Amplify Your Sweeping Success: Review why being able to sweep with multiple sweepers at the same time may be important to your FOD sweeping success and what you should be looking for.
When we first developed our FOD*BOSS Ultimate in 1994, it helped change aviation tarmac cleaning forever and has been protecting every major Air Force, Airport and Airline ever since. An integral part of the FOD*BOSS and its success as the world’s safest and most-effective airfield sweeper are four exclusive critical safety design features. However, to amplify the effect of these for greater sweeping efficiency, we developed the ability to use two and three sweepers at the same time, and we think that’s kind of special.
If you have ever looked closely at the FOD*BOSS, you may have noticed that a very specific design has been used and this is for very good reasons.
Before we get into these reasons (and why we applied for patents to protect the final design), let’s review why being able to sweep with multiple sweepers at the same time may be important to your FOD sweeping success and what you should be looking for.
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Why Design Is Important
When you purchase either a Duplex or Triplex configuration from Aerosweep, we believe in the importance of ensuring your final setup fully integrates the GroundForce™ Tow Hitch so you are not sacrificing anything while also expanding your sweep area. While some may see the doubling or trebling of the sweeper mats as a simple connection between each friction sweeper and the towing vehicle, others may argue that unless the system has been designed, tested, and proven to keep each of the friction sweepers in line and on the ground, in all operating conditions, then the best result cannot be expected. We firmly sit in the latter camp of thought.
In the following pages, we detail each system available and describe the benefits of each.
Finally, the design of our system is proven to reliably and efficiently pick up all foreign object debris (FOD) it passes over. After all, this is the primary and indeed the sole function of the product. FOD is potentially a devastating result of normal airfield operations, and airfield staff are constantly on the lookout for it as well as the standard routine FOD sweeping processes that are generally mandated by government bodies responsible for licencing airports etc.
With our Duplex and Triplex systems, now you can amplify your sweeping successes and save even more time while also maintaining flexibility.
The Duplex System: A Perfect Partner For Improving FOD Sweeping Times.
Duplex Bar System (FB2400-57DPX).
The Duplex Bar System is a simple bar that allows two FOD*BOSS Ultimate sweepers to be connected side-by-side (see picture to the left).
Each sweeper still uses the GroundForce™ Tow Hitch to ensure optimal sweeping. The GroundForce Tow Hitch has been expertly calibrated to provide the appropriate amount of downforce to keep the sweeper on the ground and deliver its unrivalled pick-up rate.
For use with a standard 2 inch or 50 mm tow ball connection point, the Duplex Bar system is comprised of:
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Two FOD*BOSS Ultimate Airfield Sweepers.
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Two GroundForce Tow Hitches.
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The Duplex Bar.
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The Duplex Tow Ball Adapter.
The key component to the Duplex Bar System is the bar itself (FB2400-57) picture below:
The bar requires an adaptor to enable connection to the vehicles towing point:
The GroundForce Tow Hitch of each sweeper attaches to the tubular uprights at each end of the Duplex Bar. The Duplex bar dimensions have been perfectly calibrated to ensure no gaps appear in between the sweepers and ensure complete coverage of the 16 ft | 4.88 m sweep width.
The Duplex Bar System Use With Pintle Hooks
If you use a pintle hook as your vehicle’s towing point, then you will require our patented Pintle Hook Adaptor as well as our Duplex Pintle Hook Adaptor:
The -78 adaptor vertical tubing slides over the vertical tubing of the -67 adaptor. They are then secured to each other using a pin.
Duplex Trailer System (FB2400-57DPX)
The Duplex Trailer System uses a trailer setup that allows two FOD*BOSS Ultimate sweepers to be connected side-by-side as below:
The Duplex Trailer has two wheels that support a horizontal bar which each FOD*BOSS Ultimate attaches to via their GroundForce Tow Hitch.
The Duplex Trailer system is comprised of:
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Two FOD*BOSS Ultimate Airfield Sweepers.
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Two GroundForce Tow Hitches.
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The Duplex Trailer.
The system includes an adaptor to connect with a 2 inch | 50 mm tow ball (FB2400-102).
Amplify Your FOD Sweeping Times Even Further
Triplex Trailer System (FB2400-82TPX)
The Triplex System comes in trailer format only and is the system of choice when you have larger areas to be swept such as your runway and taxiways.
The Triplex Bar System is a trailer system that has been expertly calibrated to allow three FOD*BOSS Ultimate sweepers to be connected together to provide a 23 ft | 7.3 m sweeping width.
Each sweeper uses the GroundForce Tow Hitch to ensure optimal sweeping.
For use with a standard 2 inch or 50 mm tow ball connection point, the Duplex Bar system is comprised of:
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Three FOD*BOSS Ultimate Airfield Sweepers.
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Three GroundForce Tow Hitches.
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The Triplex Trailer.
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The Duplex Tow Ball Adapter.
The Triplex can be used a range of towing points, including Tugs as well as pintle hooks.
Measuring Sweep Time Benefits
Understanding the time and productivity benefits of the Duplex and Triplex systems is an important step toward understanding how you can maximise the value of your FOD sweeping system.
By implementing either a Duplex or Triplex system into your FOD sweeping programmes, you can capture the time savings possible, without sacrificing effectiveness, nor flexibility.
The following diagram provides an example of what those benefits can look like.
Thank you for your interest in our FOD*BOSS® Airfield Sweeping System and our multi-sweeper configurations.
To fully understand the productivity benefits of using a multi-sweeper system at your airfield, you can use our sweep time calculator to compare the 3 configurations of the FOD*BOSS, using your own runway, taxiway, and apron areas.
Our FOD*BOSS friction sweeper changed aviation tarmac cleaning forever in 1994 and has been protecting every major Air Force, Airport and Airline ever since. The FOD*BOSS Ultimate’s many benefits make it the safest, most effective airfield sweeper, guaranteed.
The FOD*BOSS is fully equipped with our exclusive and unique critical safety features that are the secret behind its unbeatable performance and essential to your successful FOD removal operations.
These are unavailable with any other sweeper.
Don’t take our word for it, see what our clients are saying on our website confirming our system is truly exceptional.
Aerosweep believes it is only by ensuring your friction sweeper contains the technology covered in this series of eBooks can you rest assured your sweeping operations are using the safest and most effective airfield sweeper, guaranteed! Now that’s kind of special, don’t you think?
