Why Bell Tandem Trailers are Used in the Sugar Cane Industry

Two pieces of equipment are essential for the sugar cane farmer in South Africa – the cane loader and the trailer. However, to get the products to the mills as fast as possible and at the lowest possible transport cost means one must invest in tandem trailers.

These trailers, as available from Kanu Equipment, make it possible to load more sugar cane pulled by a single truck or tractor. With them, fuel and time are saved, as well as costs on labour, since only one driver is needed. Add to such, the cost savings in terms of maintaining an additional truck or tractor, and you can see why it pays to invest in Bell tandem trailers.

The trailers have been designed on the same principles as other Bell equipment, making them especially useful in South Africa, which is known for harsh operating conditions. Durability is key and all Bell equipment is manufactured to take the abuse that workers often apply because they’re in a hurry, don’t understand the cost factor involved in not handling equipment with care or are just ignorant regarding operation capacities.

Bell has already manufactured two previous generations of tandem trailers. You can thus expect their third generation to have even better qualities. The company has kept the best features of the previous generations and has made adjustments in manufacturing of the third generation trailers to improve on functionality, durability, and relevancy to modern cane faming in the country. It is a company that pays close attention to what the customer wants and adapts products to ensure that the customer needs can be met.

It is for this reason that they’ve included a walking beam which slides over any type of obstacle. The trailers come with pivot point assemblies, which make provision for various loading conditions. The company’s experience shows in the design that enables the adaption to loading conditions for ease of use and thus faster loading and transportation.

Pulling the trailers is a pleasure, even when loaded full, as each trailer is designed to withstand direct leading and vibration upon pulling. With such, more stability is gained, making pulling safer and smoother.

Bell has also gone all out to ensure maximum loading capacity, even with tandem trailer pulling by designing the trailers for best load balancing across the tractor and trailer axles. This enables superb traction for the tractor and capacity for heavier loads without compromising on the steering capacity of the driver. The driver is furthermore helped to steer easy and safely because of the tractor hitch located forward of the rear axle. It enables load transfer from the trailer, which facilitates easier pulling and steering, translating into safer driving.

The Quick Turn Hitch technology embedded in the tandem trailer design makes it possible to transfer the load weight, enabling the tractor to turn on tighter spots while pulling tandem trailers.

The trailers are also available for other industries. Bell manufactures everything from sugar cane to flat deck dip and non-dip timber tandem trailers, general purpose dumper trailers and water tanker trailers with capacities ranging from 15 0000 to 20 000 litres.