Capital Equipment News September 2018

MATERIALS HANDLING NEWS

Bobcat targets heavy lift handling with new compact telehandler

Mobile workshop for remote sites With the launch of the TL43.80HF telehandler, Bobcat is providing a new solution for heavy lift handling applications found in general industry, manufacturing, building materials, warehousing, quarrying and mining in the Middle East and Africa. With the new TL43.80HF, Bobcat now offers a range of 15 different rigid frame telehandler models, covering maximum lifting capacities between 2,6 and 4,3 t and maximum lifting heights from 6 to 18 m. “At Bobcat, for over 60 years, we have been constantly innovating the market – always developing new machines for customers’ needs. The new TL43.80HF is no exception to this legacy as it completes our range of telehandlers and ensures customers can benefit from unmatched loading productivity and lift capacity,” says Olivier Traccucci, Bobcat Telehandler senior product manager. Thanks to a high lift capacity of 4,3 t and a maximum lift height of almost 8 m, the TL43.80HF is a compact telehandler brings together robustness, rough terrain ability and ease of use for the operator in the same machine. The high stability of the TL43.80HF is due to the box welded frame, the low One of the most innovative products to come from Konecranes recently is the CXT Explorer. It is a combination of a 6,3 t mobile overhead crane, travelling on a gantry, supported by two sturdy containers which make for fully-equipped workshop that can literally be set up in the middle of nowhere. It is ideally suited for conditions in Africa and is expected to do very well here. The CXT Explorer comes as a predesigned package in one of the 20 ft standard ISO shipping containers, with a carefully- selected range of standard functions and optional extras. These include a full CXT electric overhead crane of approximately 1 250 kg, supported by the two containers, and an electric or manual hoist. The shipping containers double as storage for the crane components, service tools, equipment and spare parts. The CXT Explorer is easily transported together with another ISO shipping container. The containers are put onto the ground; the supporting steel structure is built on top, secured with twist locks. If available it can be plugged into the grid, or otherwise a

As in all Bobcat telehandlers, the new TL43.80HF has as standard many smart functions to optimise work on site.

load centre, the long wheel base and the new rear counterweight, allowing Bobcat to minimise the overall dimensions of the machine, resulting in a width of only 2,3 m and a length of less than 5 m from the rear to the fork face. Together with a short turning radius of just 3,71 m, the new Bobcat telehandler is a highly manoeuvrable machine, a particularly useful feature when it comes to working in confined environments. The rough terrain capability of the TL43.80HF has also been optimised for

applications such as working and digging in piles of materials with the incorporation of new heavy duty Dana Spicer axles with limited slip differential and the outstanding tractive force available of up to 90% of the machine weight. In addition, the TL43.80HF offers as standard automatic functions that allow the operator to focus entirely on the work at hand, such as boom cushioning, the parking brake and the reversible fan which helps to keep the cooling system (radiator) clean in dusty environments. b

It can be used in many industries, including construction, mining, vehicle maintenance and agriculture.

generator. And voilà, you have factory-level lifting a few hours after arriving on site. To relocate the crane, it is packed back into the container and it’s ready to go. It can be used in construction, mining,

vehicle maintenance, agriculture, natural gas compressor stations, in the military, oil explo- ration, onshore and offshore drilling. In the CXT Explorer, you have a full-blown mobile maintenance workshop ready to go. b

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