PECM Issue 27 2017 | Page 64

LOBO Systems launches construction plant work platform 20 minute assembly time onstruction plant is used in landscaping, agriculture, construction, waste management, forestry and mining applications. Deploying a wheel loader, back hoe, loading shovel or excavator makes your material handling and loading jobs safer, faster, more precise and more profitable. C The Problem A safe working at height platform is necessary for work shop and field based maintenance repairs. Maintenance tasks are a high priority, for example servicing, which includes regular inspections of engines, gearboxes and hydraulics, identifying faults and repairing or replacing faulty parts and carrying out routine servicing of plant and equipment. 64 PECM Issue 27 The Solution The LOBO Advanced Platform System is a perfect working at height product that offers the solution and provides a safe, sturdy and quick to assemble system around, under and over any construction plant machinery. The LOBO System is a versatile work platform product that combines the flexibility and strength of traditional scaffolding with the simplicity and mobility of tower systems. This combination provides the ultimate access system that can be utilised across all maintenance industries and no assembly tools are required. The system is particularly useful if you have awkward and restricted areas to reach. LOBO can be easily configured to fit all the major manufacturers including JCB, Caterpillar, Case, Hitachi, John Deere, Hyundai, Kawasaki, Manitou, Volvo and many more. The LOBO System comprises of trestle legs that vary in size, with adjustable top and fixed side bracing clamps. Steel or aluminium tubes are then passed through the clamps; the clamps are hand tightened to form a trestle. Sway braces, wheels, handrails, out riggers, adjustable extensions and even a lifting beam can be added to enhance the construction. The LOBO System can be transported from site and assembled with ease from a flat pack into any required configuration, by your own vehicle mechanics.