MINI CRANES Ӏ SECTOR REPORT
with the option of LPG dual,
electric dual, or diesel. Radio remote control comes as standard and the URW-295-3 has variable adjustable outriggers, allowing it to operate around fixed obstacles on the site and reducing the working footprint of an already compact machine.
The UNIC 546 has a larger lifting capacity of four tonnes (at 2.5 metres) with a maximum working radius of 15.52 metres.
BRIDGING THE GAP Another new and interesting machine of which GGR is UK distributor is the T-crane 1060 made by Italian company Almac. “We became the company’s UK dealer recently,” explains Ezzatvar. It is on rubber tracks and can
be driven on slopes up to 25 degrees, while its self-levelling ability enables it to work on slopes with up to a 15° angle – giving operators adaptability over rough terrain. You could perhaps call it a cross between a rough-terrain crane, a teleboom crawler, and a
mini crane with aspirations. “What is interesting about this
Maeda’s 3053 is
compact in length and width
machine,” says Ezzatvar, “is that with it Almac has bridged the gap between the mini crane market and the materials handling market. “It has the chassis of a tracked carrier machine and, because these need to keep the load flat while going up steep inclines, it has self-levelling technology. That technology wasn't initially developed for lifting or even carrying loads. It was developed for man-riding – which means that it has a great deal of safety-related legislation behind it. “So Almac had this simple-to- operate machine that was born out of access industry. We talked to the company, and it came up with a version that was smaller but more capable. These things are like little tanks now. They really do perform well on site. “And when you add the idea of putting a crane on it, you have something totally new. It is the only machine I know of that has pick- and-carry capability while it can
self-level – and it has all the safety features of man-carrying already in the design. The configuration has bridged the gap between materials handling and lifting.” The T-crane 1060 is powered
by either a 300Ah lithium battery pack or, alternatively, a Yanmar diesel engine. It has a 7.7 metre lifting height and a 6.1 metre maximum working radius. It is supplied with a radio remote control as standard and can lift and transport weights up to 990kg. A 1000kg counterweight is detachable; with it removed the overall weight can be reduced to 2850kg. This makes the T-Crane 1060 simpler to move by trailer or to work on job sites with extremely low ground pressure. For another example of a mini crane hybridising with other types witness the new Jekko JF235, which was unveiled in January. Jekko claims it as ‘a technological revolution’ and as a ‘chain link between truck cranes and mini cranes.’ It is an evolution of Jekko’s JF series (which
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