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Measure the doorway before choosing the lift

Working height is no use if the machine cannot reach the setup area.

Illustration of a compact red spider lift travelling through a single doorway beside a surveyor
Travel width can decide whether a machine reaches the work area at all.Photo: Matt Dean

↳ The constraint

Narrow doors and gates on the access route

↳ The outcome

The narrowest point is checked before the machine is booked.

The biggest problem on many surveys is not the working height. It is the narrowest doorway, gate or internal route between unloading and the work area.

Tracked spider lifts can narrow down for travel and open out for work. A five-minute check of the tightest point can stop the wrong wagon arriving on site.

Red spider lift set on four outriggers in a narrow glazed entrance with its boom raised
A compact travel route still needs enough room for the outriggers once the machine is inside.Photo: Matt Dean
Red spider lift set inside a tall atrium with its boom extended towards the ceiling
The right machine must suit both the route in and the work at height.Photo: Matt Dean

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Turn the site constraints into a workable plan.

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