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26 t GVW

HP 20 A (R)

For 24 to 28 t GVW trucks

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Hooklift
Key Specs
Max. loading capacity
20 t
Unit length
4700 - 6450 mm
Container length
3750 - 7600 mm

Designed for the harshest work, it will never let you down. Its robust design makes it ideal for demanding or off-road environments, providing strong lifting capability even when loads are heavier than expected or containers are positioned in challenging locations such as ditches. No matter the situation, it ensures reliable, consistent operation.

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      Designed for tough applications

      POWER hookloaders deliver exceptional strength and reliability for the most demanding jobs. Their smart rotational design ensures smooth, controlled movements and full lifting power at any height. Built for harsh conditions, they can free stuck containers with ease and keep operations running smoothly.

      Power that never fades

      Power range hookloaders deliver exceptional strength for demanding lifting tasks, including retrieving containers from deep pits. Their advanced design maintains full lifting capacity at any frame height, avoiding performance loss in difficult positions. Rotational movement ensures smoother operation, reducing stress on components and increasing overall durability.

      Built for harsh environments, Power units perform reliably in construction and agricultural settings where mud, ice, or uneven ground can cause containers to stick. Their strong pulling force enables dependable extraction and steady operation, even under extreme conditions. When maximum strength and durability are required, the Power range is the definitive choice.
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      Articulated movement

      The articulated arm of the Power A reduces the loading angle, lowering the risk of spillage during loading and unloading. It also improves the positioning of both short and long containers on the truck, ensuring proper weight distribution and stable transport.

      3 Articulations for complete flexibility

      With three articulation points, the POWER A hookloader delivers maximum versatility and safety. By maintaining a low loading angle, it significantly reduces the risk of spillage during loading and unloading, ensuring equipment and materials are placed securely on the truck.

      This intelligent design also enables smooth operation in tight spaces, requiring minimal ground clearance to position containers. The articulated arm further improves the handling of both short and long containers and offers the flexibility needed to transfer containers onto trailers.
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      Minimal maintenance and reduced wearing

      The kinematic design ensures the system never operates at its limits, helping preserve components over time. Its force-triangle layout reduces pressure on hydraulic parts, minimizing wear and extending service life. Cast components—including the hook, rear pivot, hinge supports, and rear pulleys—add durability and long-lasting robustness.

      Reduced Wear, Lower Costs, Maximum Uptime

      The articulated design, combined with the triangle of forces, uses rotational movement to reduce stress on key components—especially hydraulics. This extends service life and increases profitability by lowering maintenance costs and minimizing downtime. With no sliding or friction surfaces, wear is significantly reduced, ensuring smooth operation, long-term reliability, and lower total ownership costs.
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      TEC : The best as a standard

      The TEC line brings flexibility and state of the art features, opening up the possibility to add various options to improve equipment, in terms of comfort, performance and safety.

      TEC Line

      The best as a atandard

      The PALFINGER hookloaders are always designed for easy installation on the truck while keeping an optimized dead weight. With a TEC configuration, this choice allows to work with innovative, powerful, and optimized solutions. Connected equipment to maximize uptime, reduced energy consumption, high speed of movements, the standard is at its best.

      Choosing a TEC hooklift means choosing flexibility and state of the art features, opening up the possibility to add various options to improve equipment, in terms of comfort, performance and safety. The standard configuration benefits from the highest performance level, making our equipment always reliable in every situations that may occur in a daily work-shift, without pushing it to the limits.

      Thanks to the versatile display of the cab controller V Drive, the operator always have relevant and clear information about functions and system status. The new tailor-made and ergonomic design brings an intuitive daily tool to operate from inside the cab.
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      Highlights

      Rear lifting capabilities for specific applications

      The POWER units can be equipped with rear lifting capabilities of the container when required. 

      Long rear lift capability is essential when the application requires the container to be raised high on its feet, as is often the case in agricultural work. The short version is primarily used when containers need to be unloaded onto high trailers or loading docks, for example at recycling centers. Slightly lifting the rear of the container makes operation in these conditions much easier.
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      Enjoy the V Drive versatility

      At the cutting edge of controller technology, the V DRIVE offers intuitive day-to-day operations. The versatility of the screen allows to manage all your options, connected systems and accessories from a single controller.    

