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TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER. The FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER Plow Method has been used with great success since 1971 for installing power cables and telephone lines. Since the development of flexible pipe materials (HDPE) in the 1980s, approximately 400 civil engineering and pipe installation companies as well as numerous providers or private building owners place their trust in our competence in installing supply and disposal pipelines. In the course of time, we have carried out more than 10,000 construction measures and installed more than 50,000 km of pipe and cable using the plowing method. The price includes the costs for the crew and rig our service is charged on the basis of installed metres only. At a steep slope. On skids in tideland. Plowing-in of control, telephone, fibreglass and power cables, cable protection pipes, drinking water, sewer Further application areas: wind farms, photovoltaics, fermentationplants, irrigationlines. Our application range is versatile. and gas lines. The plow method is especially suitable for installing pipes in rural areas where great installation lengths are required. Shorter sections and pipelines through rough-to-run terrains can also be plowed in without any problems. Installing pipes through steep slopes or undercrossing small inshore waters (with a top water level of 1.20 m) present no technical problems for the plow due to to its construction with universally adjustable cantilevers. The gentle application of the Frank Föckersperger Plow Method is very economical, even for installations beneath groundwater level. Our method works perfectly in displaceable soils. Even coarse grained soils with large stone and rock fractions can easily be plowed with the Frank Föckersperger pipe and cable plows.
All advantages at one glance. 1. economical savings up to 50% high daily performance, up to 5,000 m are possible short set-up and installation times low labour costs 90% less fuel consumption plowing and cable/ pipe installation in one go 2. eco-friendly any traces of work disappear quickly after installation no mixing of the soil no groundwater lowering required minimal traffic disturbance minimal working area no topsoil stripping low soil compaction 70.000 km 50.000 km Installation efficiency FÖCKERSPERGER Cable Plow 30.000 km 3. powerful 10.000 km high installation quality practice-orientated advanced development 35 years of experience in production, development and application of the method enormous flexibility for varying application conditions experienced staff 1971 1980 1990 2000 2008 Crossing beneath a brook. Along a crash barrier. 3
TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER. Installation funnel for the parallel installation of lines running side by side. Plowing in a gas pipe HDPE OD 180, control cable and triple protection pipe 3 x 50. FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER Installation Plow Method. Application range: flexible cables and pipes (HDPE) up to an outer diameter (OD) of 225 mm; combination of several cables and pressure pipelines; parallel installation of trace warning tapes and lightning protection, bedding material placement is also possible; slopes; brook undercrossings; swamp regions (with skids). Plowing in of a drinking water pipe HDPE OD 160. Plowing in of two sewer pressure pipes HDPE OD 225. Surface, immediately after plowing. Plowing in of collector lines HDPE OD 32 with 50 cm distance. 4
FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER Rocket Plow Method. When using the Rocket Plow method, the soil is mainly displaced in the embedment area. A very narrow trench is generated. On the surface, this trench closes immediately after plowing and remains for a short while as a freestanding void at the pipe bottom area. In the course of time, this void is filled up with the fine material washed in. Application range: HDPE pipelines between OD 250 and 355; cast iron pipes (cement-mortar coating) up to ND 200; steel pipes (cement-mortar coating) up to ND 200. Advantages: When pipes OD 250-355 mm are installed using the Rocket Plow, the emerging soil bulge is no larger than the bulge forming when a small cable is installed. As the major displacement is limited to the embedment area, only minimal pulling forces are required. This results in minimal surface damages. Launch pit, rocket plow pulling in a cast iron pipeline ND 150. Surface after installing a drinking water pipeline 250 x 14.8 with the rocket plow. Pipe/ Cable Plow, technical data. Weight (depending on model) Min. width Max. width Min. wheelbase Max. wheelbase Installation depth, infinitely variable Max. cable /pipe diameter Number of cables / empty pipes, depending on Ø Max. ground clearance (crash barrier etc.) Traction drive 16-22 t 2.20 m 7.50 m 7.50 m 11.00 m max. 2.00 m 355 mm 24 1.30 m hydrostatic (AWD) WinchTrac with support shield, technical data. Engine power Cable winch tractive force Transport speed Cable reception Cable winch speed 340 kw / 460 HP 70 t / 140 t 85 km / h 44 mm Ø / 150 m max. 50 m / min 5
TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER. Pipe Coil Trailer. Our latest developments. Laying out and welding of HDPE pipes according to the latest standards Our welding experts, certified according to DVGW, lay out the pipe coils quickly and with great care using the pipe coil trailer, which is also suitable for larger pipe bundles and weld the pipes together professionally. FÖCKERSPERGER Automatic Sand Cart With the automatic sand cart, an original FÖCKERSPERGER design, bedding material can be placed in the embedment area when cables and pipes up to OD 225 are installed if the soil conditions are rocky. FÖCKERSPERGER Cable Transporter The cable transporter can take up a maximum of three cable drums weighing 4 t each. It can accompany the plow or lay out the cables along the plow trace beforehand.
