Truck Specialists, part of Skip Units
Group, has engineered a versatile
truck with a 50tonne/metre crane for
Bedford Plant.

Designed to transport plant,
building materials or cabins, the
vehicle is based on a DAF CF85-360
6.4m wheelbase 8 x 4 chassis. This
was chosen because it offers good
traction on sites where roads have
not yet been constructed. It is fitted
with an ACB 500-4 50tonne/metre
crane that can stack cabins two high.

In order to achieve the necessary
payload capacity, the crane subframe
and bodywork is fabricated
from high-strength Hardox steel,
supplied by Abba Commercials of St.

Helens. The crane is operated by
Scanreco Remote Control, while two
pairs of hydraulic stabilisers ensure a
stable platform.