14M ROUGH TERRAIN SCISSOR LIFT

Snorkel S3970RTE – 13.8m Electric Rough Terrain Scissor Lift: Unrivalled Electric Power for Challenging Heights

The Snorkel S3970RTE is a cutting-edge electric rough terrain scissor lift engineered for supreme performance in the most demanding environments. With a commanding 13.8-meter working height and robust rough terrain capabilities, this machine delivers the power and stability required for high-level work, all while offering the benefits of zero emissions, ultra-quiet operation, and lower lifetime costs. It’s the ultimate solution for construction, industrial, and maintenance projects where environmental regulations are strict or operational efficiency is paramount.

Features 

• 13.8m (45 ft 3 in) Max. Working Height: Provides exceptional vertical reach, allowing operators to safely and efficiently access elevated work areas for a broad range of high-rise construction, installation, and maintenance tasks.
• 11.8m (38 ft 9 in) Max. Platform Height: The height of the platform floor when fully extended.
• 350 kg (771 lbs) Safe Working Load (SWL) / Platform Capacity: Boasts a generous platform capacity, comfortably accommodating two operators along with a significant quantity of tools and materials, ensuring high productivity on site.
• Advanced Electric Rough Terrain Performance:
  • Lithium-ion Batteries (typically 11.5kWh system, comprising two 5.75kWh / 222Ah 52V DC units with integrated BMS): Provides powerful, clean, quiet, and zero-emission operation. This makes it ideal for indoor use, green building projects, low-emission zones, and sensitive environments where noise and air quality are critical.
  • High-Torque AC Electric Drive Motor: Delivers impressive power and torque to the 4-wheel drive system, ensuring superior gradeability (up to 35%) and robust performance on challenging, uneven, or soft terrain, often surpassing diesel equivalents in responsiveness and smoothness.
  • Extended Duty Cycles: Lithium-ion batteries offer significantly longer run times (typically a full 8-hour shift, and in some cases, up to a week between charges depending on usage), allowing for continuous work. Fast charging capabilities, including the ability to "top-up" charge during breaks, maximize uptime.
  • Ultra-Quiet Operation: Produces substantially less noise (up to 62% quieter than comparable diesel models), enhancing worksite safety, reducing operator fatigue, and allowing for work in noise-restricted areas or during night shifts.
  • Significantly Lower Running Costs: Eliminates fuel expenses, reduces maintenance requirements by up to 93% (due to fewer moving parts, no engine fluids, and no complex exhaust systems), and removes the need for waste oil and filter disposal.
• Optimal Dimensions for RT Capabilities:
  • Overall Width of 1.80m (5 ft 11 in): This makes it a compact rough terrain unit, capable of navigating through many standard industrial doorways, tight access points, and congested work areas where larger RT machines cannot fit.
  • Overall Length (stowed): 3.40m (11 ft 2 in).
  • Weight: Approx. 3,790 kg (8,355 lbs).
• Automatic Leveling with Hydraulic Outriggers: Equipped with four robust hydraulic outriggers that automatically level the machine on uneven ground (up to 6° front-to-rear and 10° side-to-side). This ensures maximum stability and safety when working at full height, even on challenging slopes. Snorkel's inverted leg design protects cylinder rods from damage and debris.
• Spacious & Extendable Platform:
  • Large Stowed Platform Dimensions: 1.60m x 2.80m (5 ft 3 in x 9 ft 2 in).
  • 1.2m (3 ft 11 in) Roll-out Deck Extension: Provides additional platform space and outreach, extending the working area to approx. 1.60m x 4.00m (5 ft 3 in x 13 ft 1 in), significantly enhancing productivity and enabling access over obstacles.
• True Rough Terrain Features:
  • 4-Wheel Drive: Provides superior traction and power on challenging, unpaved surfaces.
  • Oscillating Axle: Ensures all four wheels maintain continuous contact with the ground, providing constant traction and stability over undulating terrain.
  • 330mm (13 in) Ground Clearance: Allows the machine to navigate obstacles and uneven ground with ease.
  • Non-Marking Foam-Filled Tyres: Offer excellent grip on rough terrain while preventing marks on finished indoor surfaces, providing true dual-purpose functionality.
• Fully Proportional Joystick Controls: Provides smooth, precise, and multi-functional operation of all movements (drive, steer, lift, extend), enhancing operator control, confidence, and efficiency.
• Comprehensive Standard Safety Features: Includes a platform overload system, power line to platform, drive motion alarm, descent alarm, dual flashing amber lights, hour meter & on-board diagnostics display, manual lowering valve, and dual lanyard attachment points. Fold-down guardrails facilitate transport and storage.
• Robust & Durable Construction: Snorkel machines are renowned for their heavy-duty, all-steel construction, robust components, and rigorous testing, ensuring rigidity, durability, and a long operational life in demanding rental and construction environments.
• Snorkel OnSite™ Telematics (Optional): Provides valuable data insights into machine health, activity, and location, helping to optimize fleet management, reduce downtime, and improve overall profitability.

Applications

The Snorkel S3970RTE's combination of significant working height, robust rough terrain capabilities, and electric power makes it exceptionally versatile for:

• Large-Scale Construction Projects: Ideal for outdoor building work, steel erection, cladding, insulation, roofing, and general maintenance on multi-story structures or uneven ground, particularly where quiet operation or zero emissions are required.
• Indoor/Outdoor Dual Use: Perfect for large industrial facilities, warehouses, sports arenas, airports, and other sites that require seamless transitions between exterior rough terrain and interior finished slabs, thanks to its electric power and non-marking tyres.
• Facilities Management & Maintenance: Comprehensive maintenance in large commercial, industrial, or public sector facilities with mixed terrain and strict environmental regulations.
• Low Emission Zones / Urban Areas: Its electric power makes it highly suitable for use in restricted emission zones, dense urban environments, or night-time work where noise and air quality are critical concerns.
• Large-Scale Electrical & Mechanical Installations: Providing stable and precise access for significant electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and piping installations in various environments.
• Event Setup & Large Venues: Efficiently setting up stages, lighting rigs, temporary structures, and maintenance in large outdoor venues or exhibition halls.
• Heavy Industrial Applications: Tasks requiring elevated access in factories, processing plants, or manufacturing facilities, especially where air quality is a concern.