A newly developed vehicle mover, meeting stringent requirements for low ground clearance, has been produced by Famek for Ferrari's racing cars. The racing cars have an extremely low ground clearance of 60 mm, which places very high demands on the vehicle mover. Ferrari chose Famek based on the manufacturer's extensive experience and expertise, and it took only three months from receiving the purchase order to delivery.
"The model we developed for Ferrari's racing cars is probably the lowest in the world," says Anders Bergkvist, marketing director at Famek AB, developer and manufacturer of Stringo Vehicle Movers. "It shows that we can also develop products for extreme handling situations. It was technically challenging, since no one had ever developed a product like this before. But we are specialized in developing movers from scratch."
The extremely low ground clearance of 60 mm is at the rear of the car. The front is even lower, so the lifting device has to go underneath the car from the back. The rear wheels are secured in very shallow recesses on the mover. The press arms that prevent the racing car from rolling forward were specially designed so they could be folded in under the car. A brake pad prevents backward rolling.
World's Lowest Car Mover
The press arms lie flat against the ground when the car's rear wheels roll into the recesses and are secured. There is only 10 mm of space between the mover and the car's undercarriage. Then the mover lifts the car 50 mm, shifting its 800 kg onto the rear axle.
"After receiving the order from Ferrari, it took us three months to develop and test the machine," says Bergkvist. "We've developed low-clearance machines before, but not to this extreme. It's probably the world's lowest car mover. Ferrari has already started using it."
The vehicle mover was delivered to Ferrari in Modena on schedule and to specification. No further adjustments have been necessary.
Made-to-Order
Famek has previously developed custom-made products for the aerospace, automotive, and other industries. It is the only company of its kind that develops and builds customized products as well as standard products from scratch.
"This machine demonstrates that we are able to develop products even for the most difficult vehicles, like racing and sports cars," says Bergkvist.
