#124 Custom Hydraulic Three-Stage Scissor Lift for Monster Special Effect

LD3-168-100

20,000 lbs. Capacity

Hydraulic actuation

144" x 132"

168" vertical travel

Features

• Designed to support majority of load off to one side
• External steel infrastructure around lift for added support
• Lift locks in raised position to allow monster's head to "bob" over the crowd

Handling Specialty was called upon to deliver a custom three-stage scissor lift for a giant monster special effect.  The pit-mounted lift moves upward to propel the monster up, out, and down over pedestrians on a 5 foot rotor bearing with the head spitting fire and saliva during its travel.

The hydraulic lift had to be housed within an external steel infrastructure in order to handle the aggressive movement of the monster plus the variable effects of wind and weather.  Kickers were also embedded into the concrete shell to handle the extreme loads.  The lift offers 20,000 lbs. dynamic capacity with 168" of vertical travel.

One of the key challenges with this project was the aggressive delivery timeframe.  Handling Specialty was brought in on an emergency basis and given only 5 weeks to design, build, test, break down, ship and rebuild the lift onsite.  The project was delivered on time and successfully executed — the servo hydraulics of the monster (supplied by others) married perfectly with the lift structure produced by Handling Specialty.

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