      V Drive

      Versatility As a Keyword

      The V Drive is the result of many years of experience and close attention to the customers uses and habits. Intuitiv with a good tactile answer and functionnal design, the cab control will be the new standard for the TEC line. The best part of it is ist flexibility with 5 different screens adapted to the handling phase, applications and the driver‘s habits.    

      Versatile Modes : Select the mode you want to operate, the relevant screen will be displayed and the functionalities of the side buttons will be adapted.

      Functional Design : Tailor-made to allow intuitiv hookloader controls.

      Visibility Of Information : Colored and large icons providing live status feedback. High degree of graphical customization for specific functions.

      Ergonomic Control : One single lever to control precisely all container movements.

      With 5 screens and dozen of possibilities to adapt the icons to the exact functions, the V Drive cab controller is the most complete and flexible tool of our offer. Its intelligent conception ensures its ability to remain up to date and ready for future changes in requirements and the addition of new functionalities.​
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      Open possibilities

      The TEC is the right choice when owners and users need to improve the configuration of their equipment. They can take advantage of the standard TEC features and add optional ones to improve the daily job depending on the needs.

      A large choice of features and options

      TEC configuration is offering a wide range of functions and solutions to meet the customers’ needs as closely as possible.

      Whether the priority is to make daily work easier and more efficient, to increase safety or to work as comfortably as possible, PALFINGER constantly seeks to provide state-of-the-art solutions by offering several options to upgrade equipment throughout the complete life cycle. Add a concentrate of PALFINGER’s hookloader expertise from the outset of ownership or later through retrofit.

      The hookloader can be configured for highly specific agricultural applications or for handling containers using a fully flexible product range—making it easy to adapt to different jobs, for example in rental fleets. With the TEC line, new possibilities open up and you can choose the options tailored to your needs.
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      Benefit from attractive packages

      Packages of options have been created to benefit from the equipment with performance and comfort in mind. Close to the customer needs, they simplify the configuration process gathering the options depending on the priorities.

      Performance Packages

      When speed and precision are required

      Performance Package: Increases unloading speed with precision automatic maneuvering.
      • Rapid Motion
      • Automatic Cycle
      • Proportional speed

      Performance Plus Package: Increases unloading and loading speed with precision automatic maneuvering.
      • Advanced Rapid Motion
      • Automatic Cycle
      • Proportional speed
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      Equipment & Accessories

      Under-Ride Protection

      The PALFINGER rear under-ride protection, compliant with R58-03, is engineered for easy installation and is fully compatible with N3 trucks.
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      Palcover

      Palcover provides a safe, easy way to cover containers, ensuring a secure and reliable load-securing solution. By keeping the container fully covered, it reduces the risk of material shifting or falling off during transport, improving overall safety.
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      Front Wall

      The front wall can be factory-mounted to simplify final installation and reduce both mounting and wiring time. The tank position is optimized, and accessories can be installed easily thanks to a plug-and-play setup.
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      Routing

      Pre-fitted pipes on the rear left of the equipment provide ready-to-use hydraulic lines for additional functions. These lines allow new hydraulic features to be connected directly to the couplings, making installation faster and easier.
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      Crane Interface

      The reinforced subframe makes it easy to install a crane while providing strong, reliable support for heavy lifting. Because no welding is needed on the hookloader, installation is simpler, and the overall setup is safer and more efficient for material handling.
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      Technical Specifications

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      Technical data
      HP 20 A

      Container max. length (mm)

      Container min. length (mm)

      Tipping angle (°)

      Transport height

      Unit length (mm)

