COBRA PROJECTS

Manufacturers of Mining Support Vehicles and Equipment

Whatever your INDABA in mining,

WE have the SOLUTION!
Our range of custom designed and engineered mining
support equipment has you covered...on every level!

35
YEARS

CUSTOM HERITAGE HANDS-ON INNOVATION

BUILT EXPERIENCE LEADERS
COBRA’S AFRICAN FOOTPRINT
Cobra Projects, a recognised innovator in custom-built, special-use vehicles for open cast and underground mining
environments across Africa and abroad, we are recognised for providing our customers with high quality, resilient
solutions for every application.

Manufacturers of mining support equipment extending from on-highway trucks to off-highway rigid frame and
articulated mining service trucks, diesel bowsers, water carts, water wash trucks, stemming buckets, stemming
trucks, mine firefighting trucks, off-road low bed trailers, ROPS & FOPS, FOPS cabins, surface & underground work
platforms, and recovery tow links.

Our versatile design team is highly committed to continuous improvement and dedicated to ensuring that Cobra
Projects remains ahead of design and industry trends. With customer excellence forming the baseline of our business
philosophy, we strive to deliver consistently superior customer service.

Each Cobra unit is designed and engineered to unique customer specifications and built in compliance with strict
quality standards.
Fuel & Lube Service Trucks
Designed specifically for the mining industry to
minimise service time of bottleneck machinery on
site, and to optimise operational efficiencies, our
SUPA LUBA Fuel & Lube trucks offer high flow rates
of multi-products, including high volume grease
transfer. Combined tank capacities range from
18,000 – 160,000 litres.

Lite Fuel & Lube Service Trucks

To provide smaller operations with a lower capital
cost unit that offers reliable storage of multi-
products, flow rates to suit your equipment, and
the added benefit of quick fitment to the donor
chassis cab. Combined tank capacities range
from 8,000 – 24,000 litres.
 Water Wash Units
Dedicated wash units suitable for mounting on both off-
highway articulated and rigid frame chassis cabs, rapidly
and effectively preparing large machines for maintenance.

These trucks have the ability to simultaneously clean

booms, tracks, platforms, and specific work areas by
using multiple high pressure and high volume washing
Water Tankers outlets.
Cobra designs truck-mounted water tankers that are adaptable Tank capacities range from 18,000 – 190,000 litres.
to fit a range of off-road articulated and rigid frame OEM truck
models, ranging in size from 18KL up to a remarkable 190KL
SUPA TANKA.

Extensive design, development and experience provides a

tank that can fill fast, offers optional cathodic protection for
highly corrosive environments, a low centre of gravity, and
heavy duty mechanical, hydraulic and electrical components.
The dynamic stability of Cobra’s water tanks has been verified
through independent analysis and modelling.
Diesel Bowsers
Cobra truck-mounted diesel bowsers or diesel
tankers, offer high and low volume dual-flow
dispensing from the same pump and filter
arrangements, to rapidly replenish the daily
diesel consumed. Cobra is an OEM approved
body builder by Caterpillar and most on-highway
truck brands.

Our smaller units come at a lower capital cost,

are ideal for smaller operations, easily and
quickly installed, controlling diesel usage whilst The Wiesel
offering the most effective means of refuelling. Water & Diesel Combo
Tank capacities range from 8,000 – 75,000 litres. The WIESEL is our tank-mounted water and diesel combo, with the respective
tanks baffled into multiple compartments for unit stability, and tank capacities
totally dependent on chassis make and model.

