ALL TERRAIN CRANES Ӏ SECTOR REPORT TO SUCCEED ADAPT
All terrain cranes are typically sold with only minor variations: a counterweight package that fits local regulations, for example. But at other times, customers need a more tailored solution. Will North reports
Occasionally fast-food chains will win themselves a moment of social media excitement with ‘secret’ menu items, available only to customers in-the-know. Manitowoc appears to have its own semi-
SAE Italia’s Grove GMK 6450-1
secret menu item on offer but this one is a lot more exciting than a Dorito-crumbed chicken nugget. The US-owned manufacturer’s
Grove all terrain line currently tops out at a nominal capacity of
450t, offered on the seven-axle GMK7550. Below this sits the GMK6400, with a 400t capacity and 60m main boom, and the GMK6300-L1, with only 300t capacity but a giant 80m boom, both on six axles. What you won’t find on Grove’s all terrain listing page, but will find new in at least four crane fleets, is the GMK 6450-1. The first buyer of this crane was SAE Italia, based in Piacenza, Italy. The company worked with Manitowoc’s specialist engineers in its Lift Solutions business to modify a GMK6400-1. The new crane adds a further 50t nominal capacity to the base model and retains its 60m main boom and 136m maximum tip height. The crane was supplied with the
boom strengthening MegaWingLift attachment and MAXbase variable outrigger positioning system, through local dealer FIMI, and has been at work since October 2022. SAE Italia general manager Michele Albamonte says it was busy right away. “We received many bookings for the new crane as soon as customers heard about it. It has been working on a variety of demanding tasks.” These include maintenance work at the thermoelectric plant run by renewable energy giant A2A; a one- month maintenance programme
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