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APRIL 2015
8
WORLDNEWS
Italian cranemanufacturer
Eurogruhas launched a 300
tonne capacity 300.23 truck
mounted crane, its biggestmodel
to date. It ismounted on a 5-axle
Scania commercial truck and
has a three section 18.64metre
telescopic boom and amaximum
workingheight of 22m. Configuredwith full ballast and a boom length
of 21m, the 300.23 can lift 83.6 tonnes at 5mworking radius.
The 300.23 is built usingWeldox 1100 andWeldox 960 grade steel
fromSSAB in the structure. It has a 10 tonne capacitywinchwith
21mm diameterwire rope. Base ballast is 10 tonnes, which can be
increased to 35 tonnes, themanufacturer added. The 300.23 is fitted
with stabilisers that can be removed for transport.
SouthKorean companyDaejinCrane took delivery of the first
model inFebruary 2015. The company already has a 150.30 (delivered
in2008) and a 150.25 (delivered in2012).
EUROGRUBUILDSLARGEST TRUCKCRANE
KHL.COM
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Several speakers have
been added to IC’s crane
conference programmes
in the last few days. At
the International Tower
Cranes Conference inMay, a
speaker fromWolffkranwill
discuss fleet management:
Challenges and best practice
regarding product mix, crane
deployment, maintenance
and assessment of crane
lifetime costs. Also at the
ITC, Matthias Uhl, GEDA-
Dechentreiter product
specialist, will take part in a
panel discussion on operator
access for tower cranes.
He will be joined by Leif
Loftmyr, Procrab Elevation
CEO, and Thomas Herse,
head of international product
management at Liebherr-
Werk Biberach in Germany.
For full details and to sign up
for any of the events in the IC
and KHL Group programme,
see:
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The form to enter the
International Cranes and
Specialized Transport
magazine’s IC50 listing of the
world’s largest crane owning
companies is in this issue on
page 61. The IC50 ranks the
biggest crane-owning
companies by their IC
Index value. This figure is
obtained by adding together
themaximum loadmoment
rating, in tonne-metres, of
all wheeledmobile, crawler
and super heavy lift cranes in
the fleet to enter in themain
IC50 listing.
The entry form is available
online at
. The
figures you supply should
be the total combined load
moment rating, in tonne-
metres, of all eligible cranes
in your fleet on 1 May 2015.
If it is easier, please send us
a fleet list withmake, model,
capacity, number of units,
etc. and the rest of the form
details so we canmake a
calculation from that.
The form should be returned
as soon as possible, ideally
before the 1 May deadline.
Counterfeitwarning fromTerex
TerexCranes has issued anew
warning about counterfeit
versions of Terex crawler crane
models, this time originating
from SouthKorea.
In the announcement, the
manufacturer said that the
TerexCC2500-1 lattice boom
crawler cranewas the ‘model
of choice’ to copy.
Counterfeit products have
beenbranded, offered for sale
and sold as usedTerex cranes
for priceswell undermarket
value. They are either painted
whiteusing theTerexbrandor
redusing theDemagbrand, a
spokesperson said.
Themanufacturer added
that units are oftenmade
upwith technology and
components that arenot
designed towork together
and frequently exhibit poor
weldquality, low grade steel
structures, improperly fitted
crawler tracks and aremissing
many safety components.
KlausMeissner, Terex
Cranes director of product
strategy, said, “This is a
serious situation, not only
because this infringes onour
intellectual propertybut,more
importantly, it poses a serious
safety risk for our customers.
Theuse of these inferior,
counterfeit cranes can result in
deadly consequences.
“Unfortunately, goingby
serial number alonewill not
determinewith certainty that
you are buying a genuineTerex
crane, as theseplates canbe
fake aswell,” addedMeissner.
“Manyof the counterfeit
craneswerepurchased
eitherwithout anon-site
inspectionor through an
inspection conductedby an
unqualifiedperson.”
Terex stresses the
importance of conducting
a thorough inspection
of anyused crane by a
qualified individual prior to
purchasing themachine. The
manufacturer also asked that
customers contact Terex if they
need assistance in verifying if a
model is genuine.
Newdriveoption fromTadano
CranemanufacturerTadano
in Japan is offering its new
GR-500EXL rough terrain
cranewith a choice of right- or
left-handdrive configuration.
Thenew51 tonne capacity
RToptionwas designed in
response to requests from
customers in countries that
drive on the left side of the
road, themanufacturer said.
For them the crane canbe
orderedwith the cabinon
the right side and the boom
on the left. Cranes aremore
oftendesigned the otherway
around, in a left handdrive
configuration.
It is to give better visibility
for safer road travel. Countries
with right handdrive include
Japan, Australia, theUK and
Singapore.Helping improve
visibility is the boom elevation
design that uses twohydraulic
cylinders insteadof one so
they canbe shorter. The cab is
alsomounted further forwards
than traditional rough terrains
to further increase visibility.
The five-sectionboom is
42metres long andoptions
include a two-stage 8 to
12.7munder-slung jib. The
GR-500EXL is designed to
have a shorter carrier and
carry extra counterweight.
It is poweredby a 200kW
Mitsubishi Euromot 2 engine
andhas a fuelmonitoring
systemwith theEcooperating
mode. Also fitted is the
TadanoHello-Net telematics
systemwhichmonitors crane
activity, workhistory, and
maintenance information.
A right-handdrive
versionof theTadano
GR-500EXL