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Friday 06 June 2008

All terrain crane

Jessica Darnbrough

Mid Coast Cranes has added an all terrain crane to their crane hire business on the northern coast of New South Wales.

Based in Port Macqaurie, Mid Coast Cranes is a general crane wet-hire business that has big plans for their recent Tadano addition.

The crane can lift 110 tonnes via the torsion resistant steel structure.
The crane can lift 110 tonnes via the torsion resistant steel structure.

The 110 tonne crane and is powered by a Mercedes Benz eight cylinder water cooled diesel pumping out 380kW and 2400Nm of torque at 1200rpm.

Suspension is hydropneumatic, brakes are via a dual circuit compressed air system while the five axles is steered via a ZF-Servocom, dual circuit hydraulic system with emergency steering pump.

According to the company, the crane can lift 110 tonnes via the torsion resistant steel superstructure powered by a Mercedes Benz 4 cylinder diesel.

The 129kW engine powers the three circuit hydraulic system that controls the 5-section telescopic boom.

The boom extends from 12.8 m to 52 m and is supported by the hydraulically controlled 8.7/11tonne divisible counterweights.

Mike Dunn

Director

Mid Coast Cranes

02 6581 0896

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