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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2014
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INTERNATIONAL
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Towards the end of last
year foresters were tasked
with harvesting 20000 litres of
seed cones in just a fortnight,
from six acres of giant fir trees.
Almost 50 years old, the trees
only produce cones on the top
branches – and had grown to
between 35 m and 40 m high.
Tonny Bang of T/M Lift hired
in the Ommelift 3700 RBDJ
from Danish rental company
Ringsted Liftudlejning to help
them achieve their objectives.
“The last time we had trees
bearing seed cones in this area was five years ago,”
said Mr Bang.
The crawler mounted platform has 37 m working
height. “Unfortunately the trees had grown so tall,
that the forest lifts we normally use for harvesting
could no longer reach the cones. Giant firs bear
cones only on the top whorls of the branches, so
being able to reach the top is essential. In this
situation, the 3700 RBDJ was our only option.”
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Bridge inspectors in northern New South Wales,
Australia, needed to view the underside of a road
bridge spanning a river. They required an access
platform that was light enough to lower using a
mobile crane, yet also had the ability to drive across
– and operate on – uneven and boggy terrain. The
solution was the Ommelift 2750 RXBDJ battery-
diesel hybrid crawler-mounted boom. Its compact
dimensions and 5050 kg weight meant it could
be safely lowered off the bridge using a 20 tonne
mobile crane.
UK-based Nationwide provided a production
team with two truck mounted platforms fitted
with lighting rigs to help capture a stunt filmed
during the night. It will be used in a new channel
launch by a major international satellite network
this year.
With the filming crew seeking perfect shots
of a motorbike as it completed ramp jumps over
a truck, Nationwide Platforms supplied a 37 m
Bronto Skylift truck mount, and a 35 m Oil and
Steel truck mount.
Both truck mounts’ baskets were fitted with
lighting rigs. The Bronto has a basket capacity of
700kg, while the Oil and Steel unit has a 400 kg
safe working load; ideal for securely attaching the
lighting.
In addition to a main light, a camera was also
fitted to the Bronto to help capture an overhead
shot as the motorbike became airborne. The
precision shooting of the stunt was made possible
by remote control ground operation which enabled
the Nationwide Platforms operator to position the
camera precisely.
WIDE ANGLE
Australian access equipment rental company
Ace Tower recently completed work on the
soon-to-open Melbourne Star observation
wheel.
The work was carried out using the
company’s Barin AP 70/33 J2 aerial platform.
Mounted on a five-axle DAF truck chassis,
the AP70/33 J2 can reach a maximum height
of 70 m overhead and 33 m lateral outreach.
Melbourne’s giant observation wheel is
taking shape against the city’s skyline.The
120 m wheel, which has seven spokes,
representing the seven-pointed star of the
Australian flag, is due to open in early 2014.
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The Ommelift can operate
on loose shale
Setting up the Ommelift
among the giant firs
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