23.09.2014
APF 2014 round-up updated
Here is a pictorial roundup of the 20th International Forestry exhibition (APF) at Ragley Estate, Alcester in Warwickshire, UK which took place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week.
The 20th International Forest Machinery Exhibition - APF 2014 – appeared even bigger than the record-breaking event of 2012. More than 260 exhibitors showed an enormous variety of forestry related equipment including a growing number of access and crane equipment manufacturers and rental companies.
The first day was very busy and made even more pleasant with blue skies and warm sunshine. Here is an extended pictorial round-up of the cranes and access related exhibits.
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The impressive Multitel SMX250HD with 25.3 metres of working height, maximum outreach of 11.6 metres and platform capacity of 220kg with no restrictions to the working envelope.
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A 1931 Smith Rodley crawler crane on the S E Davis & Son stand
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A busy first day in glorious sunshine
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A CMC S15 on the Overland stand
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A Ford Ranger 4x4 with GSR platform on the SkyKing stand
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The fully working 1931 Smith Rodley TwoTen (two tons at 10 feet) being demonstrated by owner Paul Davis
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A piece of very inventive wood carving!
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Access Platform Sales (APS) had a very busy stand with spiders from Hinowa and Omme as well as a Nifty 120T and Isoli truck mount
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Affordable Access is also the CoMet distributor for the UK and was showing several machines including this platform with tipping chipper body on a 3.5 tonne chassis
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Affordable Access was showing off its new Merlo 40.26 Roto telehandler with tree pruning attachment.
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Almost at the top! Two competitors in the 25m poleclimbing competition
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An Easy R180 spider on the Sky King stand
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Another modified Unimog from EGD Services this time with an Easy Lift ETJ190 platform
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Featured in last month's Arborist feature, Watmough's Forestry was showing off its modified 2150 Unimog with TP250 chipper on the rear and fittings for a Dücker flail on the front.
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King unveiled this new range of Almac Italia crawler scissors with three models including the 410 with a platform height of 1.98m, the 2.98m 510 and the largest 4.3m 630 (above) with levelling tracks
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Lots of log transporters and loaders were on show including this Palfinger Epsilon M120L on the Outreach stand
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Pam Penny of the Vertikal Press with Melvyn Else of UK Multitel distributor Access Industries
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Mark Caves of Promax Access showing off the latest Platform Basket 13.80 Hybrid
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One of the highlights of the show is the 25m world poleclimbing championships with competitors completing the 'climb' (run up the pole) in about 11 seconds. Here a competitor gets ready before the start
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Orange Plant was offering this used Oil&Steel 1401 Classic spider for £17,750
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Paul Davis of S E Davis & Son driving a fully working and tested 1931 Smith Rodley Two Ten crawler crane
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Rob Nash of Overland with one of six Toyota Hilux based platforms using the CMC ATP145 boom giving 14.5 metres working height and 7.8 metres outreach
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Shaun Day of Promax with the Reedyk C3412 Compactcrane
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Teupen's latest outrigger pad design
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The APS stand
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The Overland stand
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A Multitel truck mount on 3.5 tonne chassis
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The Platform Hire stand gang - (L-R) John Hall, Niall Ingleby, Chris Wrenn and Dom Chambers - with a Nifty SD210 and Multitel SMX250 spider and truck mount behind
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The Promax Access stand
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The Teupen Leo 21GT with specifically designed 3.5 tonne GVW transport
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This Isuzu 4x4 based platform from Cumberland Platforms was fitted with a Socage A314 boom
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