Hire and Rental News - May 2018

EQUIPMENT 70 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • MAY 2018 Typical portable/mobile area floodlights have a fixed beam angle which cannot be adjusted to the task in hand, Powerlite’s Matthew Fox said. “The K45 can be configured with different beam angles to suit the user’s requirements. In combination with its three independently adjustable light heads this gives full control of the light projected, allowing optimum illumination for all working situations. It really offers maximum usable light,” Matthew said. “Lumens output only measures the amount of light emitted from the light source and not the amount of light projected onto a work task. Our key design philosophy is to provide the highest level of ‘usable light’ to the Triple head light mobile lighting tower With flexibility to cover remote lighting applications, Powerlite Australia has launched the K45 360 0 mobile lighting tower with a triple light head design to provide maximum light with minimum energy consumption. widest range of work situations so you can do more with less equipment, lower energy consumption and a lower total cost of ownership.” The efficient LED light head and driver deliver 85,000 lumens at 650W power consumption per unit and have the option for several K45 units to be connected together and be powered from a single power source. The K45 is quick to set up with rapid, one person push button deployment to both raise and lower the mast. A stability sensor system automatically lowers the mast in critical conditions Once deployed the tower can reach 4.5m and has a wind rating of 72km. Contact: 02 9912 5000 or visit: www.powerlite.com.au To enable faster, more efficient, fleet management, TomTom Telematics has completely rebuilt its Webfleet Software- as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to include new features and a more intuitive user experience that includes advanced customisation capabilities. The revamped software is enhanced when coupled with the new range of TomTom PRO driver terminals which together provide more effective job dispatch, while delivering routing, navigation and traffic information. Christopher Chisman-Duffy, Sales Director at TomTom Telematics ANZ said: “The simple and clean Webfleet interface offers a superior user experience and new architecture enables quicker development of core features. It also facilitates faster development and deployment of connected partner applications, enabling the technology to adapt and evolve according to customers’ needs.” One of the newly enhanced features enables managers to pre-plan specific routes in NewWebfleet using an Next generation fleet Having clocked up more than 33,000 hours in his 10 Toyota Huski skid-steer loaders over the past 32 years, Frank Blasi of Balwyn–based FBI Excavations said he still enjoys work. “A sales guy once said to me when you buy a skid-steer loader you’re buying a lifestyle and he was right; that’s what you have as an owner-operator,” Frank said. “These days I concentrate on plant hire and I’m happy to tackle whatever tasks they give me. After 32 years, I’ve done it all and I can level to within 10mm by eye over a large area.” The Victorian owner-operator, Frank said he was selling hi-fi equipment for a living when a friend let him test-drive a skid- steer loader and he realised he had a flair for the work. He bought his first Toyota Huski (a 2SDK8) in 1986 and has used them exclusively ever since, including his latest 650kg operating-load 5SDK8 machine commissioned in December 2017. “I’ve had a great run with them, so I would never go anywhere else in terms of a brand, and the Toyota Material Handling people make me feel like I’m part of the furniture,” he said. Tenth skid steer loader is still a Toyota Huski skid steer loader “The Huskis are so durable and reliable, and they seem to love hard work. I like everything about them.” Toyota Material Handling Melbourne branch area sales manager for skid steers Thomas Machar has been Frank Blasi’s Toyota contact for the past three years. “People like Frank work their machines hard and know them from back to front. Frank’s ongoing relationship with the Huski product is proof it is a great product,” Thomas said. “Frank chooses the Huski because it is a good machine to operate, coupled with its reliability, low cost of ownership and high re-sale value, which is part of the Toyota Advantage.” Toyota Material Handling offers a range of Huski skid-steer loaders, from the compact 4SDK4 to the powerful 5SDK11. The Toyota 5SDK8 has a reliable and powerful 2.5 litre Toyota diesel engine, delivering 52hp (39kW) and 160Nm of torque, and a rated operating capacity of 650kg. Thomas said the inbuilt quality, durability and reliability of the Huski skid steers is an example of the Toyota Advantage. “Toyota Huskis are built to the same quality, durability and reliability standards as Toyota Motor Corporations’ automotive products,” he said. Contact: 1800 425 438 or visit website: www.toyotaskidsteerloader.com.au Frank Blasi bought his first Toyota Huski (a 2SDK8) in 1986 and has used them exclusively ever since