The steel water tank is equipped with a high volume, hydraulically-driven,

direct coupled water pump designed for quick change-out. The pump is capable
of high volume washing and filling of drill tanks up to 400 lpm.
The diesel tank is fitted with pressureless auto shut-off, ensuring rapid refilling
of up to 800 lpm for the tank farm.
Underground Units Stemming Buckets
Service modules and water modules to suit
Manufactured under licence in South
underground machines and underground
Africa, our QMW stemming buckets
vehicles. Autonomous options available.
are chute-shaped, enabling the
loader to tilt the bucket forward
Stemming Units Special Use Trucks to scoop blast hole material, tilt
back, and position the chute over
Our AUSROAD stemming trucks, manufactured We design a wide range of multi-purpose the blast hole. The aggregate is
under licence in South Africa, are able to support trucks to customer specification, then discharged into the hole via a
complete a bench of 200-300 holes in one including: hydraulic actuated gate valve, with
shift with a single operator, and a pre-set •Welding trucks the hole in the gate valve shutting off
amount of stemming aggregate in each hole. •GET support vehicles once the blast hole is full.
The entire process is fully controlled from • 1.5m3 / 2.5m3 / 3.5m3/ 4m3
•Drill rod and rod handling support trucks
the driver’s seat, via an intuitive operator • Quick couple or pin on hitching lugs
interface and in-cab joystick, enhancing •Mobile workshops
per customer requirements
operator safety. •Service units with crane • Adaptable to all OEM models
The design and construction of our Cobra Fire & Rescue Vehicles has been developed in
accordance with the inputs of various mining emergency response managers. Aspects
that were emphasized and taken into consideration include:

• Robust environment these fire engines must operate within,

• Ease of operation and maintenance as response team members in general have

undergone only basic fire fighter training,

• Mining safety standards and restrictions including ROPS

• Fire hydrant systems generally not available for additional water supply where
these vehicles are required to operate,

• Fire hazards which include: Veld & bush fires, Heavy duty mining machinery, Fuel
storage and Hazardous materials,

• Social responsibility towards serving the adjacent communities to the mining

operations.
‘Impi’ Medium Fire Pumper
A medium sized fire and rescue pumper built onto a
commercial 4x2 chassis with single or double cab
options with a rear or midship-mounted centrifugal
pump operating at 3000l/min @ 10bar or 400l/min @
40bar. Seven equipment locker compartments with
roller shutter doors provides a full complement of fire
& rescue equipment. Further complements include, up
to 3 500l water tank and 600l foam tank with ATP foam
proportioning system, remote controlled deck monitor
‘Induna’ Rural Fire Pumper
and 1 or 2 electric rewind hose reels. A major sized fire pumper built onto a commercial 4x4
chassis with single or double cab options with a rear-
mounted centrifugal pump operating at 4000l/min @
10bar or 400l/min @ 40bar. Seven equipment locker
compartments with roller shutter doors provides a
full complement of fire & rescue equipment. Further
complements include, up to 7 000l water tank and 1
000l foam tank with ATP foam proportioning system,
remote controlled deck monitor and 1 or 2 electric
rewind hose reels.
Rugged Terrain Fire Tanker
A custom designed firefighting tanker built onto and ADT
for the mining, civil, industrial, and agricultural sectors.
Complemented by a hydraulic, self-driven centrifugal fire
pump operating at 4 500l/min @ 10bar, a 35 000l water
tank, 2 500l foam tank, remote controlled monitor, ground
sweep spray bar and under-truck nozzles, rear equipment
locker compartment, electric rewind hose reel and an ATP
foam proportioning system.
Inkosi Fire Tanker
A major sized fire tanker built onto a commercial 6x4,
6x6 or 8x4 chassis cab with a rear or mid-mounted
centrifugal pump operating at 4000l/min @ 10bar or
400l/min @ 40bar. Two equipment locker compartments
with roller shutter doors provides a full complement of
fire & rescue equipment. Further complements include,
up to an 18 000l water tank and 3 000l foam tank with
ATP foam proportioning system, remote controlled deck
monitor and 1 or 2 electric rewind hose reels.
 Emergency Response (ER) Vehicle
Emergency Response Unit built onto a commercial 4x2 chassis
with single or double cab options. The emergency response
rescue vehicle is custom built to meet client requirements.
Specifications include, up to five equipment locker
compartments with roller shutter doors and a full complement
of HAZMAT and Rescue equipment.

