FIBER MAX
CRANE PADS

FiberMax® Crane Mats provide similar strength and stiffness characteristics as steel crane mats but weigh up to 60% less. This significant weight reduction results in lower transportation costs and faster setup and tear down times.

Made from Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP), FiberMax Composite Crane Pads are unaffected by fluids, chemicals, or UV, and will not rust, rot, or degrade in extreme hot, cold, or maritime environments. With a minimum 20+ year service life, these lightweight crane mats will safely support your equipment, protect your people, cut operating costs, and provide you with peace of mind.

Made in the USA.
Up to 1,000 psi crush ratings and 400,000 lbs. rated capacities. Designed to support and stabilize mobile cranes up to 500 tons.
Patented unibody, FRP bi-directional internal core, distributes load in all directions to maximize load distribution.
FiberMax Crane Pads are nonabsorbent, easy to clean and eliminate site to site contamination.

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PRODUCT BENEFITS

Mega Duty Strength

FiberMax Mats have crush ratings up to 1,000 psi and rated capacities go up to 400,000 lbs. FiberMax Pads deliver outrigger support for hydraulic truck cranes, all-terrain cranes, concrete pumps, larger aerial equipment & more.

Extreme Performance

FiberMax Crane Pads are engineered for optimal strength and rigidity to maximize load distribution at the lowest possible weight. This delivers quantifiably superior performance compared to traditional steel crane pads, steel plate and wood mats.

Transportation Savings

FiberMax Pads weigh up to 60% less than traditional pads and mats.That weight reduction can save users thousands of pounds on every job, result in lower transportation costs and faster setup and tear down times.

Lifting & Storing Options

FiberMax crane pads come standard with D-Rings installed, and you have multiple lifting & hardware options including: Stack & Pin, J-Hooks, Lifting Lugs, Crosby Lifting Points, Corner Cribbing, and Static Dissipation Strips.

See the FiberMax Stack & Pin System in Action

HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES

PRODUCT	DESCRIPTION	LIFTING CAPACITY
A) FO-D	D-Ring Lifting Hardware	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE
B) FO-LL	Mega Duty Lifting Lugs	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE
C) FO-CLP	Crosby Lifting Points	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE
D) FO-MDLP	Stack & Pin Lifting & Storing Hardware	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE
E) FO-STCC	Corner Cribbing	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE
FO-STCC-HD	Corner Cribbing for 6.75″ or other pads with a additional .75″ layer of FRP.	4 PADS	GET A QUOTE

6″ PADS

Equipment:
Off Rubber, Hydraulic Mobile Cranes, All-Terrain Cranes, Self Erecting Tower Cranes, Concrete Pump Trucks, Larger Aerial Lifts and Digger Derricks, Mobile Substations, Rock Crushers, Carrier Mounted Tower Cranes.

Typical Use:
Medium to larger sized equipment with reaction forces of 100,000 lbs. and greater. Stability and load distribution needs are high.

THICKNESS	MODEL	WxLxH	APPROX AREA (sq ft)	WEIGHT (lbs)	CRUSH RATING (psi)	MAX RATED CAPACITY (lbs)
6 inches	FM5x4x6*	5′ x 4′ x 6″	20	520	500	175,000	GET A QUOTE
6 inches	FM6x4x6*	6′ x 4′ x 6″	24	600	500	175,000	GET A QUOTE
6 inches	FM6x5x6	6′ x 5′ x 6″	30	775	500	175,000	GET A QUOTE
6 inches	FM7x5x6	7′ x 5′ x 6″	35	825	500	175,000	GET A QUOTE

Crush Rating – The maximum allowable pressure. Maximum Rated Capacity – The maximum force that can be applied to the pad for warranty purposes.
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6.75″ PADS

Typical Use:
Medium to larger sized equipment with reaction forces of 100,000 lbs. and greater. Stability and load distribution needs are high.

THICKNESS	MODEL	WxLxH	APPROX AREA (sq ft)	WEIGHT (lbs)	CRUSH RATING (psi)	MAX RATED CAPACITY (lbs)
6.75 inches	FM6x5x6-HD	6′ x 5′ x 6.75″	30	850	600	250,000	GET A QUOTE
6.75 inches	FM7x5x6-HD*	7′ x 5′ x 6.75″	35	1,030	600	250,000	GET A QUOTE
6.75 inches	FM8x5x6-HD	8′ x 5′ x 6.75″	40	1,150	600	250,000	GET A QUOTE

Crush Rating – The maximum allowable pressure. Maximum Rated Capacity – The maximum force that can be applied to the pad for warranty purposes.
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10″ PADS

Typical Use:
Large equipment with reaction forces of 100,000 lbs. and greater. Stability and load distribution needs are high.

