Rotinoff Super Atlantic
The Rotinoff Super Atlantic is a 6×4 ballast tractor made by the British company Rotinoff Motors Ltd. The tractor was designed for GCW of 200 tons with the help of a Rolls-Royce six cylinder supercharged engine producing almost 335 bhp with support of six speed main gearbox and a three speed auxiliary box for critical conditions. Kirkstall axles were used due to heavy operations of the tractor which had tire size of 18.00-25 and 14.0024 as optional to bring the vehicle to still it was equipped with compressed air brakes the drum measured 19 by 4 and 19 by 7 front and rear respectively.[1]
The Swiss Army bought ten of them (in Atlantic and Super Atlantic configuration) in 1958, which they used to pull trailers built by Scheuerle with a payload capacity of 50 tons. These were used for transporting the tank Pz 55/57 Centurion tank, thus reaching the total weight of 104 tons.
The Rotinoff Super Atlantic features a fuel capacity of 580 litres in two tanks. In addition to the three places in the cabin, there are also two standing outside for traffic control available.
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One of these tractors is on display at the Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full, another in the Swiss Army Historic Foundation in Burgdorf, Switzerland and one is preserved in Oxfordshire, England.
References
- ^ "Rotinoff Introduce the Super Atlantic | 2nd August 1957 | The Commercial Motor Archive". archive.commercialmotor.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
External links
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- Data on the Rotinoff Super Atlantic by militärfahrzeuge.ch (in German)
- Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full: Werksammlung Mowag GmbH Kreuzlingen (in German)
- Stiftung HAM Swiss Army Historic Foundation
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