Masonry Magazine November 2008 Page. 31
POWER AND FLEXIBILITY FOR HEAVY-DUTY & SPECIALIZED WORKS
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Moving and placing scaffolding
PLACING ASSEMBLED SCAFFOLDING alongside a wall, then plumbing it, can be time consuming. To make placement easier and to save contractors time, Non-Stop Scaffolding offers a new swivel forklift bar that quickly slides onto a forklift and swivels up to 120 degrees. Once scaffolding towers are assembled, the bar can pick them up and move them from wall to wall. The bar allows mason contractors to set the scaffolding alongside walls, even when they can't approach the wall straight-on.
"Typically, you have to drive up to the wall at a 90-degree angle," Breithaupt says. "Sometimes, that's not always possible, because of things in the way. With the forklift bar, you lock onto the tower. It lets you go to the wall at any angle you want up to 60 degrees, then drop the tower right in position."
When scaffolding is moved and set down, it's usually not plumb, which causes the forklift bracket to bind on the scaffolding. To eliminate that problem, the company's forklift bar has spring-loaded plungers that insert into the scaffolding tower rungs. When the tower is set on the ground, enough space exists between the rungs so the bar can't bind on the scaffolding.
"You can set the scaffolding on the ground at any angle you want and not worry about binding," Breithaupt says.
SMART COMBINE WORK PLATFORMS
Designed to satisfy the needs of masonry contracting companies, the FRSM-20K work platform combines safety, sturdiness and capacity for mid- to large-size job sites. Used with one or two masts, this system of cantilevers, bridges and forward extension allows users to benefit from over 130 different configurations. Ideal for construction projects up to 80 ft (25 m) in height, the FRSM-20K also distinguishes itself when comfort, safety and performance in high altitude are required.