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Incredible Dutch Invention Allows One Person to Move a 20-Ton Trailer

A Netherlands-based outfit called Verhagen Leiden got their start 52 years ago providing industrial cleaning equipment to companies in the Benelux region. Well, apparently part of their clients’ needs for keeping their operations tidy involves moving heavy things around to keep their lots organized. Some of these things can be really heavy, like 20-ton trailers.

The established way to move trailers is to have a licensed driver back his rig up to them, hook it up, and start burning diesel while zigzagging the trailer around the lot. Instead Verhagen Leiden developed this ingenious thing:

They call it the V-Move Trailer Mover XXL, which runs on an electric motor and battery power. What you can’t see in the video is that the V-Mover comes with an emergency stop, a horn and some type of unspecified anti-tipping mechanism. Companies that use it don’t need to tie up a driver when moving trailers—a single unlicensed employee can operate it. However, we assume they must still have a good grasp of the physics and geometry required to safely move a trailer around.

Via The Awesomer