INTERNATIONAL ANDSPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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JANUARY 2015
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BAUMA CHINAREVIEW
5800all terrain. StevenPoh,Asiagroup
managingdirector, said that he chose
the cranebecause it is anewdesignwith
compact dimensions and lowweight.
Asiagrouphadalsobeen shoppingat
Manitowoc (Grove all terrains) andTadano
(GR-800EX rough terrain).
Alsobased inSingapore, liftingand
transport specialistTiongWoonmarked
thedeliveryof fivenew300 tonne capacity
ManitowocGrove all terrains toadd to its
crane rental fleet.KHAng, TiongWoon
chairman, commented, “Grove cranes are
verypopularwithour customers.When the
GroveGMK6300Lwas launched in2010
we could see that itsonboard innovation
gave it capabilities that other cranesdidn’t
have, particularlywith its 80metreboom.”
News frommanufacturerComansa Jie,
China-based subsidiaryof Spain’sLinden
Asiagroup celebrated thehandover of aTerex
Explorer 5800. Left to right: SereneChong,
salesmanager; JasminPoh, headof operations;
StevenPoh,managingdirector; JeffreyPoh,
business developmentmanager
Oneof the fewall terrains on showwasXCMG’s
450 tonne capacity XCA450ona sevenaxle
carrier. The singleengine cranehas a seven
section80metreboom. A42m fixed jib
and luffing jibup to84mareavailable. Its
maximum liftingheight is 130mallows it to
carry outmaintenanceworkonwind turbines
up to 1.5MW
Comansa,was anew tower craneona
4.5metre folding cross-base.Comansa
Jiehas alsoannouncedplans to expand
itsChinese factory inHangzhouby
38,000 squaremetres.
Manitowoc launched twoPotain flat
top towers, the10 tonneMCT205with
65mboom, and the5 tonneMCT85,
which can lift 1.1 tonnes at the endof its
52mboom. TheMCT85 canbeoperated
as an internal climbing crane and is
mountedon1.2mmast sections. Both
models aremanufacturedat the company’s
Zhangjiagangplant inChina.
ThenextBaumaChinawill be at the
SNIEC, from22 to25November 2016.
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WhileTYHI confined its display to theTZM500, a
500 tonneall terrain (ICDecember 2013, News,
page7), theChinesemanufacturer alsooffers a
wide rangeof heavy liftingequipment, including
1,200 tonne capacityATand telecrawlers,
a rangeof lattice crawlers to2,000 tonnes
capacity andhydraulic jacking towers to6,400
tonnes capacity
Sany’snew 140 tonne capacitySCC1350E lattice
boom crawler craneoffers an80mmainboom.
Theunit breaks down intomodulesweighing
nomore than32.8 tonnes, andmeasuring3m
or less inwidth for easeof transportationand,
Sany says, it canbemoved in five vehicle loads
Fuwa’snew65 tonne capacity FWT65
telescopic boom crawler crane is the third
generation series, followingon from the second
(60 tonne) series at BaumaChina2012. Its38
metrepinnedboom canbeextendedwith8and
6m jibs for a total extensionof 14m. The crane
hasbetter quality components, for example, a
142kWCumminsQSB6.7diesel engine, and is
designed for easier assembly. Theunit shown
was sold to JPNelson inSingapore
Chinese tower cranemanufacturer Yongmao
launcheda 100 tonne flat topand64 tonne
capacity luffing jibmodel. TheSTT2200 flat
tophas amaximum70metre jibat theendof
which the capacity is27.2 tonnes. Maximum
freestandingheight is92m. An80 tonne
capacity version is alsoavailable. On showwas
the first unit built, testedand ready togo. The
luffing jibSTL 1460Calsohas amaximum70m
jiband the capacity at theendof it is6.3 tonnes.
Maximum free standingheightwith70m jib
is60m
The 14 tonne capacityUseter JL216-14 luffing
jib tower cranehas aboomup to55metres
