SELF-PROPELLED BOOMS
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INTERNATIONAL
MAY-JUNE 2013
orders at the upcoming ConExpo show, with
shipments of the new model in 2014.”
One can only presume that the new JLG
machine will top the Ultra Boom range and
compete directly with the SX-180.
Other companies are not so keen to join the
scrum. Haulotte has no intentions of, “playing
that game”.The company’s largest boom at
present is the near 132 ft telescopic HB 135
JRT. Alexandre Saubot, Haullote Group’s
chief operating officer, said the company will
not enter the big boom market in the short
term. “It’s still a very small market,” Saubot
said while speaking during a press conference
at Bauma. “The weight of the machine is very
high. [Manufacturers] are playing with ‘Who
has the biggest?’ and I’m happy for them but I
have other priorities at the moment.”
Darren Kell, chief executive of Snorkel’s
parent company Tanfield, agrees. Snorkel’s
largest boom to date is the telescopic, 125
ft T126J. “[The big boom market is] a fairly
finite market in size,” said Mr Kell, “There is a
bit of a pyramid here in terms of volume and
scale. We’re not ruling it out but it’s not a top
priority.”
High volume
Both companies are, instead, focusing their
attentions higher volume machines.
In this respect, Haulotte has been active in
the boom sector with its new HT23 RTJ and
HT21 RT models.The 22.5 m working height
HT23 was shown at Intermat last year, with
the HT21 following on earlier this year. Both
were shown at bauma.The 20.6 m working
height model is basically the same as its bigger
brother, but without a fly jib. Horizontal
outreach is 15.9 m for the HT21 RT, and 18.3
m for HT23 RTJ.
A significant feature of the pair is the lifting
speed; it takes 56 seconds to reach full height,
increasing productivity two-fold in this
product segment, says the company.There is a
steering selector with 3 positions: two-wheel,
four wheel and crab mode. In four wheel
steer the models have the best turning radius
in their class, claims Haulotte. Applications
include construction work, shipbuilding,
chemical and petrochemical and aviation.
In North America, the manufacturer will
also start producing a 4WS version of its HT
67 RTJ in May at its Archbold, Ohio, US
plant. In addition, Haulotte will re-launch its
61-foot boom in 2WS and 4WS versions and
is slated to start producing the units in August
in Ohio, as well. “We are manufacturing them
in North America for the North American
customer,” the company told
AI
.The HT 67
RTJ features 73 feet, 5 inches of working
height and a maximum outreach of 60 feet.
Total lift capacity is 500 pounds and the unit
has 40% gradeability.
Snorkel was getting in on the act at bauma
too. German rental major Beyer Mietservice
placed an order for 20 A38E battery powered
self propelled booms on the last day of the.
According to the manufacturer the deal
followed extensive negotiations over the
course of the exhibition. As Bauma came
to a close on Sunday, CEO Dieter Beyer
came back to the stand to confirm the order.
According to Snorkel, Beyer was impressed
with the low weight of the A38E compared
to its working envelope. With a 100% electric
boom, the machine is designed to be simple to
use and reliable.TheA38Es will join a number
of Snorkel S1930E compact electric scissor
lifts already in the Beyer fleet.
Expansions
Italy-based Platform Basket used bauma as
a launch pad into bigger boom production,
specifically the medium-high platform sector
with a 33 m working height model.The
compact self-propelled, double articulated
33.15 model has a lateral outreach of 15 m
and a cage capacity of 230 kg, plus a hybrid
option.
“We have been dedicating our time and
all the resources we have to create a sales
network and to gain credibility worldwide;
JLG’s 150 ft 1500SJ. The
company said it would add
another model to its Ultra
Boom range by ConExpo
next year
Dingli’s GTB216A boom
has been CE Marked
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