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Your Partner
for Professional
Pipe and Cable
Plow Installations
– since 1971
Made in Germany.
TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER.
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.
as:
lication are
Further app
s,
photovoltaic
wind farms,
plants,
fermentation
.
irrigation lines
On skids in tideland.
Plowing-in of
control, telepho
ne, fibreglass an
d
power cables, ca
ble protection
pipes, drinking wa
ter, sewer
and gas lines.
Our application range is versatile.
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
Installation efficiency
FÖCKERSPERGER Cable Plow
· any traces of work disappear
quickly after installation
· no mixing of the soil
· no groundwater lowering required
70.000 km
· minimal traffic disturbance
· minimal working area
50.000 km
· no topsoil stripping
· low soil compaction
30.000 km
3. powerful
· high installation quality
10.000 km
· practice-orientated advanced development
· 35 years of experience in production,
1971
1980
1990
2000
2008
development and application of the method
· enormous flexibility for varying application conditions
· experienced staff
Crossing beneath a brook.
Along a crash barrier.
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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).
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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.
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)
16 - 22 t
Min. width
2.20 m
Max. width
7.50 m
Min. wheelbase
7.50 m
Max. wheelbase
11.00 m
Installation depth, infinitely variable
max. 2.00 m
Max. cable /pipe diameter
355 mm
Number of cables / empty pipes, depending on Ø
24
Max. ground clearance (crash barrier etc.)
1.30 m
Traction drive
hydrostatic (AWD)
WinchTrac with support shield, technical data.
Engine power
340 kW / 460 HP
Cable winch tractive force
70 t / 140 t
Transport speed
85 km / h
Cable reception
44 mm Ø / 150 m
Cable winch speed
max. 50 m / min
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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
FÖCKERSPERGER
Cable Transporter
With the automatic sand cart, an original
The cable transporter can take up a maximum
FÖCKERSPERGER design, bedding material can
of three cable drums weighing 4 t each. It can
be placed in the embedment area when cables
accompany the plow or lay out the cables along
and pipes up to OD 225 are installed if the soil
the plow trace beforehand.
conditions are rocky.
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
Traction steel cable
Ripper
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
WinchTrac
Rocket plow
Cable winch
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.
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The others can do anything, ...
Always the latest technology.
Many patented construction solutions were packed into our state-of-the-art
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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.
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.
FRANK FÖCKERSPERGER GmbH
– we can PLOW!
Wirtshöhe 2
91086 Aurachtal-Münchaurach / Germany
TRADITION. INNOVATION. FÖCKERSPERGER.
Tel. +49 (0) 91 32 / 78 44-50
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www.cable-plow.de
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