Get to Know the Easy-to-Install Batwing Guard Structure
Altec Supply is excited to offer a new addition to our extensive selection of tools and accessories for utility professionals. Designed and made in the USA, the new Batwing Guard Structure provides new levels of safety and efficiency for re-conductor projects.
Intended as a single-conductor guard, the Batwing is designed to attach to Altec digger-derricks or cranes with ease. The essential kit includes five major components constructed from T6061-T6 aluminum, primarily suited to fit the Altec D3060’s third stage boom tip, with specific adapters available for DT65 and AC38 trucks. Specific adapters for the AC40 and the AC45 trucks are also in development and will be available in the future.
While other traditional guard structures require extensive time and resources to set up, the Batwing can be transported easily and is ready to use in just minutes. This timesaving, easy-to-install guard is useful in a variety of situations to keep your conductor or pulling line from falling onto a road crossing or any energized distribution circuit below. It can also help support the conductor and pulling line to maintain a minimum approach distance above energized distribution circuits or other utility crossings.
The Batwing essential kit, with a fitted storage container, includes:
- Sheepshead mount for D3060, 50 lb.
- Mast, 12 lb.
- Main Batwing turret, 69 lb.
- Left wing extension, 23 lb.
- Right wing extension, 23 lb.
With this Batwing kit, crews can deploy necessary guards for power lines under repair at one location and then move to the next in a matter of minutes. All the crew has to do is remove the Batwing attachment, put the kit into your vehicle, travel to the next location, then reattach it once again.
This new Batwing is an essential addition to your crew’s toolkit. Its exceptional versatility, portability, and easy-to-use design have impressed utility pros across the country. Want to see this remarkable new product in action? Altec will be displaying the Batwing at the upcoming Utility Expo on September 26-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. This will be one of the earliest opportunities to see this new guard structure at work, so register soon if you haven’t already and come visit us at the official Altec booth.
For more information on the Batwing Portable Guard Structure, check out the product listing on the Supply Store, call 1-877-GO-ALTEC or contact your local account manager.