TRUCK CRANES Ӏ SECTOR REPORT
cranes. LTF cranes comply with all the criteria for an unlimited permanent road licence in Germany. “In addition to being road-ready, use of a truck chassis for a crane has advantages in terms of tyres and other parts subject to wear, since these are produced in large quantities,” says Liebherr. The company's current truck- mounted crane offerings comprise the LTF 1045-4.1 and the larger LTF 1060-4.1 – both of which go on four-axle truck chassis. The LTF 1045-4.1 has a long telescopic boom (35m, with a lattice jib adding an extra 9.5m), making it ideal, it says,
for assembling prefabricated components. Maximum hoist height is 44m, and radius 42m. It can carry its ballast, double folding jib, and hook block at a gross weight of just 38t – which complies with standard axle loads so that no extra transport units are required. The outriggers have Liebherr’s Variobase support technology. The larger 1060-4.1 increases the capacity to 60t, and boom length and lift height to 40m and 56m, with 48m radius. From a user’s perspective, “our
cranes cover around 15,000 km a year,” says Ibrahim Kücükdag of Bavaria-based crane operator Würtzburger Kranverlein und
Easy decision: Berry stays Böcker
UK crane rental company Berry Cranes based in Towcester, Northamptonshire in October took delivery of a new Böcker AK 36 and another new AK 46 truck crane. These machines complement their existing fl eet of Böcker cranes, and further machines are to be delivered until 2024. This includes orders
for brand-new models like the AK 42 and the new AK 48, presented at Bauma 2022 in Munich. This latter is an electric crane mounted on an electric truck, the Mercedes eActros. “When we purchased the fi rst Böcker crane in the UK in 2008,” says company
founder and managing director Neil Berry, “we did not know just how well they would fi t in. 15 years and 20 new machines later, it was very easy to decide where to place this order. The unique, diverse versatility of the Böcker cranes, and with their quality and backup, has made this a very easy decision.”
Bergedienst. “They are much more economical than conventional mobile cranes over long distances. With part ballast the LTF cranes can be licensed exactly like a normal truck. This is a major advantage for our flexibility.” Tadano’s truck-crane users give
similar reasoning for their choice: “We chose this particular crane mainly because it’s a lot more cost- effective to buy and operate than an all terrain crane, given the sorts of jobs we intend to use it for,” says Willard Pluimers, managing director of the Netherlands-based crane service provider of the same name. His Tadano HK 4.070-1 is
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