NEWS
9
AUGUST 2013
ACT
Manitex rolls out
new 19 tonner
Manitex is introducing a
new 19-ton boom truck to
the market. The 1970C is
available on a 4 x 2 chassis,
and is expected to be widely
used in rental applications.
The 1970C offers a 70-foot
three-section proportional
boom with a maximum
boom tip height of 121-feet,
3-inches.
The truck-mounted crane
has a two-speed planetary
hoist with grooved drum
and negative draft flanges,
load moment indicator
system, two-section
The new 1970C boom truck from
Manitex is geared to rental
applications.
Bay Crane opens new
facility in Rhode Island
terminals in Boston, MA and
North Haven CT, the
company said. Operating in
the northeastern U.S. since
2008, Bay Crane supplies all
terrain, rough terrain and
crawler cranes throughout the
region.
The event gave Bay Crane
the opportunity to display
the complete Tadano rough
terrain line from 15 to 100
tons capacity; all terrain
cranes to 600 tons; and
crawler cranes up to the 330-
ton capacity Liebherr LR 1300
with derrick attachment and
floating counterweight tray.
A feature of the event was
the demonstration
of the LR 1300
supporting a
288,000-pound lift
of a 30-ton, 60-ton
and 90-ton crane
meticulously rigged
from the company’s
200-ton capacity
offset center of
gravity spreader
beam. The 300-ton
Liebherr LTM 1250
Bay Crane recently welcomed
about 1,500 customers,
friends and dignitaries to
an open house at its new
Smithfield, RI facility. The
new 250,000-square-foot
facility fits between and
supports the company’s
was supported on a 12 foot tall
platform spanned by 50-foot
steel crane mats, complete
with a 56-ton load hoisted
from the platform.
Specialized rigging gear on
display included a 550-ton
hydraulic gantry, spreader
beams to 350-tons capacity
as well as an assortment of
wire rope slings and shackles.
Heavy haul equipment was
also displayed, including
a 180-foot long, 166-ton
capacity, 19-axle trailer; a
100-ton capacity 11-axle
trailer and a 300-ton capacity
Goldhofer SPMT.
The Rhode Island Senate
was represented at the
event and issued a citation
congratulating Bay Crane
on the new facility and
recognizing the company for
the preservation and creation
of new jobs in the state.
“The large turnout of
customers, employees
and suppliers was an
overwhelming success,” said
Josh Wilbur, branch
manager.
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ML
Holdings
acquires
Marks
Crane &
Rigging
ML Holdings, Inc. has
acquired Marks Crane &
Rigging, adding the Odessa,
TX business to its portfolio
of crane rental firms.
Marks Crane & Rigging
provides heavy lifting and
transportation services
in the West Texas and
Southeastern New Mexico
area. The acquisition
includes nine full service
branch locations, 235
employees, and 135 cranes,
210 trailers, 130 road
tractors and 20 forklifts.
David Landreth will continue
as business leader of Marks
Crane & Rigging. Marks
Crane & Rigging becomes
ML Holdings’ third operated
crane and rigging company,
joining Baltimore-based
United Crane & Rigging and
Albuquerque-based Crane
Service Inc.
telescopic jib option, and
A-frame outriggers and
stabilizers.
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