18.04.2005

Nifty on ice

In 1991 Niftylift supplied the British Antarctic Survey with a 12 metre high working platform to be fitted to a Sno-cat. The unit has been used for all manner of access duties since then in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius.
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The Nifty 12 on Sno-Cat chassis in Antarctica

After 14 years of icy sub-zero work outs the machine has returned to the UK for refurbishment. Not, according to Nifty because the aerial lift needed work but because the snow cat was worn out!
The British Antarctic Survey is so pleased with the robustness and reliability of the Niftylift that they have placed an order for a second unit.
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The Snow Nifty at work in Antarctica