NEWS
8
ACT
NOVEMBER 2013
HIGHLIGHTS
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Palfinger and Sany plan
to expand their crane
distribution partnership by
each acquiring a 10 percent
stake in the other’s company.
Last year Palfinger and Sany
formed two joint-venture
companies to distribute each
others cranes in Europe and
China.
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Shantui Investment Co
Ltd has terminated its
agreement with Manitowoc
Crane Group Asia Pte Ltd,
to enter into a joint venture
contract with its truck crane
segment. Manitowoc said
Shantui terminated the
agreement for a potential
joint venture due to economic
restructuring in China and a
decline in the construction
machinery market, which,
in turn, had affected
government investment
policies.
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Bauman Crane has added
a National Crane NBT45
boom truck to its fleet.
The Pennsylvania-based
rental firm has expanded its
services to include tree care
work and will use the 45-ton
capacity boom truck primarily
for this type of work. The
new service will supplement
its taxi crane business.
Quick dispatch for Tadano AT
Barcelona Equipment recently
took delivery of a new Tadano
America ATF 400G-6 all-
terrain crane. The crane was
put to work within days of its
arrival at Barcelona’s depot in
Clearwater, FL.
Hammer Haag Steel needed
the crane to load equipment
on a barge that was heading
to Louisiana. It was a complex
lifting project, utilizing more
than 90 percent of the crane’s
capacity. The lift was 171,000
pounds at a 46-foot radius.
The crane was equipped with
maximum counterweights and
the total weight of the load was
K-25 Power Booster
makes Florida debut
K-25 Power Booster,” said
Taylor. “It can be used as a
push truck behind a prime
mover, or once the drive gear
is switched off, it can be part
of a trailer combination.”
The K-25 Power Booster was
also designed for in-house
transports. The drive unit with
the PPU can be controlled
as a self-propelled transport
combination using a mobile
control unit.
According to Roland Fischer,
area manager of sales for
TII Sales (Scheuerle, Nicolas
and Kamag), the K-25 Power
Booster offers five solutions
to users: as a push truck
on public roads; as a trailer
combination; for in-plant
transports; for mechanical
side-by side coupling; and
for mechanical end-to-end
coupling.
Fischer said eight Power
Boosters, including
Intercombi and Wide Combi
dual-lane trailers, have been
ordered by U.S. companies.
Stephen Crawford, sales
manager of Precision
Enterprises Inc. (PEI), said
reception to the K-25 Power
Booster has been strong.
“It was a huge success,”
he said. “I sold two Power
Boosters and two trailers, so
that speaks volumes about the
excitement.”
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Billed as a “five in one” rigging
solution, the K-25 Power
Booster was demonstrated
September 16-17 at Precision
Enterprises in Cocoa, FL.
The K-25 Power Booster
unit demonstrated will go
to Coffeeville, KS-based
Taylor Crane & Rigging
(TCR). The company recently
took delivery of 32 lines of
Scheuerle/Kamag K-25 trailers
purchased in April at Bauma.
“These new Scheuerle
Kamag trailers will expand
TCR’s ability to perform heavy
haul services throughout
the U.S.,” said Jim Taylor,
president of TCR.
For demonstration purposes,
the K-25 Power Booster was
coupled to an old Goldhofer
transporter and a new K-25
transporter, showing its
compatibility and adaptability.
The K-25 Power Booster
was demonstrated in several
configurations, including as a
push truck, on public roads as
a trailer combination, and as a
self-propelled transporter.
“What is great is the
versatility of usage for the
The first K-25 Power Booster was demonstrated at Cocoa,
FL-based Precision Enterprises.
Barcelona Equipment’s new ATF
400G-6 was delivered and then
dispatched right to work for
Hammer Haag Steel.
350,000 pounds.
After performing the lift, the
new ATF 400G-6 was returned
to the Barcelona yard, where
Tadano service technicians
provided a two-week training
program for the Barcelona
team.
Bob Steiner, president,
Barcelona Equipment, said
rental opportunities for
the crane include HVAC
placement, infrastructure
projects, power industries,
water treatment plants,
commercial construction
and “any project that requires
a versatile crane with such
efficient lift capacity.”
The ATF 400G-6 is the
first Tadano crane to join the
Barcelona fleet.
“Barcelona Equipment would
definitely consider adding
more Tadano products in the
future,” Steiner said. “The
equipment is top of the line
and the service is impeccable.”
Jack Swann, Exact Crane &
Equipment, was the dealer in
the transaction.
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