Abstract: A slag transporter (10) includes a drive unit (12), a U-frame type vehicle frame (14) connected to the drive unit, two rear wheels (18) secured to the vehicle frame (14) and a tilting mechanism hinged to the vehicle frame (14) for tilting a slag bucket (30). The tilting mechanism for the slag bucket (30) includes a first tilt frame (20) hinged to the vehicle frame (14) and which is swivable relative to the vehicle frame (14) by a first swiveling mechanism. A second tilt frame (22) is pivot-mounted on the first tilt frame (20) and which is swivable relative to the first tilt frame (20) by a second swiveling mechanism, a mount (28) being provided on the second tilt frame (22) for the bucket trunnions (32) of the slag bucket(30).

Abstract: A slag transporter (10) comprises a drive unit (12), a U-frame type vehicle frame (14) connected to the drive unit, two rear wheels (18) secured to the vehicle frame (14) and a tilting means hinged to the vehicle frame (14) for tilting a slag bucket (30). The tilting means for the slag bucket (30) comprises a first tilt frame (20) hinged to the vehicle frame (14) and which is swivable relative to the vehicle frame (14) by a first swivelling means. A second tilt frame (22) is pivot-mounted on the first tilt frame (20) and which is swivable relative to the first tilt frame (20) by a second swivelling means, a mount (28) being provided on the second tilt frame (22) for the bucket trunnions (32) of the slag bucket (30).

Abstract: In conventional towing vehicles the front wheels of the aircraft are pulled or pushed onto a lifting shovel or the like and the aircraft or the towing vehicle must be maintained in motion so that the front wheel assembly can be acted upon by undesirable forces.In order to ensure gentle and reliable retention and lifting of the front wheel assembly from a state of standstill as well as equally reliable and gentle towing away of the aircraft, there are provided for each front wheel four gripper arms which engage the periphery of the front wheel. The rear gripper arms are pivotable inwardly in a vertical plane. The idle positions of all gripper arms are selected by a computer which is programmed in dependency on the respective aircraft type.