      Weight (kg)
      HP 20 A 5,600 mm 3,750 mm 52 ° 240 mm 4,700 mm 2,250 kg
      HP 20 A 5,800 mm 3,750 mm 49 ° 240 mm 4,850 mm 2,300 kg
      HP 20 A 6,000 mm 4,000 mm 47 ° 240 mm 5,000 mm 2,350 kg
      HP 20 A 6,200 mm 4,200 mm 50 ° 240 mm 5,200 mm 2,400 kg
      HP 20 A 6,400 mm 4,250 mm 50 ° 240 mm 5,300 mm 2,450 kg
      HP 20 A 6,600 mm 4,500 mm 48 ° 240 mm 5,450 mm 2,500 kg
      HP 20 A 6,800 mm 4,500 mm 46 ° 240 mm 5,600 mm 2,550 kg
      HP 20 A 6,800 mm 4,750 mm 48 ° 240 mm 5,750 mm 2,600 kg
      HP 20 A 7,000 mm 5,000 mm 48 ° 240 mm 5,950 mm 2,600 kg
      HP 20 A 7,200 mm 5,000 mm 46 ° 240 mm 6,100 mm 2,650 kg
      HP 20 A 7,400 mm 5,250 mm 44 ° 240 mm 6,250 mm 2,650 kg
      HP 20 A 7,600 mm 5,500 mm 44 ° 240 mm 6,450 mm 2,700 kg
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      HP 20 A R

      Container max. length (mm)

      Container min. length (mm)

      Tipping angle (°)

      Transport height

      Unit length (mm)

      Weight (kg)
      HP 20 A R 6,000 mm 4,000 mm 45 ° 250 mm 5,000 mm 2,600 kg
      HP 20 A R 6,200 mm 4,200 mm 48 ° 250 mm 5,200 mm 2,650 kg
      HP 20 A R 6,400 mm 4,400 mm 48 ° 250 mm 5,300 mm 2,700 kg
      HP 20 A R 6,600 mm 4,600 mm 48 ° 250 mm 5,450 mm 2,750 kg
      HP 20 A R 6,800 mm 4,600 mm 46 ° 250 mm 5,600 mm 2,800 kg
      HP 20 A R 6,800 mm 4,800 mm 48 ° 250 mm 5,750 mm 2,850 kg
      HP 20 A R 7,000 mm 5,000 mm 48 ° 250 mm 5,950 mm 2,850 kg
      HP 20 A R 7,200 mm 5,200 mm 46 ° 250 mm 6,100 mm 2,900 kg
      HP 20 A R 7,400 mm 5,400 mm 44 ° 250 mm 6,250 mm 2,900 kg
      HP 20 A R 7,600 mm 5,600 mm 44 ° 250 mm 6,450 mm 2,950 kg
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      Discover Standard Features

      Soft Stop

      Soft stop ensures the container is smoothly set onto the truck deck after loading or tipping, preventing hard impacts and helping reduce noise exposure for operators and the surrounding area.
       

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      Truck can Communication

      A CANBUS connection between the truck and the hookloader streamlines wiring to just two wires, creating a safer and more efficient setup. Body builders benefit from reduced installation effort, fewer relays and junctions, and quicker configuration through PALDIAG. As a modern communication platform, it is ready to support future system upgrades and features.
       

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      Connected

      All key information—device overviews, service status, technical documents, and more—is available digitally at any moment. CONNECTED ensures users can access everything they need to manage and understand their PALFINGER solutions from anywhere.
       

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      Optional Features

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      Automatic Cycle

      Automatically performs all required hydraulic functions in a planned sequence using a single joystick.
       

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      Central lubrication

      Save time with single-point central lubrication located in a safe, convenient position for the operator. Simplifies weekly maintenance and helps increase uptime and component life.
       

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      Proportional speed

      Precise control of arm speed to easily engage the container bar and ensure smooth container landing without losing time during the remaining handling phases.

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      Silent mode

      Flashing lights replace the traditional buzzer to reduce noise without compromising safety. Perfect for night urban environments and e-truck applications.
       

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      System monitoring

      Enhanced operational safety with an in-cab screen and three cameras that monitor the system and its surroundings, including a view-tracking function.
       

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      Advanced Rapid Motion

      This option shortens the cycle time by allowing high-speed operation of the tipping cylinders, increasing extension speed by up to 50% and retraction speed by up to 30%. The feature is patented and unique on the market.
       

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      Connected

      All key information—device overviews, service status, technical documents, and more—is available digitally at any moment. CONNECTED ensures users can access everything they need to manage and understand their PALFINGER solutions from anywhere.
       

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      E-pto control via canbus

      Reduced energy consumption through on-demand pump control and optimized oil flow for hookloaders installed on e-trucks.
       

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