TIME World News (13th edition)

Updated VTX-240 ready for Euro 6
The Versalift VTX-240 has been slimmed down for Euro 6 and the cage capacity upgraded to 220 kg.
PRODUCT NEWS
The Versalift VTX-240,
originally unveiled at Bauma
2013, is now available for
the Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz
Sprinter chassis.
The unit has been
trimmed down to support
the heavier chassis with
several redesigns to the unit
and its various mounting
components.
Upgraded cage capacity
The biggest change is the
upgrade in cage capacity to
220 kg up from 200 kg. With
the capacity upgrade, the
unit is truly available for two
operators.
Better cage rotation
The redesigned cage rotator
features one less joint for a
smoother cage rotation.
Unchanged diagramme
The working diagramme is
unchanged and the max
outreach is still 12.5 m at 80 kg.
Still a 3.5 t unit
The Versalift VTX-240 is still
available for operators with
a class B driver’s licence
despite the significant
increase in the weight of the
MB Sprinter Euro 6 chassis.
Including a driver and
passenger, full tanks of
diesel, hydraulic fluids, Ad-
Blue and outrigger pads,
the unit still has a spare
payload of 10-15 kg.
New outrigger setup
The front outriggers are now
fixed while the rear outriggers
remain extendable.
New boom limit system for ETL/ETM
Advanced boom limit system provides extra outreach in crucial boom angles.
PRODUCT NEWS
LMC (Brown) compared with the traditional boom limit system (Orange)
A new boom limit system is
now available for Versalift
aerial access platforms.
The new system, the “Load
Moment Control” (LMC)
system, is significantly more
advanced offering end users
a greater total work area as
a higher degree of boom
extension becomes possible
at critical boom angles.
Load Moment Control
The LMC system
continuously measures the
force on the main cylinder
to determine a variable
degree of permitted inner
boom extension.
With the traditional boom
limit system, inner boom
extension is fixed and
determined solely by the
angle of the main boom
relative to a fixed cut off
angle resulting in a lack of
boom extension in critical
angles.
Using the LMC system,
operators gain access to
a greater work area at
boom angles around 45°
that are crucial for typical
tasks including street light
maintenance.
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