Material Handling
Published in: Construction Digest
Date: 2/13/2006
Hoist
Alimak Scando 650 hoist, available in various configurations, offers different doors and gates, drive unit speeds up to 65 miles per minute and offers payload capacities of 1,500 to 3,200 per car.
Telehandler
Lull Model 1044C Series II from JLG Industries features 80 inches of horizontal boom travel, 10,000-pound maximum lift capacity with maximum lift height of 54 feet and 1,500-pound maximum lift capacity with maximum forward reach of 45 feet. A steel frame design incorporates patented twin-rail box construction.
Skid Steers
Mustang 2026 and 2041 models have SAE-rated operating loads of 1,050 pounds and 1,350 pounds, respectively. The 2026’s 35 horsepower, at 2,600 rpm, comes with 48-inch bucket and can accommodate 55-inch or 61-inch bucket.
Mucking Buckets
The high-capacity mucking bucket from Attachments International doubles the amount of trash, debris, mud, and water that can be moved with standard buckets.
Load Cell
Mass Monitor is comprised of Setra’s patented variable capacitance ceramic sensor, weighing platform, custom signal conditioning circuitry, and optional electronic display board. The load cell module, available in any weight capacity from 200 grams to 50 kilograms, is accurate to 10 ppm.
Wheel Loaders
966H and 972H CaterpillarA[R] H-Series medium wheel loaders feature CatA[R] engines with ACERT(TM) technology and US EPA Tier-3 emissions compliance.
Pipe Carrier/Pipe Tongs
Low Profile “Tea Cup” Pipe Carrier handles concrete water and sewer pipe. Flat lifting plate allows safe/quick attachment. Available in three sizes to handle 3/4-inch to 1-1/2-inch cable and lifting from 4.9 tons to 18 tons.
Waste Handler
John Deere 544J (160-horsepower) and 624J (180-horsepower) waste handlers, designed to withstand airborne debris, include standard Quad-Cool(TM) system with coolers arranged side by side and hydraulically driven swing-out fan with reversing feature conserves fuel.
Mobile Screen Units
Extec Screens and Crushers S5 Doublescreen box can separate asphalt millings into fine grained and oversized material. The design offers efficient screening of the most difficult materials. Split screening enables the first screen box to be used as a fines extractor while the second box operates as grader.
Skid Loaders
E-Series Skid Loaders, a line of six skid loaders, range from compact Model 3640E with rated operating load of 1,176 pounds to Model 6640E with rated operating load of 2,900 pounds (when equipped with optional counterweights).
Material Handling Package Program
Genesis Attachments’ new program is designed to make high-performance, production-driven material handling systems and equipment more readily available by providing turnkey equipment solutions to scrap recycling professionals. The program provides components and full turnkey packages for all major excavator brands.
Skid Steer Multi-Ripper
Multi-Ripper(TM), constructed with AR400 steel, fits any skid-steer loader above 45 horsepower, equipped with SAE standard quick coupler. Similar to a trencher, it uses skid-steer loader rolling action to rip and staggered ripper teeth fracture substrate in sequential order.
Metering Unit
Gusmer H-20/35 Pro-Tec(TM) proportioning machine, for applying polyurethane foam, polyureas and other high-performance plural component materials, has been engineered to maximize PLC technology and minimize operator error.
Trash Pump
QP-4th, 4-inch trash pump, from Multiquip, is used for removing water with high solid content from quarries, mines and other construction sites. Sand, sticks, stones, and debris up to 2 inches in diameter easily pass through pump with maximum pumping capacity of 555 gpm.
Skid-Steer Buckets
Low-profile buckets from Aim Attachments feature a durable, compact design that allows for great visibility of the cutting edge. With low center of gravity that better utilizes the breakout force of the skid-steer loader, buckets are available in a long bottom configuration.
Loaders
SmartFAN cooling system, new to K-Series skid-steer loaders (S130 through S300), compact track loaders (T140 through T300) and A300 all-wheel steel loaders, offers a hydraulically driven cooling fan that senses machine operating temperatures and self-regulates to rotate as fast as it needs to.
Grapples
Young Orange Peel Grapples, designed for handling scrap metal, refuse, demolition debris, and other loose materials, use 360-degree high-torque continuous and bi-directional rotation for fast positioning of grapple and load.
Trash Pumps
A Subaru Robin overhead-cam or overhead-valve gasoline engine powers each trash pump model with 2-inch, 3-inch and 4-inch discharge outlets. After adding water to the casing, trash pumps are self-priming.
Bulk Spreader
SnowEx’s Vee Pro 3000 bulk spreader is designed with polyethylene-constructed hopper to eliminate corrosion. An inverted V-style hopper carries 0.5-cubic-yard capacity of salt or sand/salt mixture.
Screen Panels
Fluid Systems Inc. offers OEM pre-tensioned screen panels for solids control equipment as well as replacement screens.
Forklifts
Three improved G Series rough-terrain forklifts from Case are powered by a 75-horsepower Case 4-390 engine, and have power to work in most jobsite conditions and provide tractive force necessary when working in mud or on a slope.
Radio Remote Control System
Gehl’s Radio Remote Control System allows telescopic handler operators to control boom functions using compact, wireless remote control pendant from outside the cab, or from within a personnel work platform.
Telehandler
Manitou Twisco SLT 415 B’s rear-wheel steering allows the unit to pivot on the inner tire providing compact turning radius of 88 inches. Weighing 5,250 pounds, it is easily transported with pickup truck and trailer.
Bulk Removal Machine
The Power Profiler 2500 is used for bulk removal of concrete, ceramic tile and epoxy mortar toppings. Designed to cut, flatten and hone concrete floors, the disk-style machine removes all types of surface coatings from concrete.
Paver
Roadtech’s largest rubber-track paver, RP-195, rides smoothly on fragile base courses because of undercarriage with large footprint. Rubber-coated oscillating front bogies provide even pressure along the track footprint and the hydraulic tensioning system assures constant band traction and increased maneuverability.
Ride-On Trowel
Lowrider, said to be the world’s smallest riding trowel, can be transported in the bed of a typical pickup truck. MBW’s 320-pound, 13-horsepower machine features twin 30-inch rotors, and edger system for finishing nearly flush to walls.
Skid Steers
New Holland’s LS185.B and LS190.B skid steers feature a new, simplified power train design and are Tier-II certified. Nine models are used for lifting, digging and material-handling tasks.
Shredder
Morbark’s Predator Shredder, available with self-contained loader, produces up to 30 tons per hour, depending on material. With a push of a button, user-friendly joysticks in the operator’s cab can be changed between Morbark and CAT controls and from beginner, intermediate and advanced speeds.
Grinders
Taskmaster TM8500 series inline grinders, available for 4-inch through 24-inch sizes, reduce sewage and sludge solids to fine particles directly in pipeline systems. Grinders feature a “drop-in” housing allowing for fast/easy removal of cutter mechanism for periodic maintenance.
Articulating Cranes
To handle pre-cast concrete products, two truck-mounted articulating cranes have been added to Iowa Mold Tooling Company’s line of material-handling systems – 52/380 Series and 72/516 Series. Designed for two to eight hydraulic extensions, both models have horizontal reach of 67.7 feet and vertical reach of 77 feet with eight extensions.
Telescopic Material Handler
Ingersoll Rand’s VR-518 telescopic material handler has a maximum capacity of 5,500 pounds and maximum lift height of 18 feet 2 inches. With standard tires, the machine offers a maximum forward reach of 10 feet 8 inches, maximum vertical reach below grade of 12 inches and maximum reach at maximum height of 3 feet 6 inches.