Gibsons picks Palfinger for heavy lifts
22 January 2019 by Sotiris KanarisPalfinger UK, formerly known as T H White Lorry Cranes, has handed over one of two new cranes ordered by large haulage service provider Gibsons of Kendal.
The unit delivered was a Palfinger PK 78002 SH D crane with flatbed body on a new generation Scania R500 8x2 truck. Their new Palfinger PK 78002 SH D high performance crane offers a lifting capacity of 4850kg at 13.7m full extension, perfect for the heavy lifting jobs that are part of the everyday activity for the Gibsons team.
The build comes with Palfinger’s High Performance Stability Control (HPSC) system. Sensors for proportional path measurement are placed in the stabilisers, making their positioning fully variable and enabling the calculation of all permissible working ranges for any slewing angle and stabiliser position.
This is the ninth Palfinger crane for Gibsons, with a second, identical truck due in the summer 2019.
As well as celebrating the delivery of the new vehicle, Gibsons are proud to be commemorating the 40th anniversary of their business this year.
