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FRUTIGER recently had the pleasure of commissioning a MobyDick ONE wheel wash system at a leading ballast and gravel works in the northern Black Forest region. The 720 cm long system cleans the wheels of the departing trucks during two full revolutions. The Powerflush option provides additional cleaning of the mudguards. Worthy of special mention is the generous water recycling system with a capacity of around 150m3, which ensures optimum recycling of the wash water even with high truck frequencies.

Usually, it is necessary to install a Wheel Wash System on a flat surface so that the water recirculation into the recycling tank of the washing system works properly. However, there are exceptional situations where an installation on a straight surface is not possible for various reasons. Such a situation was presented to FRUTIGER recently at a tunnel construction site, where a Wheel Wash System was required on a single-lane entrance and exit ramp with a slope of over 10%. Thanks to the experience gained from the production of several thousand Wheel Washing Systems, FRUTIGER was able to develop, manufacture and install a suitable system on site within only a few weeks.

For the construction of a hotel and the remodelling of a golf course the responsible construction company in England ordered a wheel washing system MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex Mobile B from FRUTIGER. Apart from a small steel tank, this system can be set up completely above ground and is therefore ideally suited for applications with pipes in the ground or in cases where the systems have to be moved frequently.

FRUTIGER recently had the pleasure of supplying a modern MobyDick ConLine wheel washing system to an international waste disposal company in England. The 6 metre long system with a 50m3 recycling tank is well suited for medium soiling and frequencies of up to 200 trucks per day. The carefully coordinated spray pattern ensures optimum cleaning of the tyres and chassis and prevents unnecessary splashing up on windscreens and rear-view mirrors.

For a Swiss gravel plant FRUTIGER was recently commissioned to deliver a reconditioned MobyDick ConLine KIT Flex 400B wheel washing system. The site of the gravel plant is located near the lake promenade of a Swiss city. Accordingly, great importance is attached to clean roads there. The installation of the system took just under a day and since then
up to 100 trucks a day have been thoroughly washed before leaving the gravel plant.

Recently, the FRUTIGER branch in Changsha, China has put another MobyDick ConLine tyre washing system into operation in the port of Jiangsu. The 13-metre-long system is capable of cleaning even very heavy dirt during about 4 wheel rotations. Thanks to this advanced solution, the roads around the port area are now much less polluted, which also significantly reduces dust pollution during dry weather.

After an off-road operation, construction machinery or military vehicles are often heavily soiled. Before the next operation or technical inspection, a thorough cleaning is essential. Anyone who has ever washed a car in winter with a spray lance, can probably imagine what it means to have to do this work on one or more large construction machines. A very tedious manual work, which often takes hours and requires a lot of fresh water and aggressive chemicals.

The installation of a wheel washing system is preferably done in the ground. This way the full pump capacity can be used for washing, as there is no need to pump the dirt up into an above-ground tank. Also, the passability and the winter safety are optimized. Nevertheless, there are situations in which a fully mobile system that is completely above ground, apart from a small pump sump, is better suited for use. This is especially the case if the system has to be moved frequently or if there are many pipes in the ground. For these cases FRUTIGER offers the MobyDick ConLine KIT models also in a mobile version with a length of four, six or eight meters. These systems can be installed within a few hours and require only a minimum of digging work. The picture shows a KIT Mobile 800 Wheel Washing System with a 50m3 Recycling Tank in operation on a construction site in England.

The requirements for clean roads by the legislator and the population have been increasing steadily for years in developed countries. Pollution of public spaces is less and less tolerated.
In recent years, therefore, outdated passive drive-through basins made of concrete or steel, which no longer meet today’s cleaning requirements, have been increasingly replaced by automatic wheel washing systems. Thanks to active spraying and recycled wash water, the washing effect of a modern wheel washing system is considerably better and the carry-over of dirty water onto the public roads is avoided. In warm weather, this also considerably reduces dust formation. The photo shows how an old drive-through basin was replaced by a modern MobyDick wheel washing system with little effort.