Australian owned and operated Monitor Lifts understands the importance of bringing quality products to the local market, and this has continued with the company
supplying the Hoeflon Spider cranes.
Monitor Lifts currently stocks the C6e spider crane at its Australian operations.
The Hoeflon spider cranes are fully electric and manoeuvrable when on site. With flexible outriggers and a removable counterweight allowing it to fit in and around tight spaces.
The electric system on the Hoeflon spider cranes uses LiFeP04 battery technology, creating a safer battery for users. The C6e is quiet, yet also fast and powerful. The composition is environmentally friendly, is unaffected by high and low temperatures and is able to be charged whilst working.
At a 60 per cent duty cycle the crane can run continuously for eight hours and then be fully charged again after five hours of charging.
Hoeflon spider cranes are designed for simplicity and ease of transport, and with its middle of the range C6e coming in at only 2,850kgs it can be transported from site to site by a ute or heavy-duty van.
The C6e’s compact size allows it to squeeze through tight spots, the crane is just 76 centimetres wide and its height can be reduced to 1.86 metres.
Each leg of the Hoeflon spider cranes can be positioned separately from the other legs, allowing the spider crane to function in confined spaces on site.
The hydraulically adjustable legs and hydraulically extendable and folding legs allow the outriggers to be set at any angle and allow users to extend them to fit any space.
The telescopic and hydraulically controlled fly jib weighs 150kg and has a maximum capacity of 900kg. It can lift at angles of up to 15 degrees in the negative direction, meaning the fly jib can pass through the dead point.
The adjustable section with manual jib extension is used as a strong jib on the main boom. This adjustable section has a capacity of three tonnes, and it can also be used as a jib extension. The manual jib extension can be used for placing glass due to the rubber head. The weight of the adjustable section with manual jib extension is 17 kg.
The crane comes with a single lifting point, allowing it to be easily loaded onto transport vehicles or lowered into a site by a crane.
The remote control that comes with the Hoeflon cranes can control the functions of the crane and the position of the outriggers.
It will also show the capacity, the charge of the battery and the height and reach of the crane as well as what the weight hanging from the machine is and the total load percentage of the crane’s capacity.
The remote has six paddle switches that provide very responsive control. The remote control can be used with either a neck or hip belt.
The counterweight is hydraulically extendable and retractable. The capacity of the crane increases when the ballast is extended and the crane automatically knows whether the counterweight is extended or retracted.
The C6e’s counterweight is removable, this makes it possible to reduce the weight of the crane by 600kg. By also removing the jib, it is possible to reduce the crane’s own weight to two tonnes.
Ben Joyce is the director and general manager of Monitor Lifts, and he explains how the Monitor Lifts team services the Hoeflon range in Australia.
“It’s a big country and that comes with big demands; we have specialist technicians based in many parts of Australia to provide a fast and qualified response,” he said.
“The company’s grassroots are based around exceptional and prompt service. The willingness of the entire team to put the customer first means we often go above and beyond expectations to care for clients in difficult situations.
“Also, with some pilots on the team, small charter aircraft often allow us to get to the machine many hours or days ahead of traditional methods.
“In more recent years, the addition of branches in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, where we stock new machines and spare parts, have allowed us to shorten up our response times even further,” Joyce says.
Perth and Canberra are on the radar for the company’s expansion in the near future.
“To prevent breakdowns where at all possible, we put a lot of emphasis on service regimes and training,” he says.
“In the event of an issue, Monitor Lifts has a 24/7 support phone line, and multiple technicians or advisers on call at any one time.
“Many clients communicate with other means, including Whatsapp or Facetime, but whatever it takes, we’ll make it happen,” he says.