#blog · September 26, 2024
Bigger, Further, Higher - The 5 Most Extreme Work Platforms in the World
Whether church towers, wind turbines, or high-rises – for the world's largest work platforms, such structures are no serious challenge. These 5 machines belong to the absolute top tier.
5th Place: PB S370-24 ES 4x4 by PB Lifttechnik
With a working height of 37.50 meters, this scissor platform from PB Lifttechnik impresses. All other dimensions are equally remarkable: the platform offers over 22 square meters of work area and a load capacity of 750 kilograms. Thanks to its electric drive, this work platform can be used in enclosed spaces – if you can find a hall large enough.
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4th Place: The JLG 1850SJ Ultra
From 0 to 56.56 meters – in about one minute. That's how long it takes to extend the boom on this telescopic work platform from JLG. At the same time, the arm can reach nearly 25 meters horizontally. The working area covered encompasses an impressive 82,118 cubic meters. For a number of years, this machine was considered the largest self-propelled telescopic work platform in the world, but then…
3rd Place: Snorkel 2100SJ
… the US manufacturer Snorkel added a few more meters. With a working height of 66 meters, the 2100SJ is the world's largest self-propelled telescopic work platform. In this video, you can get a glimpse behind the scenes of such an XXL project:
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2nd Place: Palfinger P 1000
With one of the largest all-terrain work platforms in the world, the P 1000, the 100-meter barrier is broken. Thanks to a working height of 102.5 meters, the P 1000 in its extended state is roughly as tall as the towers of the Frauenkirche in Munich, the Bahntower in Berlin, or the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
Image source: PALFINGER AG
1st Place: Bronto Skylift F 112 HLA
Saving lives at 112 meters height – that's the mission of the Bronto Skylift F 112 HLA. Since 2010, the Finnish company has held the world record for fire department platforms on a truck chassis. Fire departments from numerous countries use this tallest work platform in the world to rescue people from high-rises and fight fires.
Image source: Bronto Skylift
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