Company Announcement - The ultra-compact Tusker Low Headroom Hoist is reputed to be the lowest headroom hoist available on the market. One of the newest additions to the Elephant Lifting Equipment range, this steel wire rope hoist is suitable for lifting in areas where height restrictions or confined spaces are an issue. This lightweight hoist’s design allows it to be run on a smaller beam, without compromising any of its lifting capacity. The new hoist has been engineered with the crawl motor and the hoist motor balanced on either side of the beam and innovative engineering design sees the reeving system mounted in the centre of the unit. “This has resulted in a gain of 600 mm, further reducing the space requirement,” Elephant Lifting Equipment managing director, Grant Walton says.

Another unique feature of the hoist is that the hook itself can be retracted into the body of the hoist, further eliminating wasted headroom. The unit is extremely competitively priced, making it accessible to all end users and is driven by an energy efficient motor, resulting in reduced energy consumption. It is supplied standard with a soft start which reduces swaying and it is equipped with overload protection to meet the OSHAct legislative requirements. Simple to install and maintain, the Tusker Low Headroom hoist is designed to accommodate a wireless remote system with digital readout capability that indicates the hoist’s load range limiting features for facilitation of optimum safety levels.

In addition, an advanced electro-mechanical braking system not only ensures minimum impact on the gearing when the motor stops, but also acts as an additional safety mechanism and ensures that in the event of a power failure, the hoist will stop automatically and the load will not run.

The Tusker Low Headroom Hoist is available in working load limits from 3.2 tons up to 12.5 tons and uses standard steel wire rope which is available ex stock from the distribution network of parent company, Torre Lifting Solutions.

“Very importantly, as with all lifting equipment supplied by the company, there is full traceability to the original equipment manufacturer. This ensures the integrity of the product itself and allows for optimum accountability,” Walton says.