Big capacity, small van
Particularly popular with service engineering organisations who need to handle a variety of tools, equipment and materials, Penny Hydraulics has been installing cranes with maximum working loads of 150 and 250kg on vans for many years.
Equipped with a suitable winch the crane can also support down-hole or below-ground handling for safer and simpler access to manholes and other underground positions.
Customers have recently begun to ask for cranes with maximum working loads of 500kg on their 3.5t gross vehicle weight vans. One of the reasons for this is that cranes like the Penny Hydraulics SwingLift FV500 offer fully hydraulic performance for precise and controlled load-handling which promotes safer working.
Installing cranes with 500kg performance on a 3.5t van is not easy. Space is always limited, the weight of the crane can restrict load carrying capacity and the device may require ancillary services such as hydraulic tanks and power supplies which take up additional space. Many compact cranes are not designed for fitting on the type of chassis or sub-frame generally found on the 3.5t van.
The Penny Hydraulics SwingLift FV500 avoids all these limitations. Careful design and manufacture by the company has removed unnecessary material and replaced selected components previously made from steel with lighter materials. This makes the FV500 considerably lighter than previous models, and competitive products, at just 95kg which means it can be fitted to most popular light commercial vehicle models.
At this weight the loss of carrying capacity can often be justified by customers in service engineering when taking into account the added lifting performance and handling versatility of the crane.
