Experience issue 2023

Experience
IN USE
COMPACT IN USE: KARGL GMBH RELIES
ON THE BLUELIFT SA 18 HB IN TREE CARE
For more than 20 years and now in its second generation, the company
Kargl GmbH has been shaping and maintaining trees, gardens and
landscapes in the Regensburg region. In addition to numerous trucks,
tractors and forestry equipment, a BLUELIFT SA 18 HB crawler working
platform has also been part of the fleet since 2022.
The compact crawler working platform perfectly complements the fleet, as it
can reach work sites that are inaccessible to other machines. With a width of
only 0.78 metres and a height of just 1.99 metres, the BLUELIFT SA 18 HB can
be brought into gardens by Kargl’s landscape gardeners, for example, to prune
trees there. With its low tare weight of 2,200 kg and the rubber track chassis,
it overcomes lawns or slopes without damage and does not even stop at steps.
The 1.3 x 0.7 metre working cage carries up
to 230 kg and can reach many locations.
COMPACT YET FLEXIBLE IN USE
The SA 18 HB reaches a working height of up to 17.8 metres when pruning
and is easy to manoeuvre into the treetops thanks to its articulated design and
compact working cage. “The flexible application possibilities of the compact
machine are very much appreciated by the employees,” says Karl-Heinz Kargl,
owner and managing director of Kargl GmbH. “In particular, the fact that the
machine requires just a support area of 3 x 3 metres to achieve its full operating
data is very advantageous in our applications,” Kargl continues.
The BLUELIFT SA 18 HB is powered by a Honda petrol engine, which enables
self-sufficient use in the forest and off-road. Likewise, the almost noise- and
emission-free drive with mains electricity is also possible. “Many of our
customers appreciate this very much when the engine is not always causing
exhaust fumes and noise in the garden during longer tree care operations,” Mr
Kargl reports from daily practice.
“For us, the BLUELIFT SA 18 HB fills a gap left by other, larger machines,” Mr
Kargl continues. “A compact yet powerful solution that supports us in our
daily work and that my employees can easily take to the customer themselves
on the trailer.”
Due to the small support surface, the machine
can also be used on small plateaus, for example.
The SA 18 HB can handle slopes of up to 28%.
The supports prevent it from tipping over if the
ground should give way a little.
With a width of just 0.78 metres, the BLUELIFT
SA 18 HB can reach almost any site, no matter
how remote.
The SA 18 HB reaches a height of 18 metres
and a lateral reach of up to 9.3 metres.
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