About demining machine VF-001

Demining machine "VF-100" is located in company Istrazivac ltd., Nustar, Croatia.

The machine was originally manufactured in AHWI Machinenbau GmbH, Germany. It was manufactured in year 2002 and it was working in area of Republic of Croatia as vegetation removal machine. By the end of the year 2008 company Istrazivac d.o.o. Nustar bought the machine, and redesigned it into a demining machine. Before the redesigning, machine was used with original AHWI spare parts. When bought, machine had 4800 working hours..

Company Istrazivac ltd., Nustar, while redesigning original machine into demining machine bought remote control system from company HBC Radiomatic, which complies with all quality standards in demining jobs. Remote control support distance up to 200m. Working tools of machine VF-001 is Cultivator RF 1000 which is also original working tool of company „AHWI“.

Working tool width is 2,6m, and total working tools width is 3,08m. Machine VF-001 has weight of 14 tons without working tools, and total of 18,5 tons with working tools., it moves on caterpillars, and main engine type is DEUTZ BF 6M 10 15 CP, with power of 300 kW or 408 Hp, hydraulic engine. Power transfer is made by cardan.

Existing machine cabin was removed by company Istrazivac, and set up armor shield which includes all machine electronics, including remote control electronics. Armor shield was constructed with a HARDOX 450 boards, thickness 10 mm.