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First new Liebherr for Tonhout

March 16, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

First new Liebherr for Tonhout

UK crane company Tonhout Crane Hire has taken delivery of its first new Liebherr crane, a three axle 60 tonne LTM1060-3.1 All Terrain. Based in Welwyn Garden City, the company has been in the crane rental business for almost 40 years and is a sister company of M and M Crane Hire of Uxbridge. The new crane features a 48 metre main boom and 9.5mto 16 metre bi-fold swingaway extension, giving a maximum hook height of 63 metres and maximum radius of 48 metres. The specification includes 6x6x6 drive, Telma retarder and remote control unit for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane

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...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, LinkBelt Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane, crawler crane, mobile cranes, rough terrain crane

Grove for Crowland

March 12, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Manitowoc Cranes Tagged With: mobile cranes

Liebherr launches largest LHM

March 11, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: harbour cranes

Another Tadano for Stoddart

March 10, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Tadano Cranes Tagged With: mobile cranes

Crane overturn in Singapore

March 10, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane accidents Tagged With: mobile cranes

First new crane for Highcliffe

March 6, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Tadano Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane

Upgrade for Liebherr’s LR1750

March 5, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: crawler crane

Terex issues counterfeit warning

March 5, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Terex issues counterfeit warning

Terex has issued another warning regarding counterfeit Terex/Demag crawler cranes, this time originating from South Korea. Similar to reports in 2013 (see: Counterfeit Terex Demag warning) counterfeit models are being assembled, branded and sold as used Terex cranes, either painted in a Terex white or a Demag red. To date, the company’s CC 2500-1 lattice boom crawler crane seems to be the crane most commonly forged. While they are made to look like Terex cranes they are typically assembled from a blend of older and newer technology and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Terex Demag Cranes Tagged With: crawler crane

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