An outrigger pad is a safety tool that can be used with any equipment that has outriggers, down jacks or stabilizers. It is a must for stability when a piece of equipment – such as a crane – lifts loads or personnel aloft. This article will provide an overview of outrigger pads, including how to use them safely and what kinds of pads are available on the market today.

The Basics

Outrigger pads are placed on the ground under the equipment’s outrigger, shoe, float or foot. The size and thickness of the outrigger pads to be used should be selected based upon the type of equipment, soil conditions of the work site and type of lift being performed.

Virtually indestructible UHMWPE outrigger pads answer safety challenges on diverse, remote, hazardous and emergency sites.

Virtually unbreakable outrigger pads that can withstand rated loads of more than 50 tonnes per point on a solid foundation are engineered by Cut To Size Plastics for high stability jobs involving construction, resources infrastructure, exploration, mobile worksite equipment and emergency use.

The light, easily handled pads – weighing as little as 14-21kg for point loads of 40-70 tonnes depending on foundation – are custom-fabricated from the proven UHMWPE (Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) family in particular shapes required for diverse ground conditions.

The strength of UHMWPE comes from its long polymer chains and high molecular weight, which give it some of the greatest impact strength of any thermoplastic that’s currently being manufactured,  Managing Director of Cut To Size Plastics.

These include materials for conditions encountered by truck cranes, rigger cranes, mobile cranes, auxiliary cranes, mobile concrete pumps, manlifts, access equipment, mobile drill rigs, 4wd service vehicles and by machinery used for agribusiness, oil and gas, mining, pipelining, civil engineering and similar applications.

The ABOSN family is particularly suitable for operations where safety and ergonomics are a major concern, including the transport, lifting and placement of pads and their ability to withstand extreme loads without permanent deformation.

Compared with steel plates, they offer very high recovery during deformation – making them ready to use for a much longer period. Because they are virtually indestructible, they are also highly cost-efficient, says Cut To Size Plastics.

“The low weight of ABOSN material float pads makes them easier to handle during use and assembly. Ergonomic machined or rope handles can be integrated in pad design.

They are easily transportable in 4wd, diesel trucks and machinery, for example, such as those used across mining, infrastructure, construction and energy sites across diverse and often remote worksites.

Emergency use

ABOSN pads are exceptionally suitable for emergency and remote use, because they are easy to transport, even by air, and can be placed promptly and precisely to give a sure footing, and to prevent sinking into softer ground, says the company, which has more than 40 years’ experience in the application of engineering plastics.

ABOSN can also be used to fabricate portable roads to provide access on unpaved services and to protect sensitive environments such as park lands, grasslands, recreation facilities and damage-prone areas on construction sites where vehicle and machinery access is required.

Mechanical properties of typical outrigger pads include:

· Shore D hardness 15s – Value (Skala D unit, DIN53505 test method) 64-68

· Ultimate tensile strength (N/mm², DIN53455) 30

· Modulus of elasticity (N/mm2 DIN 53457) 900

· Application temperature (Min and constant deg C) -200/+80

· Dimensional stability under heat (Deg C DIN53461) 47

· Moisture absorption (%) < 0.01

Pads may be custom-manufactured from members of the ABOSN family to achieve required performance characteristics.

If you want to some information ,you can check our website https://abosnplastic.en.made-in-china.com/

Contact us

E-mail:fiona@dzabosn.com

Phone/Whatsapp:+86 175 5341 8926