with man hole (diameter: 600 mm) or with complete rear opening hydraulically operated. However the off-loading of the tank content is always by pressure and man hole as well as complete rear opening are only for (special) cleaning jobs. The tank needs not to be opened during the daily job.
Vacuum tank superstructure. View in production site.
View of during the production of the vacuum tank superstructure. Our workshops are in Germany and we are using German and European components to build up top quality products, such as vacuum tanks, water and fuel tanks, flat bed trucks, crane trucks, service trucks, flushing and jetting trucks, workshop trucks, lowboys and semi-trailers.
Vacuum tank superstructure bodyshell work. RAC-Germany®
Vacuum tank superstructure bodyshell work. You can already see the hinges on the top, the heavy duty tightening bolts to secure the rear opening and below the two flanges for suction and for pressure. Our company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and you can rely on our quality.
Details of custom-built vacuum tank truck: Manual operated tightening bolt . . .
Details of custom-built vac truck: Manual operated tightening bolt (wheel). Well protected rear light (hot dip galvanized grid) and hot dip galvanized open mesh operator stand for safe operation and handling. Top quality down to the last detail. RAC-Germany®
Operation panel is provided at the rear right side of the vacuum tank superstructure
At the rear right side the vacuum tank superstructure an operation panel is provided. It is made as a splash-proof execution (wheather resistant) and can be additional (on request) placed in a lockable casing.
The function of the operating station are in detail:
- ON/OFF for vacuum pump
- ON/OFF for truck engine
- Emergency cut-off
- Pressure gauge for suction and pressure
- Pressure gauge for hydraulic system
- Adjustment of RPM (engine speed)
- Working lights switch
Our customized vac-trucks are furnished with rotating beacons and all requested safety features and certifications.
Our customized vac-trucks are furnished with rotating beacons (number as customers request) and all requested safety features and certifications. Standard are one or two fresh water tanks for hand and tools cleaning jobs (total capacity: 80-120 ltr.). Standard is that all steel parts are sand-blasted and prime-coated. The tank body is always completely hot-dip galvanized (in- and out-side) and outside painted in one (1) RAL colour. Substructure, spare-wheel carrier etc. are painted in chassis colour or hot-dip galvanized.
Custom-built vac-truck for oil field application in Africa with rear opening.
Vacuum tank truck (vac-truck), capacity: 20.000 ltr. Special custom-built model for (off-road) oil field application in Africa with hydraulically operated complete rear opening. Build on Mercedes-Benz truck chassis model Actros 3341. Axle drive: 6x6, Tires 14.00R20 on the special TRILEX® steel rims. Additional 400 ltr. fuel tank to get a range of round about 2200 km , spray bar (for dust suppression) at the rear end.
RAC-Germany® off-road vac trucks are custom-made to meet your specific requirements
RAC-Germany® sewer cleaning trucks and off-road vac trucks are custom-made to meet your specific requirements, without compromises. On customers request we add additional fuel tanks, provide tires with special off-road pattern etc. Just send us detailed e-mail message and let us know your individual requirements, questions and whishes.
The special RAC-Germany® "Low-Torsion Body Mounting System" for our tank bodies is well-known for strongness and torsion-resistance at off-road operation
How our vacuum tank superstructures are made: The special RAC-Germany® "Low-Torsion Body Mounting System" for our tank bodies is well-known for strongness and torsion-resistance at off-road operation in extrem difficult and rough conditions. The elastic connection between the truck chassis and the sub-frame of our superstructure provides an extreme torsion-absorbing function. The sub-frame is mounted to the truck main frame in a way to ensure equal load distribution. Usually our sub-frames are hot-dip galvanized but can also be supplied in tuck chassis colour.

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