GLASGOW BASED INDUSTRIAL ACCESS SYSTEMS HAS ORDERED THE NEW MULTITEL SPIDER SMX 225. THE NEW PLATFORM WAS ONLY LAUNCHED AT BAUMA IN APRIL 2010 AND FIRST DELIVERIES ARE DUE IN SEPTEMBER 2010.

THE NEW SMX 225 IS BASED ON THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MULTITEL MX 225 TRUCK MOUNTED PLATFORM. IT IS IDENTICAL SLEW RING UPWARDS TO THE TRUCK MOUNT. AS A SPIDER/CRAWLER PLATFORM THE MULTITEL SMX 225 IS QUITE UNIQUE. IT IS BETWEEN 400 KG AND 600 KG LESS IN TRANSIT WEIGHT THAN ALL THE OTHER 22 OR 23 METRE SPIDERS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THAT IT CAN FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS.

THE NEW MULTITEL SMX 225 CAN BE TRANSPORTED BY A STANDARD TRAILER TOWED BY ALMOST ANY 4 BY 4. WEIGHING ONLY 2500 KG IT FALLS WELL WITHIN THE WEIGHT LIMITS OF STANDARD TRAILERS AND TOWING VEHICLES. MANY 22 OR 23 METRE SPIDERS WEIGH CLOSE TO 3 TONS, SOME EVEN OVER 3200 KG. AS SUCH THESE NEED SPECIAL TRAILERS, SPECIAL TOWING VEHICLES OR MUST BE TRANSPORTED USING A BEAVERTAIL TRUCK OR SIMILAR.

THE MULTITEL SMX 225 OFFERS A FULL 22.5METRES OF WORKING HEIGHT AND UP TO 10 METRES OF WORKING OUTREACH WITH A UNIQUE UP AND OVER GEOMETRY. 

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