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Business-News
- 1000 tonne crawler crane from XCMG
- Franz Bracht crane hire in Porta Westfalica
- Barnhart takes over Powell's crane rental division
- LTM 1350-6.1 - New 350 tons Telescopic crane from Liebherr
- Grove GSK 55: Trailer mounted mobile crane
- Enercon gets telescopic crawler cranes
- Tadano buys Spandeck Mantis
- Kobelco SL 6000 for China
- XXL-Crawlercrane from Liebherr
- 500 t crawler crane from Hitachi Sumitomo
Vertikal.net
- Sterling buys B&G
- The latest K&B is online
- Another outrigger accident
- Losses mount at Harsco Infrastructure
- Palfinger appoints large platform specialist
- Mother makes plea for crane safety
- Dutch Elm Death Wish
- New 4,000 tonne crane for Heerema
- Dallas Johnson 1944 – 2010
- New US crane rules will save 22 lives
- Haulotte to pull out of APEX?
- Strong pick up at Wacker Neuson
- Beware of easy orders
- RT crane rolls
- Margins improve at Manitowoc Crane
KHL.com - International
- Signs of stability in Manitowoc's second quarter
- OSHA publishes new crane & derricks rule
- Natural power
- Order books up at Terex but crane sales cool
- Multi-purpose handling from Potain
- Overload testing completed for new Manitowoc 31000
- Talbert introduces new double Schnabel trailer
- DeCleene is a new Talbert dealer
- Felbermayr tunnel crawl
- Ritchie Bros 900 cranes auction record
Cranes Today News
- OSHA to launch, discuss, new rule today
- Manitex signs 'transformative' deal to run EU manufacturer
- Judge acquits Rapetti
- Pace to sell Sennebogen cranes in Australia
- Palfinger buys into marine crane business
- Kobelco to build crawlers in India
- Slim Terex boosts sales, but cranes still drag
- Ainscough picks up historic steamer
- Hanoi tightens crane rules
- Nooteboom builds carrier for 60m blades
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1000 tonne crawler crane from XCMG
According to KHL the chinese crane manufacturer XCMG has launched a new crawler crane with 1000 tonne capacity. The crane can be equipped with derrick mast and superlift tray. The manufacturer says that it has a removable spilt slew ring and more new patented technologies. Beside models from Zoomlion and Sany the new crawler crane from XCMG is the third one in that capacity offered from a chinese manufacturer. The newly state-run company started the production of crawler cranes in 1995 and offers now 16 different models in the range of 35 up to 1000 tonnes.
Kobelco SL 6000 for China
Chinese crane hire company Lai Wu Tang FA Qi Zhong Yun Ye You Xiang Gonsi has bought a second 550 tonnes crawler crane SL 6000 from Kobelco. The company already owns a CKE2500-2 and a 7250-2F from Kobelco.
XXL-Crawlercrane from Liebherr
With a new crawlercrane in XXL-size Liebherr wants to compete with the CC 8800-1 Twin from Terex-Demag. The biggest ever built crawlercrane from Liebherr has a maximum load capacity of around 3.000 tonnes with a maximum load moment of nearly 50.000 tonne metres. These parameters make it more than twice as big as the current LR 11350.
The XXL-Crawler will be able to move under full load in complete configuration. Including a new super-heavy-boom, four different boom systems will be available for the crane.
All components have a width for transport under 4 metres with the exception of three units with a width of 4,25 metres. The heaviest part has a weight of 65 tonnes whereas nearly all components including counterweight slabs and power modules are containerized. As assist crane for the assembly a 200 tonnes crane is required. The crane is powered by two Liebherr-made V8 diesel engines.
The production of the boom sections has started in November and the crawlercrane is expected to be assembled for the first time on the testing pad in the second half of 2009.
