Hydraulic grab
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Designed to handle brick and concrete blocks or packs weighing up to 30cwt, a grab has been developed by Associated Industrial and Mechanical Engineers that can be truck mounted to handle packs ranging in width from 24in. to 42in. It is claimed that, typically, a pack can be lifted that has not been banded or palleted. Width is adjusted in 6in. increments by removing and re-siting two locating pegs in the top grab member, which has a low profile cross-section to give a maximum pack height of 37in. within the overall height of the grab. Horizontal tolerance on each setting is plus or minus 2in. of the width selected.
The standard grab incorporates a mounting for a Hiab or similar rotator, and is hydraulically operated at a pressure of 2250 psi. All hydraulic pipework is enclosed within the framework of the grab, and a fail-safe device ensures that the load is securely clamped in the event of a circuit failure. The load bearing pins are of high-tensile steel.
Demonstration of the grab can be arranged with the Primrose Group of Blackburn who offer it for applications to brick-handling gantries. In standard form with 36in. clamp faces the grab weighs about 4cwt.
Price: £425 ex works.