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7 Reasons for the Rapid Growth of Spider Cars
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2026-04-16
From the following 7 aspects to analyze the market situation of spider cars:
What is a spider car?
1. Rents for spider cars are growing
The use of spider cars is growing.
3. Support is easier to obtain
4. Spider car weight is relatively light
5. can pass through a narrow door
6. can climb stairs
7. Suitable for complex high-altitude working conditions
What is a spider car?
Spider lift truck, also known as atrium lift or compact crawler lift, is an articulated boom lift designed to work in places where traditional boom lifts cannot reach. The spider lift was invented by the Falck Schmidt brothers in the 1970 s. It can work at a height of 52 meters (about 1.5 meters), but it is compact and light in weight, and can work indoors.
The spider lift truck is easy to identify because it has four legs, which can lift the machine chassis off the ground and stabilize it on uneven terrain. These legs allow workers to reach inaccessible points safely and give them a spider-like resemblance.
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1. Rents for spider cars are growing
USM ReRents is a re-leasing business. Taking into account the current economic situation, the rent of traditional high-altitude cars has generally declined. However, rental rates are now starting to pick up, thanks to profits from spider lifts and scissor lifts.
"People don't have enough spider cars yet," Klein said.
"We have about 40 spider cars in the fleet and they are all well done and well maintained. There are a lot of empty buildings because of the popularity, which opens up time for maintenance work on these facilities," Saxby added.
"There are a lot of good companies that are coming back on their feet. Oil has started to stabilize, and that has led to a pick-up in demand in Texas. There are a lot of offers in July," Crane said. ".
There is optimism that the equipment leasing industry will not only normalize, but will surge in the coming months due to the epidemic.
"There are a lot of airport projects and all the money is already waiting to be reopened," Crane said. "Boeing's Everett WA plant is one of the largest in the world, with a square foot footprint, and they are building another one in upstate New York. When all these projects are fully restored, there will be a boom".
The use of spider cars is growing.
Spider lifts were originally invented for places that could not be reached by traditional booms to replace the need for indoor scaffolding. Facts have proved that it is very effective for indoor up and down operations and operations that need to reach negative working height.
However, this once-niche machine is used for much more work than hard-to-reach indoor working heights.
Saxby said: "We have a 108-foot (about 1.5 meters) spider truck to go to a horse farm in Virginia. This is not a typical application for Falcon. We have painters, treecare, glazers, oil refineries, whatever you say, all require the use of spider cars for operations.".
The versatility of spider lifts is being noticed by all kinds of contractors, not just replacing traditional booms and scaffolding. For example, customers who have adapted to spider cars are starting to replace traditional cranes and even helicopters with them.
3. Support is easier to obtain
As the number of application cases increases, I would like to know more about whether the USM ReRents team has encountered any challenges in training or supporting the use of complex machines produced by international manufacturers.
"In order to use the product safely and correctly, [Spider Lift Truck] definitely needs to be oriented. When you put the remote control and legs on uneven terrain, such as steps, complexity arises. Falcon certainly has some subtleties that need to be mastered, but they are very suitable for support," Saxby said.
"Falcon actually has a remote diagnostic program that we can log in to diagnose. Falcon parts orders are fast and on time. There are also a lot of generic parts available from parts suppliers in the domestic aftermarket. The only thing missing is on-site training, and we look forward to having more," Klein said. ".
I asked USM ReRent what the plans are for supporting spider lift trucks in the country.
"Our repair facility in Gallatin, Tennessee, supports Falcon products and will soon expand to the East Coast," Saxby added.
This increase in support has made it easier for U.S. contractors and leasing companies to work with international spider lift manufacturers.
As Saxelby mentioned in the previous article, what he will consider when choosing an OEM partner, the increase in support reduces the total cost of ownership of the equipment and provides rental partners with the opportunity to innovate with OEMs.
So what is it that makes spider lifts so popular?
4. Spider lift truck light weight
The working height of the Falcon FS520C is 52 meters, but the weight is half that of the JLG 1850SJ, which is the only JLG lift that can reach the same working height.
The spider lift is light in weight and allows you to work indoors without worrying about cracking on the marble or tile floor you are working on.
Saxelby said: "Compared with traditional booms, they are a high-quality product, but the return on investment is higher. They are easier to operate than traditional booms, will not crack any tile or marble floors, and are more efficient than scaffolding, so our customers are able to complete the work faster.".
"We had a customer in Texas bring a unit to a gym, and they typically use scaffolding, which takes days to build and dismantle. They were able to complete the entire project in less than a day and were able to avoid the cost of putting up the scaffolding and closing the building for days," Klein adds ".
5. can pass through a narrow door
The main advantage of the spider lift is the ability to enter places that traditional high-altitude vehicles cannot reach.
The Falcon 520C can reach a working height of 52 meters and can be compressed to a width of nearly 4 feet and a height of 7 feet or less. This makes it possible to perform any indoor work through a standard single door.
6. can climb stairs
The Falcon FS370C/420C dual-track climber and its 37% climbing ability in the transport position enable the machine to climb stairs and turn safely.
The crawler system and climbing ability also make the spider lift more than enough functions to work outdoors. Spider lifts were quickly adopted by tree care professionals and tree planters as a safer alternative to climbing trees.
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7. Adapt to complex high-altitude working conditions
The largest Falcon spider lift in the USM ReRents fleet has a working height of up to 52 meters and a double-chain arm system that allows 200 ° up and down.
The double boom system can be hydraulically telescopic for nearly 7.6 meters. This gives workers access to up and down work that is extremely difficult for any other machine or scaffolding to reach.
The legs are also independently controlled. This allows the operator to safely set the support leg device at different angles in a limited space.
Because of its many advantages for more and more jobs, spider lifts are becoming streamlined. This creates an opportunity for companies like USM ReRents to narrow the scope of having a growing category. In a similar conversation we had with SkyReach's Kevin Gray, who focuses on serving glazers, the more you can narrow your focus on a specific type of customer, the more your brand will be trusted in those networks.
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