THICKNESS	MODEL	WxLxH	APPROX AREA (sq ft)	WEIGHT (lbs)	CRUSH RATING (psi)	MAX RATED CAPACITY (lbs)
10 inches	FM8x5x10*	8′ x 5′ x 10″	40	1,400	1,000	325,000	GET A QUOTE
10 inches	FM8x6x10	8′ x 6′ x 10″	48	1,700	1,000	325,000	GET A QUOTE
10 inches	FM9x6x10	9′ x 6′ x 10″	54	1,800	1,000	325,000	GET A QUOTE
10 inches	FM9x7x10	9′ x 7′ x 10″	63	2,200	1,000	325,000	GET A QUOTE

Crush Rating – The maximum allowable pressure. Maximum Rated Capacity – The maximum force that can be applied to the pad for warranty purposes.
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12″ PADS

Typical Use:
Large equipment with reaction forces of 100,000 lbs. and greater. Stability and load distribution needs are high.

THICKNESS	MODEL	WxLxH (in)	APPROX AREA (sq ft)	WEIGHT (lbs)	CRUSH RATING (psi)	MAX RATED CAPACITY (lbs)
12 inches	FM9x6x12	9′ x 6′ x 12″	54	1,950	1,000	400,000	GET A QUOTE
12 inches	FM10.5×7.5×12	10.5′ x 7.5′ x 12″	79	2,800	1,000	400,000	GET A QUOTE

Crush Rating – The maximum allowable pressure. Maximum Rated Capacity – The maximum force that can be applied to the pad for warranty purposes.

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WE’LL PUT OUR MONEY
WHERE OUR MOUTH IS.

Give us 30 days and we’ll give you 100% of your money back if our products aren’t fit to your specs, performing as promised or convincing you they’re the safest option out there.

FiberMax Crane Pads distribute loads really well and don’t deflect, crack or deteriorate. We’ve used one set just about every day for three years. They’re as solid as the day we got them. I think they’ll last forever.

Jeff Holt, Wilkerson Crane Rental

We love the FiberMax crane mats! When we know the crane is setup on an engineered mat and solid ground the operator can focus his attention on the lift taking place.

Ronnie Wagstaff, Wagstaff Crane

DICA’s FiberMax crane mats give you a lot of confidence when you’re up there and you’ve got a bunch of people counting on you.

JJ, Southwest Rigging

DICA’s Crane Mats are working great in our crane service fleet. They provide easy transport and storage onboard our cranes and allow for a quick set up in the busy West Philadelphia streets.

James Cassalia, CMC Equipment Rental

FiberMax Crane Pads weigh far less than wood mats. The lighter weight sometimes lets us send one less truck to a job.

Jeff Holt, Wilkerson Crane Rental

The customer service you receive from DICA is outstanding. They are always there to answer any question you have.

Joe Estep, Connelly Crane Rental

FiberMax crane pads are lighterweight compared to steel, making them easy to transport and move around the job site.

Wesley ChellinoOperations Manager

FiberMax crane mats deliver exceptional performance not only because of their ground load ratings but also for their lightweight and ease of handling which delivers lower transportation costs.

Maverick Black

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What size crane pad do I need?

Call us at 800-610-3422 or click here to provide a way to contact you. We’ll ask a few basic questions about your equipment, current products and results you’re seeing. Our team will detail the best options for you based on your equipment, application, and desired results.

We build our own engineered steel crane mats and have never had any issues so why change? Do yours perform or distribute load better than 6-8″ steel crane mats?

Please contact us we can evaluate the load distribution of your crane outrigger pads.

Are DICA 12" thick FiberMax Crane Pads approved for use with the Liehbherr LTM1500-8.1?

Yes, 12” Thick FiberMax Crane Pads can be used with the Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 cranes under the following permissalble use guidelines.

1. When outrigger reaction forces are limited to 400,000 lbs

2. When outrigger reaction forces exceed 400,000 lbs, a DICA SafetyTech DR48-3 pad, or a FiberTech FTR48-1 pad is placed between the outrigger foot and the FiberMax pad.

I’ve heard you sometimes recommend neoprene under your crane mats, why?

Neoprene is a fantastic solution for all of our load distribution products. It allows our products to flex a little on hard surfaces which allows for significantly improved load distribution.

Reducing crane mat weight is not critical for me so why should I pay more for your product?

Great, question. Here are a few examples.

