The RUTHMANN STEIGER® T 650 HF with an attached surface at the working cage is used by the working platform rental company AIRNACE in Switzerland. It is the only one including this configuration. This special 65 m truck-mounted working platform is perfect for working on roof surfaces or installing PV systems at heights of up to 65 m. With the attached external surface, which can be loaded with 200 kg, the total basket load is still up to 460 kg. Without the external surface, the maximum basket load is 590 kg, as the load of the standard working cage. In combination with the RUTHMANN HighFlex technology, the special cage opens up many new fields of application that have been previously unattainable.
The specially prepared T 650 HF with the 58 cm wide, fold-out platform outside the workman basket is EU type-approved. The maximum lateral reach is 3.82 m. The outer platform has plastic protective elements at the edges, allowing the working cage to be driven very close to the object. The worker is secured by means of PPE and has completely free access to the object without any struts of the working cage blocking his view or hindering his work. In the meantime, the operator can pass for example material. Depending on the reach, operators have an additional 300 kg capacity for assembly materials.
Without the external platform and with the maximum basket load of 590 kg, the STEIGER® T 650 HF achieves a lateral outreach of 36 m, and up to 43 m with a lower basket load. This enables repair work on church towers or larger buildings without any problems.
Furthermore, the RUTHMANN HighFlex technology makes it possible to work across a building, e.g. on rear roof surfaces that are not accessible from the rear of the building.
AIRNACE is enthusiastic about the new possibilities that the basket offers and appreciates the potential of the telescopic working platform.
