Spider lifts - Vertikal.net

c&areaching spider lifts in the world -overtaking the older 50 metreTeupens - the Leo 50GT and Leo50GTX with its 400kg platformcapacity.For many years Teupen was the onlymanufacturer with a 50 metre spiderlift, products with this workingheight are physically large - all threeweigh in around the 13.5 tonnesmark - however the spider designmeans that they are all less than1.58 metres wide and as narrow asspider lifts1.2 metres with the Falcon althoughthe FS520 follows a different designpath and uses a double crawlersystem which adds to its overalllength.Despite being the oldest design andhaving two metres less workingheight, the Teupen has a similar 20metre outreach to the Palazzani, andhas the shortest length but thelargest outrigger spread – often themain problem for these large spiderlifts. It may be the widest (380mmNew 52 metre platformHowever it was at the top end of theworking height scale and theintroduction of the 52 metre workingheight Palazanni Ragno XTJ52 thatwas perhaps the biggest spidersurprise at Bauma. With the trackedunit on the stand already sold toItalian rental company VivianiNoleggio, the second three axleAfter tracking to the job along ariver this spider lift is involvedwith bridge maintenancewheeled unit - two axles at the rearand one steered axle at the front - isalready on its way to China.A large proportion of sales for thissize of spider lift are destined forspecific maintenance projects onlarge buildings, hotels or shoppingcentres with high atriums. The 52metre Palazzani joins the FalckSchmidt FS520 as the highestClimbing stairs? No problemA Cela DT24showing its gradeabilitySpiders are ideal in confined situations.April/May 2013 cranes & access 19