March 2015 | Page 4 of 5

Grove for Crowland

UK rental company Crowland Cranes has added a 60 tonne Grove GMK3060 to its fleet.

The crane follows the first four axle 100 tonne Tadano ATF100G-4 in the UK delivered in January. The GMK3060 was handed over to Paul Bishop, Crowland Cranes hire manager at its Peterborough depot by Jerry Welford of Manitowoc UK.

“The GMK3060 was chosen because we already operate a GMK3055 which has proven to be a reliable taxi crane, and the GMK3060 has had a nice facelift with a larger counterweight configuration and increased load chart which fits nicely in the 60 tonne range that we currently operate whilst still remaining a very compact three axle machine,” said Crowland’s Pete Issitt.

“The crane also has the newly released Manitowoc ‘Crane Control System’ (CCS) which amongst other things enables operators to select the correct boom configuration for the lift required in a very simple way, saving rigging time and searching through pages upon pages of load charts.”

Liebherr launches largest LHM

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has launched its new 308 tonne flagship mobile harbour crane – its largest to date.

Topping the company’s seven model LHM range, the LHM 800 has a maximum capacity of 308 tonnes and a maximum radius of 64 metres. Offering 100 tonnes more capacity than the next model in the range, it is able to handle container vessels up to 22 rows across.

With hoist speeds of 120 metres a minute, the company claims it is able to handle 38 containers an hour in standard configuration. When equipped with Liebherr’s Pactronic hybrid power booster the company claims it can handle up to 45 containers an hour as well as up to 2,300 tonnes of bulk handling per hour. When fitted with Liebherr’s Sycratronic software two LHM 800 cranes can also carry out tandem lifts of up to 616 tonnes.

Weighing 745 tonnes the new crane shares the same X-shaped undercarriage used throughout the LHM range, however the wheel sets have been slightly adapted to provide better load distribution. Mounted on a rubber tyred undercarriage, the LHM 800 can also be mounted a rail, a fixed pedestal or a barge.

Matthias Mungenast, sales director for Liebherr mobile harbour cranes, said: “The LHM 800 is a breakthrough for the mobile harbour crane sector, outperforming the existing maximum lifting capacity by nearly 50 percent. Also in terms of container and bulk handling, the LHM 800 is the new benchmark. We are optimistic that this new model will strengthen our market leading position.”

Another Tadano for Stoddart

UK based rental company Stoddart Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 130 tonne Tadano ATF130G.

The new crane is equipped with a 60 metre main boom and an 18 metre bi-fold swingaway extension. Maximum counterweight is 42 tonnes, while the overall width is 2.75 metres, an advantage in the Scottish Highlands region that the company serves, compared to a three metre chassis.

The new unit also features multi-point outrigger settings for greater flexibility in confined job sites and Tadano’s Lift-adjuster system which automatically compensates for boom deflection to give a true vertical lift from the ground.

The company, based at Muir of Ord, was established in 2004, and runs a fleet of cranes ranging from five tonnes to a 180 tonne Tadano ATF180. It has built up a wide customer base, thanks its says to a strong focus on quality and customer service.

It also handles heavy recovery jobs, and supplies heavy 6×6 trucks which are frequently used to tow trucks and cranes on to wind farm sites, where the access roads are challenging and steep.

Crane overturn in Singapore

A mobile crane overturned yesterday at a job site in the Jurong area of Singapore near the port and main industrial area of the city.

The incident caused work on the site – where contractor Yong Xing Construction is building a new electrical substation – to be suspended while the Ministry Of Manpower (MOM) carried out an investigation.

The crane, rented from Beng Huat Crane, was apparently booming out at the time it overturned, we do not know if it had a load on the hook.

First new crane for Highcliffe

Yorkshire crane rental company Highcliffe Engineering has taken delivery of its first new All Terrain crane – a 40 tonne ATF 40G-2.

The compact two axle crane features a 35.2 metre main boom plus a nine metre swingaway which can be offset by zero, 20 and 40 degrees.

Highcliffe manager Lee Wolstenholme, said: “In my opinion The 40G is currently the UK’s most popular two axle mobile crane. It has extremely good duties, but more importantly is extremely strong and reliable. If it’s good enough for Dewsbury and Proud, Davies and Marsh Plant it’s good enough for us and we look forward to doing more business with Tadano UK.”

Based in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, the company was established in 1983 by Ian Wolstenholme as a steel fabrication company and gradually evolved into a mobile crane hire company after buying its first cranes in 2000. It now runs a fleet of mobile cranes ranging from 15 to 50 tonnes, most of them being truck or All Terrain cranes in the 25 to 50 tonne bracket.

Upgrade for Liebherr’s LR1750

Liebherr has upgraded its 750 tonne LR 1750 crawler crane into the LR1750/2 with increased capacities and H-boom configuration.

The boom changes are similar to those already incorporated in the LR1600/2’s ‘H’ or Heavy boom configuration, which include strengthening the main boom and extending the derrick boom by seven metres to 38.5 metres. The company claims that the changes have increased the crane’s capacities by up to 30 percent in some areas.

The LR1750 suspended ballast trailer has also been modified to include a hydraulic drive system, while work at height safety features have been revised through the machine, with additional platforms/access points added as well as improved guardrails.

All existing LR1750 components can also be used on the new LR1750/2, which will of course be an advantage for current LR1750 owners.