Manitou to Showcase its ULM Telehandler at Bauma

French manufacturer Manitou will be presenting their new ultra-compact telehandler model at Bauma later this month.

To meet the needs of its customers who want a versatile machine that is easy to use and easy to transport between two worksites or farms, Manitou Group has designed a very lightweight model with a transportable weight of less than 3 tons, which can be loaded onto a trailer with a PTAC of 3,500 kg. This model was designed entirely by the design office at the Laillé (Ille-et-Vilaine) site, dedicated to producing “super compact” telehandlers for the group.

Its dimensions are among the most compact on the market with a width of just 1.49 m and a height of 1.92 m. This ultra-compact model comes in two versions with lifting capacity of 1.25 t and 1.5 t respectively for a lifting height of 4.30 m.

The machine is available in two versions for Manitou dealers: ULM 412 H and ULM 415 H for Ultra Light Manitou, but also for Gehl distributors with the GCT 3-14 and GCT 3-

A range of attachments specially designed for this model allows it to be used for more applications, providing users with even more options, such as forks carriages, hedge cutter, pot clamp, branch cutter, Big Bag handler and snow blade. Proving its usefulness on rough-terrain, this four-wheel drive telehandler has an oscillating rear axle, a wide range of tyres and a very high ground clearance of 29 cm.

A number of innovative features help to reduce the total cost of ownership of this model, including a Stop & Start feature.

We look forward to seeing this new machine in Bauma, and getting “Hands on” with one in due course with the Manitou team in the UK.

Checkout this promotional video from Manitou.