DICA is in the business of providing solutions to customer’s needs. We eliminate the guesswork.
Many customers have shared with us that after evaluating their total cost of engineering, materials, time and construction of their own crane outrigger pads, FiberMax Crane Pads cost less.
Set-up, tear down and storage time is minimized with DICA’s lifting hardware and accessories. That saves you labor costs every time you use your pads.
FiberMax pads are a fully engineered and proven solution that will provide years of service.
Why assume the liability risk of a homemade pad when you can shift the liability risk to a 3^rd party?

Can your crane mats be setup on a gravel or rocky surface?

Setting up on gravel or a rocky surface is NOT a problem. However, setting up any brand or material of crane mat on a concrete surface with a rock, or rocks scattered under the pad and on the concrete is not advisable “period”. (see OSHA information below).

If you were to set up a crane mat on concrete with rocks on of the concrete in sizes greater than 1” in diameter, and you were to apply high loads to the pads one of three things below would happen.

The pad and concrete would win and the rock would be crushed and broken into small pieces.
The rock would win and either the pad or the concrete would sustain some level of damage.
Nothing would give and the total load would be completely point loaded on the rock. (This is highly unlikely)

Is it possible for rocks to puncture your crane mats?

To avoid puncture damage do not set up the pads on a hard surface (such as concrete) with rocks on the surface. Actions like this may violate the following OSHA rule: OSHA 1926-1402 BASIC RULE: You must not assemble or use a crane unless ground conditions are firm, drained, and graded to a sufficient extentso that, in conjunction (if necessary) with the use of supporting materials (such as blocking, mats, cribbing, or marsh buggies (in marshes/wetlands), the equipment manufacturer’s specifications for adequate support and degree of level of the equipment are met. The requirement for the ground to be drained does not apply to marshes/wetlands.

Important Notes

Setting up on gravel or a rocky surface in general is NOT a problem.
- Always follow OSHA Rules and Guidelines.
Operators should never set-up on a concrete surface with large rocks on it.
- This violates OSHA 1402 Regulations
Since 2014, there have been no reports of FiberMax Crane Mats having been punctured.
If for some unforseen reason a puncture happened:
- The structural integrity of the pad would not likely be impacted.
- It is highly probable a repair could be made to keep water out of the mat.

We use 8” thick engineered steel crane mats. How does the bending stress of a 6” thick Mega Duty compare with bending stress of our 8” thick steel crane mats?

FiberMax Crane Pads have a crush rating and maximum rated capacity for a variety of thickness options. Please contact us so we can discuss solution options for you.

How and with what material are FiberMax Crane Pads built?

DICA FiberMax Crane Outrigger Pads are made of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP). This is a composite material made of a vinylester polymer that is reinforced with specially designed fiberglass. See the following blog post for more details.

What is inside DICA Crane Mats?

The overall structural configuration of the crane mats is a sandwich construction consisting of top and bottom layers that are molded with an internal core. The fiberglass reinforcement in the top and bottom surfaces of the crane mat are E-glass fiberglass fabrics. These fabrics are arranged to engineer the structural properties to most efficiently handle the applied loads on these construction mats for sale. The inside of the crane outrigger pad is a grid of Bi-Directional Shear Webs (Primary and Secondary) and closed cell foam. The purpose of the crane mat’s foam is to fill space, create a mold (cavity) for the resin and to hold the fiberglass laminate in-place. The shear webs (Primary and Secondary) are fully molded and integrated with the top and bottom face sheets to create a single body fully integrated mobile crane outrigger pad.

How thick are the shear webs?

Shear web thicknesses range from 1/16” of an inch to ¾”. Web spacing varies from 3” to 8”. The shear webs are sized for to most efficiently handle the applied loads. Primary shear webs running longitudinally are thicker than the secondary shear webs that run perpendicular inside the crane outrigger pad.

What are top and bottom layers of DICA Crane Mats made of?

The top and bottom FRP layers are part of the overall crane outrigger pad construction and designed to most efficiently handle the applied loads. Standard (non-HD) skin thickness varies from 3/8” to 1” and can be adapted as needed.

What is a bi-directional core?

A bi-directional core spreads the outrigger load in two directions. “Direction” is axis based vs. right and left. One direction is a single axis, like east and west – this is the length of the pad. The second direction is an additional axis, like north and south and is the width across the pad.

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ABOUT US

DICA is a family-owned and operated company that specializes in building high performance engineered outrigger pads, crane pads, cribbing blocks and magnetic sling protectors that are lightweight, easy to use, and long-lasting.

DICA products are proudly Made in the USA, ASME B30.5 compliant and used by operators on all seven continents and 50+ countries around the world.

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