11.10.2013

First Dingli Mast boom

We now have details of the new Dingli mast boom that the company is planning to launch at next week’s BICES exhibition in Beijing.

The new lift, the AMWP81115 will have a working height of 11.5 metres - a 31ft platform height, topping most of the current products on the market. It is also only the second mast boom with active pot-hole protection, which provides increased ground clearance when stowed.
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The all new Dingli AMWP 81115 mast boom

Other than that the manufacturer has taken a fairly traditional approach, while some might claim that it looks a little bit like the Haulotte Star 10, the detailed design differs in many respects. It does employ the box section mast seen on the Haulotte, Manitou and Snorkel machines, rather than the open fork truck style mast favoured by the JLG Toucan and ATN models.

In terms of dimensions, it is a metre wide – the same as most others – with an overall length of 2.56 metres and an overall stowed height of 1.97 metres – both slightly more compact than the Star 10 and quite a bit more compact than the new ATN1100R. Gross weight is 2,850kg – around 120kg heavier than the Haulotte, but lighter than the ATN – although it is not clear if this includes the optional overload cut out system, a legal requirement in Europe.
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The new lift has an 11.5 metre working height

Working outreach is three metres – pretty much the same as most mast booms with fixed jibs, although quite a bit less than ATN’s 3.74 metres. The up and over reach – i.e. clearance height with jib horizontal for maximum outreach – is eight metres 1.2 metres more than the Star 10 thanks to an extra mast section – six versus five and 700mm more than the ATN.

The lift also offers a full 360 degrees of slew and features direct electric drive over-centre steering for a tight turning radius and has an outdoor CE certification with a single person in the platform – two men and 200kg indoors.

More on this new machine in the mast boom feature in the next Cranes & Access magazine.