03.08.2011

More details on new Palfinger truck mounts

Palfinger Platforms has released more information on the two new truck mounted lifts that it plans to launch at APEX in September.

The 21 metre 3.5 tonne P210 BK telescopic will feature an articulating jib as well as platform rotation. The company says that the new model, which will share the jacking and other chassis details of the P220 B and P260 B, will include a ‘no-jacking’ mode which will allow the jib to be raised without the need to set up the outriggers at that point.

Palfinger has also announced that the new 7.5 tonne model it will launch will be the 30 metre working height P300 KS. Mounted on a 7.5 tonne truck, which will include the Bison ‘KS’ counter slewing system.
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The TKA 28 is a similarly sized unit to the new P300KS and also features the KS counter rotation

The counter-slewing concept, acquired by Palfinger with the Bison takeover, allows the counterweight to slew in the opposite direction to the superstructure in order to keep it within the set–up width of the machine, while allowing the boom to run the full length of the truck, in order to keep its overall length to a minimum. It also maximises the lift’s outreach without adding extra weight. Palfinger also says that the new lift will feature more ‘operator friendly’ controls.
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The KS counter-slew system incorporates two slew rings.

The company will also exhibit a 26 metre P260 B mounted on a MB Sprinter chassis, so far it has only been available on a Nissan Cabstar.