Diesel Industry News

Hammar’s world-first electric powered sideloader will be offered as an environmentally friendly option to customers in New Zealand.

The move follows successful trials of a prototype electric powered sideloader with several customers in Australia, and now Hammar has launched its electric power pack worldwide in the first major push towards green alternatives in the sideloader industry.

The electrified Hammar sideloader should be operating in New Zealand within a year. A local customer has already shown interest in putting electric powered sideloaders into its fleet.

Electric power suits sideloaders particularly well as the handling time of the cranes, which averages two to five minutes per stop, takes up only a small part of a working day where much of the time is spent on transportation.

A fully charged electric power pack, or ‘ePP’, provides sufficient stored energy for consecutive lifts with a 35 tonnes weight. However, it can be charged by the truck while driving, in addition to being charged by plug-in (230V) at a terrestrial base.

“We have a customer today in Australia who doesn’t have to stop to charge the sideloader at all, and the charging during transport is enough to last for a whole week without plug-in charging,” says Bengt-Olof Hammar, CEO and owner of Hammar.

“This same scenario will apply to many of our customers. In combination with plug-in charging, the ‘ePP’ will work great for anyone with some transport distance.”

Other advantages over the traditional diesel power pack include less environmental impact, a healthier working environment, lower operating costs, a lower weight and significantly lower noise levels.

“Hammar aims to stay at the forefront of electric technology development for sideloaders,” says Bengt-Olof Hammar: “As greener trucks become available, sideloaders will also become greener, as many operators also choose to power their sideloaders with their truck via power take-off.”