INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
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adds Guntram Jakobs, Terex Cranes
product manager, Terex, “So everything
in our crawler cranes has been engineered
for transport optimisation. Safety is also
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pplications for crawler cranes vary
widely, with typical jobs ranging
from bridge installations to working
at sites throughout the energy sector. A
result of this has meant that manufacturers
are developing models with increased
versatility and improved transportation.
Wolfgang Beringer, responsible for sales
promotion at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen,
explains, “When designing a crane
Improved transportation, increased versatility and better efficiency are key crawler
crane developments. LAURA HATTON investigates
Driving development
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we always look at transport optimised
dimensions and weights. We also have
to offer a variety of boom systems for
each crawler model, so our customers
can use the crane for a wide range of
applications. For some applications, such as
wind power, specially adapted attachments
have to be designed.”
“Everything related to crawler cranes
is about transport and cost of operation,”
CRAWLER CRANES
The 165 tonne MLC165 lattice boom crawler
crane is designed for the global market
Two Liebherr LR 1750 crawler
cranes lift in tandem the
jacket of a substation platform
structure of the Borkum West II
offshore wind park at the ABC-
Halbinsel offshore
terminal in Bremerhaven,
Germany
A Link-Belt
348 H5
operated by
Lampson
PTY Limited
in Victoria,
Australia
