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Link Belt moves into South Africa

March 13, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Link Belt moves into South Africa

Link-Belt has appointed Eqstra Industrial Equipment of South Africa as its distributor for Southern Africa. The agreement covers 17 countries, including Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Eqstra will sell and market the full line of Link Belt cranes, and provide parts and service support for new and existing cranes throughout the region. The company is part of a Eqstra Holdings which is … [Read more...]

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All hands on deck

February 5, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

A Link-Belt RTC-80130 Series II rough terrain crane has been introduced to its operator and crew for the rigging peculiarities of the USS Constitution, a very old and stately vessel located in the Charlestown Navy Yard of the Boston National Historic Park. The 130-ton capacity RT is being put to the test by the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Detachment Boston and their work on the USS Constitution as they ready the ship for dry dock refurbishment that will begin early this year. The USS Constitution, America’s Ship of State, is … [Read more...]

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Link-Belt RTC-8050 for Expertise

December 11, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Saudi Arabia based rental company Expertise Industrial Services has purchased a 50 tonne Link-Belt RTC-8050 Series II Rough Terrain crane for work at the Sadara Chemical company’s massive new chemical complex – the Jubail Industrial City. The crane was purchased from local Link-Belt distributor Bakheet Company for Machinery, Expertise said that one of the main reasons for selecting the Link-Belt, was the support it receives from Bakheet. Sadara Chemical is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical. … [Read more...]

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Crane Rental bolsters fleet with five new cranes

October 14, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Crane Rental Corporation, based in Orlando, Florida, has further expanded its fleet with the purchase of five cranes. The company added a 275t Manitowoc 999 crawler crane; a 230t Link-Best LS-298 crawler; two 130t Grove RT9130E hydraulic rough-terrain cranes; and an 80t Grove RT880E hydraulic rough-terrain crane. The move was made in response to "increasing demand in almost every sector of our industry", said company president Alan Ashlock. Crane Rental had already expanded its fleet this year, purchasing cranes including a Peiner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, LinkBelt Cranes, Manitowoc Cranes, Terex Demag Cranes Tagged With: crawler crane, rough terrain crane, tower crane, truck crane

Manitowoc and Link-Belt help students park

July 22, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Two Manitowoc crawler cranes and a Link-Belt crawler have completed a 15-week lifting job on a new six-storey car park at Florida International University. Crane Rental Corporation provided two 300t Manitowoc 2250 crawlers and a 200t Link-Belt HC-248H5 for the project, which involved lifting more than 2,600 prefabricated concrete components. The heaviest component was a 74,000-pound shear wall. The Manitowoc cranes had 100ft of main boom and 100ft of luffing jib, while the Link-Belt worked with 200ft of main boom. The 2,400 space car … [Read more...]

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First Link Belt ATC3210 all terrain crane delivered

March 18, 2014 By CranesBlog 1 Comment

Crane Service has taken delivery of one of Link-Belt’s new ATC-3210 185 tonne/210 ton All Terrain cranes. The company is also adding a fifth Link-Belt ATC-3275 249 tonnes/275 ton/ All Terrain to the fleet. The Albuquerque, New Mexico based crane rental company said: “We are excited to add the Link-Belt ATC-3210 to our current fleet. The 210 ton All Terrain crane is fitted with many new features, which will help our crew stay safe. One such feature is the addition of cameras that are accessible to the driver. He can now see behind him and to … [Read more...]

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Order for 30 new LinkBelt rough terrain cranes

February 12, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

All Erection & Crane Rental has ordered 30 new Link-Belt cranes for delivery throughout 2014. The deal includes four of the new 135 tonne RTC-80150 Series II Rough Terrain cranes. The 80150 is due for launch at Conexpo next month and features a 59.5 metre six section boom. Three HTC-8690 truck cranes, eight 218HSL and six 238HSL lattice boom crawler cranes, along with two TCC-750 and seven TCC-1100 telescopic crawler cranes have also been ordered. All president Michael Liptak said: “The decision to purchase the new RTC-80150 was, in … [Read more...]

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LinkBelt launches ATC 3210 all terrain crane

January 31, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Brand new from crane manufacturer LinkBelt is the 210 US ton (185 tonne) capacity ATC 3210 all terrain on five axles. It is aimed at the US market and will be launched at the March 2014 ConExpo show in Las Vegas. The ATC-3210 is the second of the company’s ATs designed and built in the USA. It follows the first model, the ATC-3275, launched at the last ConExpo in 2011. The 200 foot (61 metre) fully curved profile boom is in six sections and there are seven extension modes to maximise capacities. It is made in-house by Link-Belt in … [Read more...]

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LinkBelt reveals TCC-500 crawler crane at ConExpo

January 31, 2014 By CranesBlog 3 Comments

Link-Belt Construction Equipment is showing its seriousness about growing its share of the market for telescopic crawlers. The company will get a lot of attention with its latest offering in the tele crawler line, the all-new 50 US ton (45 metric ton) capacity TCC-500, which has already been built and tested at the Lexington plant and will be shown at ConExpo in Las Vegas in March. It is the third crane in Link-Belt’s tele crawler line and it’s a solid piece of equipment that will engage companies in the power utility industry, especially, … [Read more...]

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