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    Biggest Telehandler?

    Yeah they sell that one over here to the 308 I think it is they mainly go into waste & recycling applications. On our sites the materials are stockpiled to where they are being used so there is little or no travelling to gather up materials - however occasionally with that there still is a small...
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    The slewing telehandler is basically that idea the other way round - you take the forks off to put the radio control personnel carrying basket on, which along with the crane attachments, is designed & of course certified for use with the machine. One of the Merlo telehandler dealers in Europe...
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    Yeah its basically a telehandler mounted on a slewing structure - the Manitou pictured earlier in the thread is a smaller version. Our company has the larger 25metre Manitous (newer versions of the one in the video) & having come off a 'ordinary' telehandler to go on to a slewing one, in my...
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    Any Advice on buying a CAT TH 360B

    Sounds like the opposite of the UK then - we have to be heard but also be able to see & be seen from the machine using mirrors/cameras for 360' visability around the machine. There is a tyre system like that available over here - Airboss - it is made up of individual hollow segments although it...
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    albertozordan - the 'low mount' & slewing telehandlers are made by Dieci for Xtreme, basically they are just machines from the Dieci European range in orange instead of yellow.
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    Any Advice on buying a CAT TH 360B

    Ah boys, you get get used to the low boom - in Europe we didn't have any choice in that matter ! ! I know what your saying about the long loads Crane operator - the two 20ft pipe on the CAT TH360B well the height they are at in the picture was (apart from the lifting & setting down of them)...
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    Any Advice on buying a CAT TH 360B

    AtlasRob - the two pics show the difference between the two TH360B builds. Since going on to the 'Big Lady' I didn't get a chance to get on the JCB 535-125 Hi-Vis the company trialled but the driver that was on it reckoned it had 'slightly but not much' better visability - his main gripe though...
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    Any Advice on buying a CAT TH 360B

    Speedpup - the earlier CAT TH360B model had a lower cab mount & the visability to the right hand side left alot to be desired. The high cab mounting was definatly a change for the better with the visability. I used a MAC Rental one a few years ago for the company before who I'm with now they are...
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    Can't believe this particular sub section is so slow.

    Hiya, yea its a Manitou MRT2540 Privilege, a big step up from the Manitou MT1740 SLT I was on. It has a camera on the boom but its worse than useless. For the high (or awkward) lifts I usually set the machine on the jacks, switch it over to radio control then climb up to were the load is going &...
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    Can't believe this particular sub section is so slow.

    Yea Speedpup I agree with you the site should be prepared ! ! Some sites are abismal & many times I've have been on sites with the mud problem or the other problem that comes up alot ( well here in Northern Ireland ) anyway is the badly made site roads, come on all you excavator drivers tracking...
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    Hey Tim, apologies for the delay in replying. The only time I've used the 'plug in' controls was on rigid telehandlers when they were fitted to work baskets, which to be honest was very few times. Our machine has the wireless remote control, it can be used with the work basket or with the...
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    How Did You Find Us?

    A Hi all from Northern Ireland Found the site while googling Gradall telehandlers. Bryan
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    TC75 Terex Crawler 7.5t

    Hiya, Yes CM1995 the terex TC75 is built by Terex for Bobcat, & they were origionaly built by Schaeff as the HR32. Had to go find the scale model I have to get the Schaeff number. Like the 'air-con' comment AltasRob.
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    Hiya tmc_31, I am well pleased with the machine, I came of 1 of our company's Manitou MT1740SLT telehandlers to operate the MRT2540, if your coming of an 'ordinary telehandler to use it you'll find it a little strange at first. The only 2 problems i would really have with it are firstly...
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    Biggest Telehandler?

    Hey people for the biggest telehandlers it must be for capacity the Manitou MHT10210- 21 tonne (46000lbs?) lift capacity, & for height the Manitou MRT3050 with a lift height of 29.70 metres (98ft?). On the MRT Manitou in the picture the box at the top of the boom is the electro-hydraulic...
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