Stertil Koni secures major truck lift deal
Commercial vehicle lift specialists, Stertil Koni has secured a deal to supply one on the UK’s leading truck dealership groups with 19 mobile column lifts.
MC Truck and Bus has decided to continue its successful association with Stertil Koni by replacing 19 sets of cabled, mobile column lifts with the company’s 8.2 tonne wireless versions, type ST1082FWF-4.
MC Truck and Bus is an independent Volvo truck and bus dealership providing commercial vehicle sales and hire across London, Hampshire, Kent, Essex and Sussex. As a member of the respected MC Group, the company supplies a range of commercial vehicles for retail distribution, construction, emergency services, local authorities, waste handling and recycling.
Stertil Koni’s latest generation ST1082FWF-4 vehicle lift uniquely incorporates a wireless control system that provides maximum access to the underside of a raised vehicle. Each of the mobile columns is equipped with two long-life deep cycle batteries which, when fully charged, will power the fully-laden column for more than 20 lifting cycles – easily a full week’s use. The batteries can then be charged overnight via a 230v single phase supply and, since there are no cables on the workshop floor, the risk of tripping is removed, providing valuable health and safety benefits. Also, with no power or communication cables to connect, set-up time is drastically reduced thereby making the system fully operational much more quickly.
Each 8.2 tonne column is fitted with a user-friendly control box allowing operation of the set from the most convenient point for the operator. The fitting of an additional remote control hand unit, with a 10m lead to each set, was specified by MC Truck and Bus to ensure even greater operational flexibility for the company’s technicians. The ST1082FWF-4 ensures safe lifting up to a height of 1.85 metres which can be reached in just 89 seconds. The lowering speed is pre-selectable and each column can be lowered manually in the event of a power failure. Positioning of the wireless columns is flexible: they can be used in any configuration around a vehicle.