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ground pressure under the crane can thus be reduced by more than half. This safety feature is also particularly useful when lifting long booms from the ground. Another feature that supports
safe operation when setting up the crane is Boom Up-and- Down Assistant. When erecting or lowering the boom, this assistance system indicates the approach to the tipping border and automatically stops operation before the operator enters an unsafe zone. The operator no longer has to move the winches of the main boom and luffing jib separately. Controlled folding of the luffing jib begins at the press of a button. The speed of the laying down procedure is controlled with a single joystick. The Boom-Up-and- Down Assistant chooses the safest method for laying down the jib.
WIDER JOB RANGE All of these features contributed to the selection of the crane for one of its first jobs in the US, lifting tilt-up panels for a studio project in Atlanta, Georgia. The state has pushed itself as a location for filming, offering a 20% tax rebate for shows filmed there – viewers of shows like The Walking Dead will likely recognise the peach logo popping up in end credits. The developers behind Electric
Owl Studios worked with Martin Concrete Construction to build the new facility. They used tilt-up methods, pouring panels as much as 34m high on sites. This drove Full Tilt Crane Services to select the LR 1400 SX. “We bought the machine to
meet the needs of our customers: to lift larger and heavier pieces at one time,” explains managing director Jason Richardson. The tilt-up panels produced by
Full Tilt parent company Martin Concrete Construction on-site have the advantage that it makes
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them considerably more flexible than precast. This is where the size of the LR 1400 SX plays a significant role. “The sky’s the limit,” says Richardson. The crane offers Full Tilt advantages beyond just raw capacity. The company often completes jobs in a week or two, before moving on to the next one. “The self-assembly system of the crane is very important to us,” says Richardson. “We don’t need an assist crane. Right now, we can fully assemble our LR 1400 SX in under 12 hours.” Full Tilt is a specialist, working closely with its parent company. But the first buyers of this crane take on a wider range of jobs. The unit on show at Vegas was sold to Mountain Crane, of Salt Lake
City. The company will also use this crane for tilt up work, but also sees opportunities in steel erecting, refineries, power plants, as well as general industrial and construction work. The LR 1400 SX’s first job with Mountain Crane was on a wind farm. “This is the best machine in its
class,” says Paul Belcher, owner and CEO of Mountain Crane. “The LR 1400 SX is an extremely versatile and strong machine that will bring value to Mountain Crane’s fleet.”
The crane has also found
customers in the Middle East. Al Jazeera Shipping, based in Bahrain, services the maritime and offshore sectors, with a range of boats and vessels, as well as leasing offshore construction
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