CONEXPO
RECAP
messages from themachine that appearon
agraphicdisplayand/or through signaling
LEDs. Information tobedisplayedon
the screen is sent to the receivingunit
via theCANbus; the receivingunit takes
careof sending the information to the
transmittingunit via radio link.
At the
LINK-BELT
booth, trafficwasbrisk
and sowere sales. Beyondmulti-crane
deals, handovers included thenewRTC-
80150Series II toAll Erection, thenew
TCC-500 telecrawler toEntrec, thenew
ATC-3210 toCraneService Inc. and the
newRTC-8080Series II toW.O.Grubb,
toname a few. Link-Belt visitors showed
great interest in the company’snewly
launchedPulseTelematicsunit.
TALBERTMANUFACTURING
launched
it’s thenew55SA-LD trailer, a55-ton
capacity spread-axle, lowdeck trailer
that features an industry leading18-inch
deckheight. The55SA-LD is equipped
withanE1Nitro that so it can runwith
The Lift Safety Zone, sponsored byNCCCO
and IPAF, provided examples of safe, OSHA
compliant lift practices throughout the show.
PHOTO: ROBERT DIMMITT
Liebherr Nenzing’sWolfgang Herzog tries
his luck at theMr. Torque Challenge in
which visitors could test their strength
against the rotarymounted on a Liebherr
LB 44-510 drill rig.
On the last day of ConExpo, Global Crane
Sales signed a $22million deal that included
60 rough terrain cranes and 10 crawlers
destined for customers inNorth America.
Pictured at the Zoomlion stand are Global
Crane President Uri Toudjarov and Casar
WireCoWord’s Christian Schorr-Golsong.
Faymonville’s Paul Hoenen and Rainer Noe
pose in front of the new Combi-Max, seen
for the first time inNorth America.
Wearing color coordinated shirts, the Empire
Crane crew included Paul Lonergan, Jason
MacKenzie and Luke Lonergan.
Introducing its new FiberMax cranemats,
familymembers on hand at the DICA booth
included Kris Koberg, Dick Koberg (founder)
and Kevin Koberg.
Omega Rigging & Erectors’ Mike Cotter (left)
shakes handswith Lift Systems’ Ben Forster,
sealing a deal to purchase a 110-tonMobilift
MB-110 and a 75-ton Trilifter TL150BW. Also
pictured is Omega’sWes Cotter (center).
RON DEFEO
Terex Corp.
The competition
looked good but I think we
looked better. It was fun to
have the tallest crane ever
exhibited at the show.
Sany launched its 100
metric ton capacity
telescopic boom
crawler crane,
the SCC8100TB.
three axles, four axles close-coupledor
as a3+1 spread-axle. Theversatile trailer
is anoptimal solution forhaulerswho
need the flexibilityof a lowdeckheight
and the flexibility to runavarietyof
configurations, according toGregSmith,
vicepresident, sales andmarketing.
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