Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | May 2017 71 lifting attachments | by Marcia Gruver Doyle | MGruver@randallreilly.com Place and remove concrete barriers with ease Caldwell's Concrete Barrier Grab places and easily removes concrete barriers. The pressure grip design eliminates man hours spent attaching chains and reduces damage to barriers. The attachment is available in capacities from 8,500 to 14,500 pounds and handles barriers that have a nominal width on top of 6 to 12 inches. The barrier grab has a stainless- steel auto latch, along with adjustable handles and replaceable polyurethane pads. With an optional extending kit, the unit can handle barriers up to 40 feet long and up to 29,000 pounds in capacity. Lift, grab, dig and reach The Eterra E Series Backhoe Boom lifting attachment combines several functions, giving skid steer and compact track loader operators the ability to grab, dig and reach out 6 to 7 feet. A boom-lifting accessory gives the attachment an added reach of up to 13 feet when fully extended. Fitting universal quick-attach systems, the unit's boom extension is designed to lift trusses and trees and stack and move pipes. The boom ac- cessory can be quickly exchanged for a digging bucket, grapple or ripper. The Kenco Multilift has adjust- able legs that automatically grab and release concrete wall, block and slabs. Users flip a lever to slide the legs up to 68 inches wide. When the desired width is reached, they can flip the lever down to lock the legs in place. The attachment hooks up with a typical sling-and-shackle assembly and does not require hydraulics. It can be configured to grab either from the outside, or from inside out to lift objects such as culvert boxes. It is available in a 3,000-pound capacity, 30-inch grip range model or in an 8,000-pound, 68-inch grip range unit. Optional legs give the attachment the ability to grab curved surfaces such as manholes or rough-cut stone. FLIP A LEVER UP/DOWN TO POSITION AND LOCK LOAD