The title may raise a smile, but it captures the main advantage of a cutaway van-mounted aerial platform rather well. This distinctive configuration combines the practical qualities of a commercial vehicle with a fully integrated solution for working at height, all within a reduced overall footprint.
And compact dimensions do not mean restricted capabilities. Depending on the configuration, KLUBB cutaway van-mounted aerial platforms can meet a wide range of operational requirements. To illustrate what these vehicles can deliver in the field, we will focus on three models: the K20L, KL26 and KL38P.
Work with remarkable ease in confined environments
The real value of a cutaway van-mounted platform becomes clear when teams need to operate in areas where access, vehicle positioning and ground footprint matter just as much as working height.
Typical environments include:
- city centres,
- narrow streets,
- housing estates,
- residential areas,
- roadsides.
The K20L telescopic aerial platform is a particularly good example. Mounted on a cutaway Peugeot e-Expert, it has been designed for teams carrying out successive jobs in narrow urban streets, where reducing the time spent positioning the vehicle can make a significant difference throughout the working day.
With a working height of 10.2 metres and a maximum working outreach of 4.8 metres, the K20L can operate without outriggers.
Cutaway van-mounted platforms are particularly well suited to street-lighting maintenance
Street-lighting operations can involve street light maintenance and replacement, inspections and commissioning work. During the same shift, operators may move from a city centre to a residential neighbourhood before finishing the day alongside a main road.
In such conditions, a compact van-mounted platform without outriggers — as offered by the K20L and KL26 — reduces the number of setup operations required between jobs. This can provide a significant operational advantage over a conventional full-size van-mounted platform.
Easier access to telecoms networks without adding complexity to the job
Telecommunications technicians face many of the same constraints when working on utility poles, overhead lines, façade-mounted equipment, antennas or masts. Their work may involve installation, maintenance, inspection or repair, often across several locations during the same day.
A cutaway van allows the vehicle to be positioned closer to the work area while retaining the storage space required for tools, consumables and connection equipment.
Compact dimensions do more than make the vehicle easier to manoeuvre through restricted areas. They can improve the organisation of an entire service round, helping teams move from one intervention to the next with less downtime.
Less setup, more productive time
When a team completes several jobs during the same working day, the performance of an aerial platform depends heavily on how long it takes to position the vehicle and prepare the machine before the operator enters the basket.
Working height is therefore only one part of the equation.
As mentioned above, some cutaway van-mounted aerial platform configurations can operate without outriggers.
Removing this setup stage gives operators greater flexibility when positioning and repositioning the vehicle. Across a service round involving numerous stops, those saved minutes can quickly add up.
A cutaway van-mounted platform offers substantial working capabilities
The term “cutaway” might suggest a vehicle designed solely for lower working heights. The available configurations tell a different story, with several performance levels designed around different field requirements.
The three models featured here range from 10.2 to 14 metres in working height and from 4.8 to 8.2 metres in working outreach. Basket capacity reaches 200 kg on the KL38P, opening the way to jobs requiring more equipment or two operators in the basket.
| Specifications | K20L | KL26 | KL38P |
| Working height | 10,20 m | 11,80 m | 14 m |
| Working outreach | 4,80 m | 6,50 m | 8,20 m |
| Basket capacity | 120 kg | 120kg* | 200 kg |
| Outriggers | None | None* | 2 A-framed |
* The KL26 can be fitted as an option with a 200 kg two-person basket and outriggers.
A cutaway van remains a fully fledged working vehicle
One of the key advantages of a cutaway van-mounted platform lies in its dual purpose: it provides access at height while retaining the practical functions of a commercial vehicle.
KLUBB develops its conversions with this principle in mind. Depending on the selected configuration, the vehicle can be equipped with internal storage solutions, a ladder rack, a 220 V electrical supply in the basket or additional warning and signalling equipment.
For your teams, the van carries far more than the aerial platform itself. It provides space for tools, spare parts, consumables and the equipment required throughout the working day. Whether the vehicle is being used for telecommunications or street-lighting operations, the same unit can support the entire service round, from travelling between sites to completing the work at height.
This versatility lies at the heart of KLUBB’s cutaway van-mounted platforms: mobility, equipment transport and access at height brought together within one vehicle. The result is a working tool designed around the practical constraints your teams encounter every day.
