TELEHANDLERS
15
JULY-AUGUST 2013
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INTERNATIONAL
Stepping ahead
Telehandlers are pushing the boundaries when it comes to operator
safety, comfort and control. New engine emission laws have
concentrated the minds of manufacturers too.
Euan Youdale
reports.
cab, including a touch screen dashboard
and air conditioning as standard. An RFID
tagging system at the end of the boom will
automatically recognise Magni attachments
and automatically adjust the working ranges
of the machine.
Magni has already signed an agreement to
use JCB’s Ecomax engines in its machines and
although the sales arrangement for its rotating
models is not formal it has the potential to
give Magni a significant boost as it enters the
European market.
Mr Magni said as many as half of the
estimated 200 machines the company expects
to produce this year will be supplied to JCB
dealers. One strategy for Magni is to try to
migrate users to larger machines, from 21-25
m class handlers to 30 m machines. “I think
we have to bring something different. My
experience is that when you do something a
little higher, everyone follows it.”
As mentioned, the engine, particularly in
light of new emission regulations, is one of the
major issues when it comes to telehandlers.
JCB has used the introduction of its high
torque, low emission Ecomax diesel engines
M
emories of Bauma may have melted
into the distant past for some, but
it is worth revisiting to remind
ourselves of the wealth of new telehandlers on
show, and because they represent a new era in
design and operator friendliness.
At Magni Material Handlers, the new
Italian telehandler manufacturer, the challenge
lay in introducing the latest technology, safety
systems and operator comfort from scratch.
Founded by Ricardo Magni, a long-time
president of Manitou’s Italian telehandler
joint venture, the company showed a selection
of machines from its two ranges at Bauma,
which comprise rotating RTH models in 18
to 30 m sizes and HTH heavy duty, fixed
boom models with lifting capacities of 15, 25
and 30 tonnes.
The RTH range includes a patented
outrigger design, incorporating a combined
telescoping and pivoting system, that provides
a wide wheel base and allows for an extended
distance between axles with enough space for
Stage IV Final engines.
Both the RTH and HTH models will
come with a Magni-designed, pressurised
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A Cat TH414C carries out
general yard duties.
A Manitou
telehandler from
the MT range
with a basket
attachment.
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