01.03.2012

New S36XDT Bronto for ABP

UK based port operator Associated British Ports has taken delivery of a 36 metre Bronto S36XDT truck mounted lift for its port in Southampton.
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The new Bronto S36XDT delivered to Associated British Ports' Southampton port.

Mounted on an 18 tonne two axle Volvo chassis the S36XDT straight telescopic boom lift offers a working height of 36 metres and a maximum outreach of 27 metres. It also has the ability to extend below ground level by up to five metres and shares all the features of the XDT range, including a 700kg platform capacity and full 180 degree platform rotation.
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Ian James from Bronto handing over the S36XDT to port maintenance resource manager Glyn Mason

The Bronto will be used for maintenance of lighting and dockside cranes in the Southampton port, replacing an aging Simon S300. Mounted on a two axle Bedford chassis the 32 metre articulated boom is almost 40 years old. The company has offered it up for sale but has also said that it would be happy to donate it to a museum.
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The S36XDT has the ability to extend below ground level up to five metres and from a distance up to 17 metres

Special attention was given during the hand-over training to the variable jacking capabilities of the S36XDT, compared to the out and down ‘A’-frame set up of the S300. Fortunately the trainer being in advanced years had first-hand experience with the S300!
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The now replaced 40 year old Simon S300 to be sold or donated to a museum