Groundworks Lifting Accessories

Groundworks lifting accessories for each job

Each accessory in this part of the groundworks and shoring equipment range is matched to one kind of load, so the choice starts from what the gang is moving: kerbs, bags, rings, loose materials or steel.

Kerb stone handles and kerb lifters

Four tools take kerb laying from hand carrying to lifting from a crane hoist, with rated loads running from 150 kg to 500 kg across them. The manual kerb stone handle and the multipurpose handle are the lighter end, for standard concrete kerbs moved and set by hand along a footpath, road edge or car park, with the multipurpose handle rated for heavier units. The universal kerb stone lifter takes steps, edging angles and other bulky precast pieces as well as kerbs, which makes it the choice where one tool has to handle the whole order. For the heaviest kerbs, the multipurpose kerb stone handle with lift ring hangs from a crane hoist, so the decision comes down to the weight of the kerb and the machine on site.

Jib attachments for forklifts and telehandlers

A jib attachment gives a forklift or telehandler a hook, so loads that will not sit on the forks, such as drainage pipes, precast chambers and lintels, can be slung and lowered into place. The low profile jib attachment and the low profile extending jib are built for awkward loads in tight working space.

Bulk bag and sand bag carriers

The bulk bag carrier and the sand bag carrier fit the forks of a forklift or telehandler and lift bags by their loops, so aggregate, sand and spoil are carried across site and set down at the point of work. Both are available in ratings up to 2000 kg.

Materials lifting cages

A materials lifting cage holds loose items that cannot be slung safely, such as blocks, fittings, hand tools and small plant, so they go up or down as one contained load. Wet concrete belongs in concrete pouring skips, which are made to carry and discharge it.

Well ring lifters

The mechanical well ring lifter grips concrete well rings so they are lifted from the stack, lowered into the excavation and set on the ring below. It suits drainage, soakaway and chamber work where rings are stacked one on another and each has to land level on its seat.

Magnetic lifters and fork mounted magnets

The two magnets in the range do different jobs and are easily confused. The fork mounted magnet sweeper is used on the forks of a forklift and driven over haul roads, compounds and car parks to pick up nails, screws, banding and steel offcuts before they puncture tyres; it is a sweeper and does not lift loads. The permanent magnetic lifter for road plates holds steel with a permanent magnet that needs no power supply, and it conforms to EN 13155. It is used to lift steel road plates into place over an open excavation and back off again.

Capacity, reach and fit on the machine

Once the type and the machine are settled, two checks decide the exact product: the rating needed for the load and, for a fork mounted attachment, the fit to the forks.

Rated capacity and reach

On a jib attachment the rated load falls as the hook moves out along the jib. Choose the capacity needed at the reach where the load will actually hang, not the headline figure, which across the jib range runs up to 4000 kg at the closest position. For kerb lifters, bag carriers and magnetic lifters, size from the heaviest single item on the job: weigh the heaviest kerb or step in the order, and allow for bags of aggregate or sand that have taken on rain.

Fork pockets and the host machine

A fork mounted attachment has to suit the forks it goes on. Where the product page lists the largest fork section and the fork spread the pockets take, those figures are checked against the forklift or telehandler before ordering, since worn, tapered or oversized forks may sit loose or not enter at all.