Andy Goldsmith explains how Advanté, one of the leading suppliers of temporary office and welfare units for construction sites across the UK and Fassi have been pioneering 360-degree lifting in the UK since 2007 with its fleet of six-legged F800RA and F820RA models.
In the 1990s, MD Stan Chapman developed the Oasis range, a new type of portable office for construction sites. To deliver the ready-equipped cabins, on trucks equipped with Fassi cranes, Chapman approached Fassi agent Walker Crane Services.
Years later, Chapman needed a crane that could lift his seven tonne Oasis units through 360 degrees. Lifting safely over the front, side and rear of the vehicle would make deliveries quicker and easier.
Advanté, Walker Crane, Fassi UK and Scania devised attaching a military-style NATO beam onto the front of the chassis, behind the front bumper. Onto this is mounted an extra pair of outriggers, making six legs instead of four - two at the rear, two on the frame of the crane, and the extra pair at the front of the cab.
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