RufDiamond Ltd.’s Fat Truck can go just about anywhere. But when it comes to off-loading this off-road specialty vehicle, RufDiamond has turned to Cambrian R&D to fork over a creative solution.
“The Fat Truck is built specifically for extreme off-road environments for such tasks as mining exploration, remote hydro work, and even humanitarian and military use,” explains Daryl Adams, President of RufDiamond. “The Fat Truck is often hauling heavy loads of supplies and equipment, but you can’t get forklifts into these areas, so we’ve turned to Cambrian R&D to design and build a portable lifting system than can be mounted on the Fat Truck. We’re just amazed by what the team at Cambrian R&D can do.”
The custom lifting platform designed by Cambrian R&D will be used on the Fat Truck model that includes an additional pod. The lifting platform will have the automated capability to remove itself from the rear of the vehicle and be lowered to the ground, allowing Fat Truck users to swap out pods, from offices to command centres, without the need for external lifting equipment.
The Fat Truck project is partially funded with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) Northern Ontario Regional Technology Development Site (NRTDS) grant.