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 All
wheels are steered individually, designed for 10 steering
programs such as: straight ahead, transverse and
longitudinal travel, all wheel driver, diagonal travel (crab
steering), ladder vehicle travel, stacker travel, circular
travel and parking, assisted safety steering by a hydraulic
accumulator, can be steered even if the hydraulic system
fails.
The Baumann Sideloader Cosmos is designed with flexibility in mind. It offers a
total of eleven different steering modes, including a circle
mode and a full 360 degrees of crab steering. This
sideloader is designed with an individual steering assembly
mounted onto each of its four wheels. These steering
assemblies consist of a hydraulic motor connected by a
steering chain to a sprocket and bearing assembly. For the
two platform wheels, this assembly turns a dual wheel system
mounted on a tandem axle, and for the two drive wheels, the
Cosmos uses a larger single molded polyurethane wheel
mounted to a Hurth HP500 transmission and powered by an
electric drive motor. Since an individual hydraulic motor
controls each of the wheel assemblies, the Cosmos is able to
provide the operator with steering flexibility. Not only can
the operator choose between two or four wheel steering in
either sideloader or regular forklift modes, but he can also
select which pair of wheels are to provide the steering. For
example: An operator can select four wheel steering in
regular forklift mode to provide the responsive steering
necessary to pick up and awkwardly positioned load. Then,
once the load is sitting on the platforms, the operator can
switch to sideloader mode using two-wheel steering. By
choosing the two wheels away from the driver’s cabin as the
steering wheels, the Cosmos drives much like a car. This
enables the Cosmos to move quickly over a long distance and
at a higher speed without the jerkiness that often
accompanies four-wheel steering. Once the load is delivered,
the operator can press a button to select the other two
wheels as the steer wheels, push the joystick in the
opposition direction, and without turning the chassis of the
sideloader, head back in the reverse direction. Imagine the
advantage if you could pull your car into your driveway,
push a button and have the front wheels move into a straight
position and the back wheels do the steering as you back out
again into the street, then push another button and the
steering returns to the front wheels. This is exactly what
the Cosmos can do.
In addition to the two and four wheel steering options, the
Cosmos offers steering modes for simply going straight where
no steering is allowed, as well as crab steering which turns
each of the four wheels at the same time and to the same
degree of angle. This allows the Cosmos to move toward or
away from an area without rotating the chassis of the
sideloader. These modes combined with the circle mode, a
signature feature of every Baumann Electric Sideloader which
allows the Cosmos to turn in a complete circle, comprise the
complete array of standard steering options. But the options
don’t stop there. The Cosmos is available with several
different configurations for the driver’s cabin. Sit down
driver’s cabins are available with the driver facing the
load, with the driver facing the battery end of the
sideloader, or with the driver facing at a diagonal between
the load and the battery. Stand up configurations are also
available with the driver facing either the battery end of
the Cosmos or the load. |
A
rigid welded chassis enables problem free working even under
great loads. The driver's seat which is positioned so the
driver is facing the forks and the main direction of travel
enables the driver to work safely with a minimum fatigue. A
wide frame well (1,600 mm) means the pallets can be picked
up quickly either in a longitudinal or transverse direction. 
The
Cosmos has two drive units, a four point wheel suspension
and two hydraulic leveling cylinders on the twin wheels on
the load side. The classic Baumann self-aligning bearing
using hydraulically connected hydraulic cylinders with a low
center of gravity also serve to keep the upright vertical
especially important when stacking heights are high in
narrow aisles.
Integrated
drive and lift control using MOSFET technology. All
functions are microprocessor controlled and can be set
individually using a hand set. Equipped with a regen braking
system and plug braking as standard. Fault indication and
analysis can be displayed. Tuning the control system to suit
specific site requirements is possible by a hand set.
Battery and temperature control as well as acceleration and
speed ramps enable optimum performance and battery shift
life. 
A
telescopic upright specially developed for a Sideloader
available as a 2-stage standard free lift, 2-stage full free
lift or 3-stage upright; manufactured from slender, special
alloy steel profiles designed by Baumann for improved
visibility. Angled upright rollers with rolling bearings to
take axial and radial loads. Wide upright profiles guarantee
maximum stability and service life. 
Full
free lift and 3 stage uprights. Hydraulic fork tilt +5' /2o.
Hydraulic adjustment of forks in the frame well. Foldable
forks, knife type forks. Wide carriage with hydraulically
adjustable forks. Height pre-selection.