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Today I received another request for information concerning an older crane. Peter from Western Australia asked me for any kind of information about a Coles L7012 Gargantua which would help him for the inspection of that old truck mounted lattice boom crane. He has bought the crane and is proceeding to do an inspection to gain certification for use in Australia. The year of built is approx. 1967 and serial number is 23716.

Does anyone have manuals of that crane or any kind information which is useful for the mentioned purpose? Any help is highly appreciated and can be commented below or by email. Thanks.

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AmQuip, one of the biggest crane rental companies in the United States, has launched a new website today. The first and general thing to notice when you visit the new website is that it is broader and created more eye-friendly now. The text is bigger and pictures appear in a good viewable size and no more as thumbnails only.

Also new to the site is the immediate accessable equipment section. On the old page this part was hidden behind a user registration. Now you can check the complete fleet of cranes offered for rental and one can instantly download specifications for the cranes you need. To me this is yet more interesting because we have delivered the PDF-files for the crane specs from the equipment guide we have prepared for Amquip last year. This means yet another online reference for your service.

Recent lifting projects from "The Crane People" are introduced with additional information in the category "Services". A good idea to me seems to be the "Featured Profiles" on each site: People working for Amquip are introduced with a picture, contact information and a short biography, showing their experience in the crane business.

One important part for me on a website is always a good news section. In this case news were already published on the old version, but now it is perfectly integrated into the site. It is no more shown in a little frame you have to scroll as before.

In my opinion the revision of the new AmQuip website was very well done!

www.amquip.com

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This morning I received a request from Asia by email. The customer is asking for the manual of a Liebherr telescopic crane type LTM 1120/1. A quick check on G++gle only shows an ebay auction for the crane parts book asking 300 USD for the book. Anyone here who has this manual and may want to give it away? Any help is appreciated.

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Today I found an interesting article for Apple fans on wireropexchange. They have published a list of helpful apps for iPhone and iPad. It contains apps for CAD drawing and design and several kinds of calculators for any possible application. Not mentioned in the list is Drew Merschat's Rigging charts app for the iPhone. Have a look at the list. Maybe you find some useful apps for your daily work in the construction business.

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Some days ago international heavy lift consultancy Techlift has launched a new corporate website. The company is based in Prenton, UK, and operates offices in the US and Australia. Techlift offers a worldwide heavy lift, transport & marine consultancy service. The offered services include detailed liftplanning and engineering as well as feasibility studies, heavy lift management, marine and demolition consultancy. The project site shows some very interesting job samples from around the world, working together with some of the best known crane hire companies. To me the new website appears well-arranged and informative: www.techlift.co.uk.

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