German crane group Max Bögl has taken delivery of its third 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTM 11200 9.1 making it six Liebherr crane so far this year. The new crane features the 100 metre main boom option, which when combined with the luffing jib takes the maximum system length up to 188 metres. Bögl took its first LTM11200-9.1 in April 2013 and its second in May of this year, the latest unit was recently handed over at Liebherr’s plant in Ehingen. Peter Guttenberger, director of transport and machines at Max Bögl said: "We particularly use … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Another Tadano for R. Kölch
German crane rental company Richard Kölch & Sohn has taken delivery of a 90 tonne Tadano ATF 90G-4 is an All-Terrain crane. The new crane joins a fleet in Fürth, Bavaria that is increasingly dominated by Tadano cranes, including the ATF 45G-3, ATF 65G-4 , ATF 110G-5 and the 220 tonne ATF 220G-5. The company’s proximity to the Tadano Faun production facility in the Nuremberg area is of course an advantage. A second ATF220G-5 is due for delivery in February. Director Kurt Kölch said: "Reliable control and excellent engineering: that is why … [Read more...]
Sennebogens for AGD
AGD Equipment, the UK and Ireland distributor for Marchetti and Sennebogen cranes, has taken delivery of a 70 tonne Sennebogen 673R crawler crane and an eight tonne 608M multi-crane for its rental fleet. The 608M multi-crane, mounted on a wheeled rather than a crawler or rail chassis, with closer capabilities to a heavy duty telehandler than a crane, can be fitted with various attachments such as, lifting forks/bucket, hoist, a 4.5 to seven metre telescopic jib and an 800kg capacity work platform. Maximum lift height is just over 20 metres … [Read more...]
10 Terex E-RTGs for China
Chinese port operator Ningbo Port has ordered 10 Terex E-RTG rubber tyred gantry cranes for its Yuandong Terminal. Manufactured at Terex Port Solution’s facility in Xiamen, China, the 40 tonne electric E-RTG variant cranes have an under spreader lift height of 18 metres and are able to stack containers one over five. They have a span of 23.47 metres allowing them to cover six rows of containers as well as a truck lane. Ningbo took delivery of its first 12 Terex rubber tyred gantry cranes in 1999, back when it only operated two terminals. … [Read more...]
Terex CC 2800 crawler used for erecting wind turbine
A Terex CC 2800-1 crawler crane purchased by German crane company Mobi-Hub was taken directly from the manufacturing facility to a wind turbine erection site in a forest in Koblenz. The crane was taken from Terex's manufacturing facility at Zweibrücken to the Koblenz site, where the wind turbine was erected for Enercon. The turbine had a hub height of 130m and required three main lifts, covering the 48t nacelle, 71t generator and finally the 68t rotor. The CC 2800-1 was set up with a 138m S7 boom with 12m fixed jib, and 180t of … [Read more...]
Liebherr supplies Krandienst’s first crawler
Hamburg-based crane company Autokranvermietung Krandienst Schulz has entered the crawler crane hire market with the purchase of a Liebherr LR 1600/2. The crane features Liebherr's new SL13 boom system, designed to assist with the erection of the latest generation of wind turbines with hub heights of more than 150m. Krandienst has already hired the crane to a wind turbine project, with the LR 1600/2 erecting 2.5MW-class turbines at Neiler, in the Swabian Alps. The project involved lifting 63t loads to a hub height of 138m. Company … [Read more...]
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