17.01.2012

One size outrigger mat

UK based outrigger mat specialist PL Crane Sales/Eco Lift has introduced a new outrigger mat for loader cranes, truck mounted lifts, spider lifts and cranes up to 7.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight.
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The Eco zyPad is 500mm x 500mm

The new ECO Lift zyPad mats are manufactured from regenerated composite material, measure 500 x 500mm square, are 50mm thick and have a recess with non-slip finish as standard. The new pads are manufactured by a special casting method and have been proof tested by Sheffield University’s Department of Engineering to 25 tonnes.

PL Crane Sales has been providing composite mats for many years and claims to be Europe’s leading provider of mats to the crane and aerial lift market. It current top of the line range includes a lifetime guarantee, which according to the company has never been called on.

The downside are their cost, so the company has spent the past couple of years working with its suppliers to research and design a new less expensive mat for the high volume market for smaller standard mats without sacrificing durability.
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The circular recess is large enough to accomodate most jack pads

The dimensions - 500mm square - were selected to cover over 95 percent of applications for equipment weighing 7.5 tonnes and under, allowing non operated equipment rental companies to standardise on a single mat for all applicaitons. They weigh just under 12kg, are equipped with carrying handles and include a large circular recess that will accommodate the foot pads of most mobile equipment of this size.

The recess has a non-slip surface to add friction between the vehicle and the mat, particularly useful in applications where the mat might not be perfectly level.
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The recess incorporates a friction surface and a decent lift handle is built in

The mats are manufactured in the United Kingdom and have been cycle tested by Sheffield University with a vertical pressure loading of 25 tonnes without failure. PLC Sales is though rating the ZyPads at 15 tonnes – more than twice the possible loading of the equipment they are designed for.

Eco says that other pad designs were explored and tested, including one with non-slip inserts, the production version of the ZyPad is the end result, having achieved the highest results in every test.