The Altec fiberglass body has barn doors so mechanics can get close to tools without navigating around a drop-down door, heavy-duty aluminum drawers and a modular track system for hook and shelf installation.
downtime and keeping equipment operating at peak efficiency.”
Tyler Coverdell, fleet sales manager at Knapheide, pointed out that mechanic’ s trucks are a significant capital investment.“ Ensure that you select a body manufacturer or upfitter with extensive experience in installing, upfitting and aftersale service to keep your equipment running at its full potential,” he added.
At Altec, Boullion noted, the company’ s service technicians provide firsthand feedback to guide mechanic’ s truck and service crane designs. For example, starting this year all of the manufacturer’ s service trucks will have fiberglass bodies.
Next Generation Products Altec recently launched their next generation fiberglass bodies rated up to 36,000 foot-pounds with features such as an integrated full-steel subbase and built-in tower for a 6,000-pound service crane.
“ This new fiberglass body saves on average 11,000 pounds compared to the same steel body design,” Boullion related.“ Anytime you can decrease weight, it extends the service life of brakes, tires and other parts that may wear out prematurely with a heavy load on the chassis.”
The Altec fiberglass body has barn doors so mechanics can get close to tools without navigating around a drop-down door. In addition, Boullion pointed out the body’ s optional rolling roof, which the mechanic can stand on safely and not need to use ladders to work on equipment.
Altec steel and fiberglass crane bodies are offered in preconfigured lengths of 108 and 132 inches with up to 43,000 foot-pounds of crane capacity. The bodies have an isolated rear crane compartment and interlocks that prevent crane use until the outriggers are lowered. Standard features include heavy-duty aluminum drawers, a modular track system for hook and shelf installation, D-Ring tiedowns in the cargo area and a master body locking system.
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