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PRODUCT FOCUS
BOOM TRUCKS
other boom truck cranes and is expected
tobeuseful for theoil andgas industry, as
well as for crane rentals.
Other features on theNBT60 include
two-piece, hydraulically removable
counterweight slabs that canbe stowed
on the front outrigger box toprovide
different roading configurations and a
very strong zero counterweight load chart
for thosewhoneed light gross vehicle
weights; ground level and in-cabCanBus
outrigger controlswith anewbeam
position sensing system that aids the
operator in selecting the right load chart
basedon the crane’s outrigger footprint;
anX-shaped footprint that eliminates the
need for a single front outrigger aswell as
theneed for an increased clearance area,
such as abatableoutrigger beams require;
and front bumper control of thehoist(s)
for quick road setup configuration.
AnothernewbiewasNationalCranes’
NBT15 seriesmodels that fill thegap
between10-ton and18-ton cranes.
The three cranemodels thatmakeup the
TheRevolutionSeries of cranes is
equipped as rear-mounts or rider seat
configurationswith continuous rotation
and all out/downoutriggers as a standard
features. The cranes are all designed tobe
compact and lightweight and requireno
special permitting, are “veryuser friendly”
andoverall are low cost topurchase and
maintain.
“They also feature the longest booms
offeredon a single axle truck, 84-foot
reachwith theRevolution84RM and102
foot-reachwith theRevolutionXL,” Jones
said. “These cranes are compact enough to
drive into jobsiteswhere largermulti axle
boom trucks can’tmaneuver.”
But back to thebigboys, theCrossover
8000’s four-sectionmainboomoffers a
126-foot lengthwith a189-footmaximum
tipheight. Two available jibdesigns –
fixed lengthof 33 feet and extendable to
57 feet –offer 0, 15 and30degreeoffset
positions, providing reachwhen lifting
over objects.
New at ConExpo
Alsonewon theConExpoblockwere
Manitowoc’sNational boom trucks. The
largestNationalCrane ever built, the
newNationalCraneNBT60, and the
newNationalCraneNBT15 serieswere
displayed for the first time at the trade
show.
“For thesenewNationalCranemodels,
we asked customerswhat they really
wanted andneeded,” saidRubenOlivas,
global product director for truck cranes,
boom trucks and carrydeck cranes at
Manitowoc. “This voiceof the customer
collaboration resulted inboom trucks that
will trulymeet thedemands of themarket,
whether its size, capacity, liftingpower,
maneuverabilityor other advancednew
features.”
ThenewNBT60 is thebiggest crane
inNationalCrane’shistory. This 60-ton
capacity crane features a128-foot, five-
section, full-power boom, the longest in
its class.A26 to45-foot, two-section,
offsettablemanual extension is also
available for the crane.
Evenwith the larger sizeof theNBT60,
Olivas said the crane is still roadable like
The three new boom truckmodels that make
up theNational series – theNBT14, NBT15
andNBT16 – offer the longest boom length
and highest capacities for boom trucks in
their class, the company said.
The newNational CraneNBT60 is
the largest boom truck crane ever
built by the company.
Smiley’s Revolution series of
boom truckswork in a range of
industries, from steel erection
and gas and oil markets to
rental and arborists.
