Intermat '04.2024

Thwaites 6 Tonne Power Swivel ROPS+, Thwaites Limited, Leamington Spa Factory

ROPS+ is an extension of the Roll Over Protection System (ROPS). Made from the same high-tensile steel, the wrap-around design places the operator in the optimum position to minimise risk, should a machine roll over occur.

Thwaites design and manufacture site dumpers from their Warwickshire factory in Leamington Spa, England. For over 80 years and from the same site Thwaites have engineered solutions for the construction and plant hire markets on five continents and in over 70 countries.

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4 months ago
Wheels&Tracks

24 April 2024

At Intermat Paris, April 2024, Thwaites introduced ROPS+, a concept solution that ensures operator safety and standards compliance, with manufacturing standard EN474 2022: part 6, effective from spring 2025.

The standard refers to front mounted dumpers, with an operating mass of over 3,500 kg & under 4,500kg.

The standard states that these machines shall be provided with an additional means (for example cabs) to prevent the operator from being ejected from the overall dimensions of the machine, in the event of a machine tip or roll over.

For Thwaites this will mean that dumpers in the 1-tonne to 4.5-tonne range will be below the threshold and unaffected by the new standard.

Dumpers in the 5-tonne and 9-tonne range however will be affected.

To comply with the standard, the 9-tonne Front Tip dumper will be offered exclusively fully cabbed only.

To comply with the standard, the 5-Tonne Power Swivel will be fitted with the ROPS+.

The 6-tonne Power Swivel and Front Tip dumpers will be offered with two fully compliant solution options.

Option 1: The existing fully cabbed dumper. Mach2462 for the 6TP/S CAB and Mach 2460 for the 6T FT CAB.

Option 2: ROPS+

ROPS+ is an extension of the established Roll Over Protection System, (ROPS).

https://thwaitesdumpers.co.uk/news/rops-a-concept-solution-to-the-changing-industry-standard/

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