PICK AND CARRY Ӏ SECTOR REPORT
new additions to its range.
The Valla V46R and the Valla V130RX are claimed as more compact, more powerful, and more sustainable than any before. Both are wireless controlled, for driving and lifting while not having an on-board operator means they can be smaller. The V46R has a maximum safe working load of 4.6 tonnes, which can be achieved at a height of just over four metres just beyond the front bumper. The three-section boom
extends to a length of 7.5 metres, and capacity at full working height is 2.45 tonnes. The crane can also
JMG Cranes
at Conexpo, March 2023
be fitted with a short luffing jib. Maximum reach is 4.5m, at which point it has a SWL of 660kg. Like most Valla cranes it is
front-wheel drive, rear-wheel steer; it sits just 900mm wide, 2.47m long by 1.56 metres high. It weighs 4.33t, with a total counterweight of 900kg. Standard features include a variable tilt head and non-marking tyres. Optional features include ATEX explosion proofing and battery pack, along with a winch, and a fold-away hydraulic luffing fly jib. The V130RX has an interesting feature: a telescopic chassis (the X
stands for extending). This means it is just as compact as its sister crane the 11 tonne Valla V110R when stowed. But the rear element of the chassis can extend by 700mm, taking the crane length to 4.4 metres and extending its SWL to 13 tonnes. The three-section boom extends to ten metres, to which a hydraulic luffing jib can be added. It is fitted with a front stabiliser. The machine is 1.5m wide, has a stowed height of 1.95m, and its dual counterweights can be removed to reduce weight while operating across low load bearing floors.
Italian pick and carry crane
manufacturer JMG Cranes, based in Cremona, also dipped its toe into the US waters via Conexpo. It took its first-ever stand there this year, joining forces with its US distributor Crane Tech Solutions and Mexican dealer Americas Machinery. It showed its 80 tonne MC80.06 and the MC5980, which has a capacity of 58 tonnes (128,000 lbs.) This last is a big machine... for a pick and carry (and everything is bigger in the States!). Its dimensions are 17ft 4in long, by 7 ft 8in wide, by 8 ft 1 in high, (4.3m x 2.3m x 2.5m). It can, however, still manoeuvre around most US indoor factory spaces and it keeps all the desirable features of its smaller brethren in that it has front-wheel drive with 180° rear steering, a telescopic boom – extendable to 22 ft 3in (6.8m) beyond the front bumper which that can tilt from +60 degrees to -3 degrees. It also has non-marking tyres, front outriggers and radio remote control (though it has an onboard cab also). And it can lift 57000 lbs (25t) at 6ft 6 in (2m) in front of the bumper and 17000lb (8t) at 23 ft 3in m). Pick and carry then is a useful idea that has spread; and it has spread precisely because it is so useful.
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