Trailer Units
Custom built 2 and 4 axle trailer units available for
different scenarios: HAZMAT, Rescue, Monitor, Fire.
Firefighting units available with CAFs (Compressed
Air Foam Systems) UHP- and Centrifugal self-driven
pumps.
LOADQUIP 120T Tilting Low Loader
This 120 ton Tilting Low Loader is rear-loading, designed
specifically for rapid load/unload and one person
operation, facilitating short distance repositioning of
tracked equipment.

LOADQUIP Recovery Tow Links

Recovery Tow Links are used for towing broken down rigid
dump trucks in a safe manner, in the following 3 configurations.

•A Recovery Tow Link that requires a light crane to position.

•A Recovery Tow Link Trailer, with an optional APU (auxillary power
unit)
•A fully powered Recovery Tow Link Trailer. The power unit serves
the dual purpose of powering the trailer hydraulics and acting as
the auxiliary power unit for the disabled truck.
Cruiser Luba Lite
The Cruiser Luba Lite is mounted to a Landcruiser
single cab 4x4, providing the ideal portable lubrication
solution for smaller pieces of equipment in the mining
environment.

Cruiser Aerial Work Platforms

This extremely flexible piece of equipment is mounted to a
Landcruiser single cab 4x4 and can satisfy a range of applications
in mining operations.
Working Height: 12m
Rotation: 360 degrees non continuous
Max horizontal reach: 6m
Basket size: 750 X 1200 ( 2 man)
Safe working load: 200kg
 Man Baskets / Work Platforms
Manufactured under licence, the QMW range of man
baskets and work platforms provides stable, robust and
safe solutions for underground applications.

Extensive configurations, in compliance with AS1418.10

standards, are available.

ROPS & FOPS

To protect drivers and passengers Cobra manufactures,
under license, the QMW range of ROPS (ISO 3471 certified)
and FOPS (ISO 3449 certified) for HDV equipment.

The range has structural optimisation through the use

of finite element analysis (FEA) and certified destructive
testing, combined with ergonomic styling techniques.
Underground ROPS & FOPS
Dynapac’s CA255 single drum vibratory rollers are used
to compact all types of soil with the exception of rockfill.
These units are customised to a maximum height of
2,2m to accommodate low seam underground mining
environments.

ROPS & FOPS Drill Cabs

Certified to ISO 3471 and ISO 3449 standards respectively,
our ROPS & FOPS drill cabins are especially designed to suit
each individual client’s drill rig design.
FCC22 Teleremote FOPS Cabins
Certified to ISO 3449 level II our trailers, skids and truck
mounted command centres can be fitted out with Caterpillar
Minestar, Sandvik Automine, Epiroc Bench REMOTE, or IMT
remote controlled operating systems. These units are capable
of controlling multiple drills simultaneously.

Certified ROPS & FOPS Repair Centre

Offering repairs and re-certification of OEM ROPS/FOPS structures,
Cobra is licenced and certified by QMW Industries Australia in
accordance with (AS: 2294.1 – 7.2) to repair and re-certify ROPS/
FOPS cabins to ISO 3471:2008 ROPS and ISO 3449:2005 FOPS
standards respectively. Our refurbished structures guarantee a
quicker turnaround, minimised operational downtime, and a cost
effective alternative.

Destructive Testing and Certifications

NATA destructively tested and certified ROPS to ISO 3471:2008, and FOPS to ISO
3449:2005 standards. NATA accredited mechanical ROPS/FOPS Testing Facility
Accreditation No. 15369.
Cobra is the sole distributor of Elkhart Brass products
in South Africa, using Elkhart Brass monitors,
handline nozzles, and accessories exclusively across
all our water carts, water wash units, and firefighting
applications.
 Fast Fill systems are standard OEM fitment on
all Cobra lube, service and diesel modules.

Technical Catalog
 11 Steele Street, Steeledale, 2197
T. +27 11 613 3046
E. [email protected]
W. www.cobraprojects.com

35
YEARS