The world’s smallest truck-mounted concrete boom pump

A feature to consider with concrete machinery required at a construction site is the flexibility that they have to manoeuvre about easily. The primary function of a concrete pump is to deliver large amounts of cement to a construction site. If it is difficult for it to back into the right area, then it will become difficult to take the cement out of the mixer.

The world’s smallest truck-mounted concrete boom pump, better know as the Urban Pump, was launched recently. The Urban Pump is mounted on a HGV lorry and is just 2m in width, 3m in height and 6.8m in length. It weighs 7500kg and has a 15m placing boom, which, if further pipeline is integrated, can extend to reach 65m vertically and 300m horizontally, pumping concrete at rates of 45m3/hour. It has a 3-section ‘Z’ fold boom that can unfold in just 4.4m of space and rotates through 360 degrees.

The Urban Pump is as versatile to manoeuvre as a large van and anyone with a standard driving license can drive it, as there is no requirement for a HGV license. It has been especially developed to meet the demands of today’s city centre construction sites where access and weight restrictions are always an issue. As the Urban Pump is only 2m wide it can easily fit through narrow streets and around tight corners, and as it is only 3m high it can simply travel through tunnels and work inside of buildings.

In addition, the Urban Pump is 4-wheel drive so it can cope with harsh terrains, allowing concrete to be pumped in locations where previously other methods of concrete placement would have had to be used. It is also a very economically attractive alternative to a standard truck mounted concrete pump.

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