30.11.2009

Record breaking spider lift

Danish based Worldlift Industries is to launch a 52 metre Falck Schmidt spider lift in the new year. The new model, the Falcon FS520C, will be the world’s largest spider lift and is being developed in co-operation with the lead customer – Dublin based international rental company Easi UpLifts.
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A computer generated view of the new FS520C

The 520 will be based on the same design philosophy as the company’s 42 metre model, including its dual track trunion mounted undercarriage system and tri-power pack- AC Electric, DC battery and diesel.

The overall dimensions will be similar, although marginally larger to accommodate the extra height and reach. As with other models in the range it will be designed to handle soft and uneven ground as well as delicate indoor floors such as fine marble.
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The 52m Falcon will follow the same design philosophy as this 37 metre Falcon

Easi UpLifts' managing director, John Ball said that the company did not have a specific application in mind at this stage, but given its reputation for specialist equipment and the fact that its big spider lift business is continuing to perform well, it has decided to extend the range and is working with Falck Schmidt engineers to perfect the specification details.

He added that the company has a history of adding large capital intensive machines in advance of mainstream demand and said: “We believe that demand for higher spider lifts is there and if you don’t have such a machine in stock it will never develop – we have always liked the engineering and quality of the Falck Schmidt machines and expect this new model to build on the success of the 42 metre Falcons we run”

More details on the new model will be unveiled at Bauma with delivery of the first unit expected in August 2010. The largest spider lift currently produced is the Teupen Leo 50, which has proved to be a popular machine for the electrical transmission market.

Falck Schmidt follows a slightly different design philosophy and based on its experience in high atrium applications, tailors its models for narrow indoor applications as well as for rough terrain.