Masonry Magazine June 1982 Page. 2
MORGEN Hydraulic Pallet System Slashes Time For Erecting, Moving, Dismantling, and Storing Morgen Scaffolding
One-ton truck pulling a 15-foot or longer flat bed trailer carries a pallet holding 32 assembled towers- enough to scaffold 232% lineal feet 20% feet high.
After the legs are placed, a hydraulic jack system lifts the pallet off the trailer, freeing the trailer for other uses. The pallet weighs 17,550 pounds fully loaded.
Horizontal members of the pallet are removable so the towers can all be loaded and unloaded by a fork lift truck, four towers at a time, from either side.
The fork lift truck with a Morgen fork lift bracket accessory holds two towers firmly while men attach braces, secure the cables and add 9-foot inserts.
The fork lift truck swings upright a free-standing pair of towers and moves them to the wall. Stringer braces then tie the pairs of towers together at the wall.
Towers are leveled with screw jacks, the scaffolding is stocked, and work begins. Laborers winch the carriages up the towers as work progresses.
When the job is completed, carriages are lowered and the planks are removed. A fork lift truck with bracket moves pairs of towers to the loading area.
Towers are tilted down, braces removed and the fork lift truck loads the pallet four towers at a time, from either or both sides.
Accessories ride in the lower bed of the pallet. The trailer backs into position, the pallet is jacked down and secured, legs are removed for travel.
This MORGEN System lets you erect, plank and stock 4766 square feet of scaffolding in 16 man-hours. Slashes laborers' costs in addition to slashing masons' costs.
MORGEN MANUFACTURING CO. Yankton, S.D. 57078