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Six new Liebherrs for BKL

German crane rental company BKL Baukran Logistik has taken delivery of six Liebherr mobile cranes for its newly-opened site in Ingolstadt.

Three out of six new Liebherr cranes have already been delivered to Ingolstadt – a 60t LTM 1060-3.1, an LTC 1045-3.1 and an LTM 1130-5.1. The other three cranes – an LTM 1095-5.1, an LTM 1100-5.2 and an LTM 1200-5.1 – will be received before the end of 2014.

The cranes feature load capacities ranging from 45-200t, while the LTM 100-5.2 has the VarioBase support system, designed to enable safe crane operations with any support base.

The Ingolstadt site is BKL Baukran’s fourth German operation and gives the company a presence in the centre of Bavaria.

Davis Crane in big Terex truck crane order

North Texas based lifting company Davis Motor Crane Service has signed its largest-ever Terex order for a single crane model.

The company has ordered five 40t Terex T 340-1 cranes from Terex distributor Scott-Macon Equipment to help it access confined job sites in northern Texas while achieving high lift capacities. The order represents an upgrade of Davis Crane’s fleet of 35t truck cranes.

The short 10.8m unit’s length and narrow 2.4m driving width allows navigation of the congested Dallas-Forth Worth market streets and northern Texas region, while the 28.7m telescopic boom length and maximum tip height of 44.8m gives capabilities for use on multi-storey building projects in downtown markets.

Keith McKee, general manger of Davis Crane, said the T 340-1 gave the company the ability to provide a 40t class truck crane without going to a boom truck. He said the construction industry still preferred a truck crane over boom trucks.

XCMG all terrain range expanded

A new addition has been made to the XCMG brand of all terrain cranes.

Chinese manufacturer XCMG claims the new QAY 180 model, displayed at the recent Project Qatar 2014 exhibition in Doha, adopts 38 patented technologies.

The model features a 180t lifting capacity, overall length of 15.77m, weight of 60t, minimum turning radius of 10m and six-segment 62m long boom, three-segment 28m long jib and six counterweight combinations.

A compact boom tail structure, increased tapping length of the lifting boom and decreased jib deflection is designed to boost stability.

Other features include a four-axle drive and electro-hydraulic proportional steering control, advanced disc brake technology and multi-point heat dissipation technology.

Merkel extends fleet with Tadano ATF 50G-3

Merkel Autokrane GmbH has taken delivery of another Tadano ATF 50 all-terrain crane.

The latest fleet addition, an ATF 50G-3, follows Merkel’s purchase of three Tadano units – the ATF 50-3, ATF 65G-4 and ATF 220G-5 – in 2012.

The 50t ATF 50G-3 has a 40m main boom and consists of a 7t counterweight, 32t hook block, 6t swivel hook and a jib or main boom extension of 9/16m within a 12t axle load model.

Merkel said high lifting capacity, compactness and easy handling were factors in its purchasing decision.

Its use of Tadano cranes stems back to 2011 when it expanded its fleet with an ATF 65G-4.

Liebherr LR 11000 works for the first time

Liebherr says the first operational use for its Liebherr LR 11000 1,000t crawler crane has completed its first lift at a Romanian oil refinery.

The LR 11000 was used by Felbermayr to work on a constricted site with a 35m by 35m working area at the Petrom refinery in Plojesti near Bucharest to lift giant steel cylinders, the largest of which measured 58m in length, weighing 335t and with a radius of 27.5m. The erection of the lattice boom and 36m luffing jib had to be completed in a narrow alley just 5m wide.

Liebherr said that the load handling was exciting as it was not possible to determine the exact weight of the column.

This was due to additional items being fitted to the largest tank. Only when the LR 11000 and an accompanying LR 1750 had fully lifted the load did they realise it was 55t overweight at 335t.

To overcome the slewing process over a high pipe bridge, the column had to be raised to a hook height of 80m, the radius reduced and the crane moved just a few metres. Without reducing the radius of the suspended ballast pallet by around two metres to 13.5m, the guying roads and ballast would not have cleared the pipes and pillars.

The LR 11000 will continue to work at the refinery until the end of July. Felbermayr has a fleet of around 70 cranes working at the site, which is being shut down for a general overhaul.

Boom Booster increases Terex CC 8800-1 lift capacity

Terex has launched the Boom Booster kit for its CC 8800-1 crawler crane designed to significantly increase lifting capacities and reduce transport costs.

The company said the booster kit was ideal for heavy lifting applications with long-boom configurations, such as wind turbine erection and power plant installation, as well as on petrochemical projects.

Terex said the Boom Booster, available with new crane purchases or retrofits, increases the CC 8800-1 crane’s lift capacity by 90% thanks to up to 72m of lift-enhancing boom structure.

The wedge-shaped lower and upper adapters flare out to a 10m width, nearly three times the standard boom width, for structural integrity. Five 10m long intermediate segments offer the ability to meet up to 50m length needs.

Terex said the kit could be shipped in standard 12.2m open-top containers for transportation cost-efficiency. In markets with container weight limits of 28t, Terex said nine truckloads are required for transportation to site, while 40t container limits means seven truckloads are possible.