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EQUIPMENT
Flawless
flooring
EDCO has launched four new
flooring products – the self-
propelled Tile Shark, the DDG9
direct-drive grinder, a wedge-less
Single-Disc floor grinder, and
a Heavy-Duty grinder/concrete
polisher (HDG).
The self-propelled Tile Shark is a
two-motor tile remover that tackles
hard and soft floor coverings
including hardwood, ceramic tile,
carpet, and rubber coatings using
onehouseholdoutlet. EDCO said its
speciallydesigned rammingaction,
adjustable weight, and isolated
power made it different than any
other tile remover.
Meanwhile, it said the 110 V
DDG9 was a maintenance free tool
designed for resurfacing concrete
floors in compact areas and
removing coatings. Thewedge-less
Single-Disc floor grinder, for its
part, uses self-levelling technology
to grind smoothly, while the HDG
is a high-powered and heavy
weighted floor resurfacer designed
for industrial strength applications
like deep grinding in large areas,
removing thick coverings, and
levelling. It is also designed to
polish residential and smaller
commercial concrete floors.
Lowcost durableclean-up
Ditch Witch has released a new compact vacuum excavator in the US – the
MV800, which is said tobea low-cost anddurablemodel designed for clean-up
onhorizontal directional drilling (HDD) jobsites.
Poweredbya 23.1 kWBriggs&Strattonengine, theMV800 is equippedwitha
3028 litre spoils tank and offers an optional reverse flow feature and optional
hydraulicopeningdoor for spoils removal, aswell asanoptional water system
with a 379 litre water tank and adjustable pressure up to 207 bar for soft
excavation tasks suchas potholingutilities.
Ditch Witch said the entire MV800 system fitted on a customised, 6350 kg
GVWR trailer.
Remote-control option fromMagni
A
Magni
remote-controlled
telehandler is being used for the first
time by Dutch firm van den Tillaar
Gevelmontage
The ability to control its rotating
telehandlers remotely has been
added by Italianmanufacturer Magni,
and its importer forBenelux, Germany
and Austria Collé Rental & Sales has
introduced the firstmodel.
Magni said that the telehandler
could be operated fully with the
radio-controlled remote. Driving and
stabilising – including extending and
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Altrad Belle has launched a new
Eco Midi 20 litre power pack and
BHB25X low vibration hydraulic
breaker. The power pack boasts a
Power onDemand feature that only
increases the engine speed when
the breaker is being used – saving
50%on fuel usage.
The BHB25X can be serviced
without the need to re-gas after
dismantling. Altrad Belle said this
feature should appeal to rental
companies thanks to reduced
servicing costs and time.
HIGHLIGHT
retracting the stabilisers – as well as
all of the hydraulic functions of the
machine canbe operated remotely.
Magni, which was set up in 2012
by Riccardo Magni, said that it had
introduced a full range of rotating
telehandlers with a lifting capacity
4000 to 6000 kg and lifting height 18
to 35 m. Now the remote control has
been added.
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Three different function groups –
stabilising, transmissionandhydraulic
– are said to provide full control of
the telehandler. The remote control
also works fully with the workbasket.
For safety reasons the drive
functionality can only be operated
in transport position. The remote
control function is optional on all
Magni models.
Italian telehandler firm adds remote control facility
to all of its rotatingmodels from 18 to 35m
Manufacturer Smartlift has developed
a newwindow lifting tool – the SL 400
Skylifter, developed for telescopic
Newwindow lifting tool
handlers,mini loaders and cranes. The
company said it has been designed
for lifting windows, façade elements
and other smooth-surfaced building
components.
The Skylifter is a 350 kg electrically
powered and remote-controlled tool
for hydraulicmachinery, and Smartlift
said its lifting height was only limited
by the capacityof its basemachine.
It uses vacuum suction to attach
to windows and other components,
and its electrical controls are said
to enable precision manoeuvring
of components for final installation
without theneed formanual lifting.
