Single Wheel Pair Drive Wheels for Laying and Hauling

 

The single wheel pair drive wheels can be used to haul cable for loading on to a vessel and recovery of cable from the seabed.

 

The wheels will also act as a hydraulic brake to maintain the correct amount of speed and residual tension for laying cable on to the seabed.

 

There are 4 sets of wheels available, each set can be used individually or mounted on a sub - frame in either 2, 3 or 4 sets, giving between 1.5 to 6.0 tonne hauling or hold back tension.

 

Each set of wheels comprises two pneumatic rubber tyred wheels driven directly off two hydraulic motors.

The wheels are vertically opposed and moved towards one another using hydraulic cylinders to maintain the required amount of grip pressure onto the cable running between them.

 

Adjustable vertical guide rollers are provided to maintain the cable on the centre line of the wheel treads.

 

The hydraulic circuit incorporates a flow divider splitting the flow equally between each wheel motor, thereby maintaining the same rotational speed on each wheel.

 

The wheels are driven using a separate electro/hydraulic power pack and control system.

 

For further information, contact our customer services team.