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...]
LinkBelt reveals TCC-500 crawler crane at ConExpo
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...]
Terex CC2800 crawler crane slips in Singapore
A 600 tonne crawler crane slipped off a truck yesterday, while being loaded in Singapore, fortunately no one was hurt in the incident. The crane a Terex CC2800 owned and operated by local heavy lift and crane rental company Yew Choon. It had just finished work at the new National Stadium in the Kallang area of Singpaore, where it had been helping install the stadium roof structure. It looks as though the slew lock was not activated and that the superstructure swung over the side as the loading jacks were retracted which probably caused … [Read more...]
Delivery of Terex explorer 5800
UK crane rental company NMT has taken delivery of the very first 220 tonne Terex Explorer 5800 All Terrain crane. Launched at Bauma last year, the five axle Explorer 5800 features a 70 metre, five section main boom with a bi-fold swingaway and a 12 metre straight insert, offering a maximum height of 103 metres. Powered by a single Euromot IV/ Tier 4F Scania diesel engine, the crane can operate with axle loads from 9.1 to 16.5 tonnes. It also has a short 1.2 metre front overhang. The 13.2 metre long, three metre wide carrier has 10x8x10 … [Read more...]
Installation offshore crane by Huisman quayside crane
Yesterday, the installation of the 3,000mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard the ‘Lewek Constellation’ was completed by means of Huisman China’s new 2,400mt quayside crane. The quayside crane, also known as the ‘Skyhook’, installed the 3,000mt Offshore Mast Crane in a mere two lifts within a three day period. The vessel will leave Huisman China in April and is due to arrive at Huisman Schiedam mid 2014 for the installation of the 800mt Multi-lay Pipelay Tower. The ‘Skyhook’ further enables Huisman China to install, commission and test large pieces of … [Read more...]
Heavy storm took down two tower cranes in Belgium
A heavy storm in northern Belgium on Saturday took down two tower cranes at the site of a new hospital in Oekene, Roselare. The foundations/base of the cranes, which appear to be traditional Liebherr top slewers, look to have been the weak point with both going over fully intact. Four other similar cranes on site survived the storm intact. The storm also severely damaged over 20 homes and a large tract of greenhouses. The foundations of the two cranes appear to have given way in the face of the storm. … [Read more...]
Tower crane struck by lightning strike in France
Four men on a building site in France were shocked and burnt yesterday morning after a bolt of lightning hit a tower crane in Saint-Jean-de-Luz just South of Biarritz in the South West of the country. Two of the four men are seriously injured and were rushed to a hospital in Beyonne while the other two were treated in the local hospital. The crane operator, 30 metres up in his cab, was uninjured in the incident, although somewhat shocked. He described the event as a massive ball of fire and a huge noise which rocked the crane as it ran … [Read more...]
Tower crane destroys garage in Germany
An operator dismantling a self-erecting tower crane in Germany is said to have made an error that resulted in the crane overturning at a site in Osterhofen Bavaria. Thankfully on one was hurt in the incident which occurred on Friday The tower of the crane went over the back of the counterweight and landed on a garage completely demolishing it. Two houses either side were reportedly untouched. The crane was supplied from the rental fleet of Kaiser Baumaschinen, which dismantled and carted it away yesterday. A police statement clearly … [Read more...]
Manitowoc sells share in Chinese joint venture
Manitowoc has completed the sale of its 50 percent interest in its Chinese joint venture Manitowoc Dong Yue Heavy Machinery Company, to its partner, Tai’an Taishan Heavy Industry Investment. The joint venture was created in March 2008 for the production of mobile and truck-mounted hydraulic cranes - see: Manitowoc buys into China. A number of new models were launched in late 2008 and the most recent being in 2012 - see: Two new cranes from Manitowoc Dongyue. The sale is expected to result in non-cash losses with an impact in the region of … [Read more...]
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