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GF-8

The modular crane that set the standard.

The GF-8 Crane System set the standard for modular rideable and remote cranes. The sections are light enough to carry and quick to rig, and the assembled arm does not move in the shot. It runs as a one- or two-person platform or fully remote, and the Xten Kit upgrades a standard GF-8 to the GF-8 Xten at any point, for extra height and lift range without switching systems. It rides on the GF-Base Dolly, as a Western or Track Dolly, all finished with surface-hardened Hart-Coat®.

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GF-8

GF-8 · Datasheet

Remote payload
50 kg110 lbs
Max height · GF-8
9.3 m30'6"
Max height · Xten
10.6 m34'6"
Pivot height
1.5 / 1.8 m4'11" / 5'11"
Max height
GF-8GF-8 Xten
Platform · 2 persons4 m13'1"5.6 m18'6"
Platform · 1 person5.5 m18'1"7.3 m23'10"
Remote9.3 m30'6"10.6 m34'6"
Capacity & build
Operation1-/2-person platform & remote
BaseWestern or Track Dolly
FinishHart-Coat® hardened
Pivot height
GF-81.5 m4'11"
GF-8 Xten1.8 m5'11"

One arm logic, every build

The GF-8 is built out of one set of parts. Rigging goes together in a fixed order, the setup is fast, and the light sections do not cost the arm its stiffness in the shot. The same components climb from a short two-section arm to the full-length build, and back onto the dedicated transport trolley.

  • Rideable on a 1- or 2-person platform, or fully remote
  • Rides on the GF-Base Dolly — as Western or Track Dolly
  • Dedicated transport trolley for all arm components
  • Surface-hardened Hart-Coat® finish
  • TÜV certified and safety type tested
The GF-Base Dolly →
Every build stage of the GF-8 and GF-8 Xten — the same components, from short arm to full reach.

The Xten Kit: extra height, longer range

By adding the Xten Kit, a standard GF-8 upgrades to the GF-8 Xten at any point — significantly more height and lift range without switching to a different system. The kit is a handful of components, and it takes the remote build from 9.3 m to 10.6 m (34'6").

The components of the GF-8 Xten Kit in front of a ghosted GF-8 crane
The Xten Kit — the components that turn a GF-8 into the GF-8 Xten.

On set

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