Experience Issue Spring 2016

NEW PRODUCTS
SKYBIRD 215I
TIME and RUTHMANN provide power
Skybird 215I: perfect for work under live high-voltage power lines due to its high isolation and maximum
performance specifications
Skybird 215I
A TIME and RUTHMANN creation.
At the ICUEE (International
Construction and Utility
Equipment Exposition) which
took place in Louisville,
Kentucky from September 29
– October 1, our collaborative
partner – TIME Manufacturing
– launched its brand new
Skybird 215I. The new truckmounted
aerial work platform,
with its 66 m working height,
is ideal for assignments on
high-voltage power lines. When
it comes to fully insulated work
platforms, TIME has decades of
experience. With the Skybird,
TIME relies on the awardwinning
technology of our
HEIGHT performanceseries.
The Skybird is the result of a
collaborative effort between
TIME and ourselves at
RUTHMANN. For its part, we
delivered a kit version of the
STEIGER ®
T 720 (known
in North
America
as the
RUTHMANN
T 235 A). The
special
feature: the
upper boom of
this kit comes
with an
inner-lying
telescoping
1.85 m (6 ft.)
section. A highly insulated upper
boom (made of fibreglass) and
work basket – specially
developed in the USA by TIME
Manufacturing – were then
attached to our telescoping
upper boom. The prototype of
the Skybird 215I is mounted on a
6-axle, Freightliner 114SD
Twinsteer chassis. With this
truck-mounted aerial lift,
specially trained workers are
able to carry out assignments on
high-voltage power lines of up
500 kV without any degree of
difficulty.
The Skybird 215I made quite an
impression on industry experts
at ICUEE 2015. The approx. 66 m
(215 ft.) working height and 32 m
(105 ft.) lateral outreach (at
100 kg basket load) are two
defining characteristics of this
fully insulated truck-mounted
aerial work platform.
When it comes to working on
high-voltage power lines, TIME
Manufacturing has years of
experience. For this reason,
both companies have agreed to
market the Skybird globally
under TIME’s well known
Versalift brand name. Both
manufacturers see a huge
worldwide potential because
regular maintenance and repair
work on power lines will
minimize electric power
disruptions everywhere. •
Top performance for assignments
on high-voltage power lines
The Skybird features a working height
of approx. 66 m and lateral outreach
of 32 m. Its telescoping upper boom
has incredible reach capacity when
working up high. The Skybird able
to manoeuvre around objects with
utmost sensitivity and precision. It is
ideal for assignments on high-voltage
transmission towers/ electricity masts.
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