Tags: CC 8800-1 Twin - Crawler crane - Liebherr - LR 11350 - Terex-Demag - XXL-Crawlercrane
500 t crawler crane from Hitachi Sumitomo
Japanese crane manufacturer Hitachi Sumitomo has recently launched a new crawler crane. The 6000SLX has a rated capacity of 500 tonnes at a working radius of 6 meters. The maximum main boom length is 108 meters, maximum boom configuration with a luffing fly jib is 72 + 72 meters. The crane will be officially shown in April 2009 at the Intermat in Paris for the first time. The 6000SLX is worldwide distributed except of America where it is offered as Link-Belt 548. The Link-Belt version was already shown at Conexpo in Las Vegas in March 2008.
Terex-Demag introduces CC 9800 crawler crane
This month crane manufacturer Terex-Demag will introduce the new CC 9800 crawler crane at the Zweibrücken factory. The crane is based on the known CC 8800-1. Rope system and hook block are already known from the bigger CC 8800-1 Twin. The new 1600 tonne crawler crane uses a 4 m wide boom system in order to gain a maximum load moment of 27000 tonne metres with attached superlift counterweight of 800 tonnes. The longest possible boom configurations are 156 m for the main boom and 120 m for the luffing jib. In combination the maximum lenght for the SWSL configuration is 108 + 120 m.
With 132 m of main boom and 18 m extension the crane fits perfectly for the assembly of the new Enercon E 126 wind turbines. This allows impressing lifting capacities of 360 tonnes to a hook height of 144 m.
The first customer, Sarens Group from Belgium, will take delivery of the new crane in January 2009. A second unit was already ordered from wind turbine manufacturer Enercon.
Tags: CC 8800-1 Twin - CC 9800 - Crane manufacturer - Crawler crane - Enercon - Sarens Group - SWSL - Terex-Demag - Wind turbines
Terex crane order from Schuch
Crane hire company Schuch extends its crane fleet with several new cranes from Terex. The order covers one mobile crane AC 250-1, one rough terrain crane A 600 from Terex-Bendini and two units of the truck mounted crane TC 40L. Stefan Schuch describes the advantages of the truck mounted cranes with the high mobility and the short term until they are ready to use.
Beside crane hire the Schuch group of companies offers abnormal loads, machinery moving as well as rental of service platforms. The fleet of cranes shall be increased in 2009 with a 1,000 tons telescopic crane and a Demag crawler crane CC 2800-1. Therefore the companies location in Sembach will be developed as a central station for heavy cranes.
Tags: A 600 - Abnormal loads - AC 250-1 - CC 2800-1 - Crane hire company - Crawler crane - Demag - Schuch - Service platforms - TC 40L - Terex - Terex-Bendini - Truck mounted crane
Ainscough orders first crawler crane
Vertikal.net reports that UK based crane hire company Ainscough has ordered its first crawler crane. At the end of 2009 the leading british crane hire company will add a Terex-Demag CC 2500-1 to its fleet.
600 ton Crawler Crane from Zoomlion for India
Recently the first 600 ton crawler crane from Zoomlion was exported to India. The QUY600 which was first presented in November 2006 at the Bauma China construction equipment exhibition was sold to Essar Group. It will be used for a power plant construction job.
550 tonne crawler crane from Kobelco
Kobelco is testing the new lattice crawler crane type SL 6000 with a maximum load moment rating of 6,000 tonne-metres. The new crane is designed for the world market for construction work in power plants, petrochemical plants, ports, shipbuilding and wind turbine erection. Part of the redesign of the crane range from Kobelco is of modular design for easy transport, assembly and dismantling. Refering to Kobelco, the SL 6000 will be in competition to the crawler cranes in the range of 600 tons. It will be deliverable with a luffing jib, a derrick mast and a counterweight tray.
Liebherr designs new 300t crawler crane
At the Liebherr-Werk in Nenzing a new 300 ton crwaler crane is in development. The new type crane named LR 1300 will be situated between the the LR 1280 and the LR 1350. From the conception the LR 1300 is close to the LR 1280, but is a completely new design. The second unit built will be shown at bauma 2007 in munich. Bay Crane, the leading crane hire company based in New York, USA will take delivery of four units of this new type crawler.
Tags: Bauma 2007 - Bay Crane - Crawler crane - Liebherr - LR 1280 - LR 1300 - LR 1350 - Nenzing