Description of the FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER Method Installation Plow Method for cables and pipes up to Ø 225 mm Pipe (PE 80, PE 100, PE-Xa) Pipe and Cable plow WinchTrac Cable winch Warning tape Installation chute Ripper Traction steel cable Support shield With the aid of a cable winch the plow is pulled by an all-terrain WinchTrac which is equipped with a support shield. Four cantilevers, adjustable in all directions, and rubber tyres regulated by hydraulics, help the Pipe and Cable Plow to get through rough terrains. The ripper is inserted at installation level of the cable or pipe in a launch pit at the starting point of the plow trace. Driven by the cable winch s tractive force, the ripper displaces the soil and clears any stones within the embedment area, at the same time smoothing the trench bottom with the horizontally and vertically mobile installation chute attached. This working step generates a void, ready for stress-free laying out of the cable or pipe in the required depth. The Pipe and Cable Plow can install several pipes, cables and warning tapes in one go. Rocket Plow Method for PE pipes up to Ø 355 mm and cast iron pipes up to Ø 200 mm Firmly connected pipe string Rocket plow Cable winch WinchTrac Launch pit Warning tape Expansion body Ripper Traction steel cable Support shield Unlike the installation plow method, the Rocket Plow (designed and patented by Frank Föckersperger) has the pipe mounted directly to the expansion body (rocket) so it can be pulled into the void this rocket is generating. The expansion body establishes voids reaching a maximal size of 500 mm in diameter. Therefore, PE pipes up to OD 355 and cast iron pipes (cement-mortar coating) up to ND 200 can be pulled in. With the help of the chute mounted to the expansion body, additional cables and warning tapes can be installed. Using the Rocket Plow method, the 200-300 m long pipe is laid out behind the launch pit and pulled in by the rocket plow. The tractive forces affecting the pipe are monitored using a measuring device. 7
The others can do anything,... Always the latest technology. Many patented construction solutions were packed into our state-of-the-art machine technology. That is why we can offer you a perfect pipe and cable installation system. Constant advanced development down to the tiniest little detail and the use of high-quality materials guarantee functioning and safety at work. Challenge us and we will submit an attractive offer. We are at your disposal in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland, among others. buero-sieben.de Decades of Experience and Innovation. 1865 Johann Heinrich Müller founded a company in his home town Münchaurach. People would say, when the old mill doctor came to inspect a mill, he could already tell by the sound of the mechanism if there was something wrong and what it was. 1971 Georg and Marlene Föckersperger (née Müller) had a trend-setting business idea with the invention of cable plows! Pipe and cable plow design, construction and production has remained one of the strong pillars of our company to this day. The Cable Plow (SpiderPlow) by Föckersperger is well known all over the world meanwhile. 1988 Introduction of the CNC technology. Start of a new, future-oriented branch: the production of precision parts for our own machinery, industry and motor sports. 2005 Due to the company s succession, the Georg Föckersperger GmbH is turned into the Günter Föckersperger GmbH for the CNC production branch and the Frank Föckersperger GmbH for the area Cable Plow and InTrac. 2008 Foundation of the subsidiary company Föckersperger InTrac GmbH, design, production and worldwide sales of fork lifters, yard and wheel loaders. we can PLOW! TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER. FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER GmbH Wirtshöhe 2 91086 Aurachtal-Münchaurach / Germany Tel. +49 (0) 91 32 / 78 44-50 Fax +49 (0) 91 32 / 78 44-99 www.cable-plow.de info@cable-plow.de