08.01.2020

Axle test ramps

UK based outrigger mat specialist Outriggerpads has launched a range of lightweight ramps to help technicians test the oscillating axles on self propelled boom and scissor lifts.

Manufactured from high performance UHMW polyethylene, each pair of steps weighs 32kg and can accommodate up to 50 tonnes weight. The light weight and precise grades also make them easier and safer to handle and position. The first order has been made by Nationwide Platforms, the UK’s largest access rental company, which has placed an order for 28 sets of ramps.

Mike Evenson, chief engineer for Nationwide Platforms, said: “The ramps supplied are deployed in each depot to provide a secure, safe, certified and trusted solution to test certain functions on our equipment. They have proved to be robust and are light enough to be easily moved when required.”
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Nationwide Platforms have taken delivery of the first axle ramps from Outriggerpads

Outriggerpads business development manager, Charles Grizzle, added: “Nationwide Platforms takes safety extremely seriously. Our ramps enable them to safely conduct these axle tests; will outlast the equivalent metal ramps; and are lighter and easier to position, helping to improve productivity.”