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At Load King, John Lukow, senior vice president, cranes, said the company has implemented A92.2 charts for all crossovers to facilitate the most efficient basket work possible.“ We have also added asymmetrical outriggers to allow for fitting the crane in tight spaces and have replaced proximity switches with magnetic sensors in our outriggers to improve reliability,” he added.
New Load King models this year include the 22-51TM, 25-92RM, 19-70M and upgraded 35M and 35 / 40RS units, as well as the 40-142RS with the tilt cab and control system from crossovers. The company’ s boom trucks are manufactured in a purpose-built crane assembly facility with a new machining and welding center and new wet paint and powder coat systems.
“ At Elliott Equipment we continue to push the limits of utility construction technology with our new self-leveling, rotating material-handling platform, now available on E-Line aerials with 145-, 160- and 190- foot tip heights,” said Jim Glazer, president & CEO.“ While many long-boom cranes rely on gravity-leveled platforms, this design brings a smarter, safer and more productive solution to high-reach applications.”
The self-leveling platform from Elliott, Glazer explained, keeps operators optimally positioned. It also features a hydraulically telescoping and rotating material handler rated for 1,500 pounds, enabling precise load placement without additional rigging. Because the platform can remain mounted during boom transport as well, crews save time setting up and tearing down on jobsites. Fully compliant with ANSI A92.2, the system also eliminates the need for OSHA-required trial lifts and proof tests.
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National Crane recently launched their new NTV45-2 model, a 45- ton capacity crane mounted on a tracked Prinoth T22 chassis. The crane is equipped with a 142- foot main boom and is capable of a 200-foot platform height.
Altec said that the luffing jib technology on the Altec AC65E-155S offers a hydraulically powered articulating jib that is fully controllable from the operator’ s cab. The luffing jib also provides for 105 feet of platform side reach in aerial mode.“ This technology allows for faster setup and better up-and-over access, and it removes the need to estimate the offset needed for a particular lift,” he explained.
Altec AC40E and AC45E boom truck cranes can feature a Category A insulating personnel jib with integrated leakage monitoring for barehand work applications. All of the company’ s models are dual rated to
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ASME B30.5 and ANSI A92.2 standards, meaning they are both boom truck cranes and aerial devices when configured for platform mode.
Models in the Altec lineup include the AC40E-152S, the AC45E-127S and the AC65E-155S. Both the AC40E and AC45E are offered in a track variant on the Prinoth T22. The AC40E is primarily used as a highreach aerial device because of its platform working height and transmission features, McGiboney related.
The smaller and lighter AC45E is more suited for tree care, construction, heavy substation and transmission work where the
When Northland Crane Service was called on to help replace a 1,200-pound statue of an angel at the top of a popular church temple in Oakdale, Minnesota, the company met the challenge with two National Crane NBT60XL boom trucks. For the project, one of the boom trucks lifted a crew member in a basket to rig the lift while the other lifted the statue.
“ Both boom trucks were set up with 150 feet of main boom,” said Erik Peterson, owner of Northland Crane Service.“ We needed the NBT60XL’ s 60-ton capacity at that boom length, and it streamlined planning with both machines being the same model. By using the NBTs, we could set up in the church driveway and avoid the grass and still lift strongly from that distance. We were in and out in three hours.”
Northland Crane Service, an Elk River, Minnesota-based company, operates ten National Crane boom trucks supplied by MGX Equipment Services. Included are NBT1300A, NBT45-2, NBT55L and NBT60XL cranes. When Felix Tree Experts required a boom truck built to match the demands of daily tree operations, from residential removals to complex, high-reach jobs, the company turned to High Caliber Cranes, LLC, based in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania for a custom XCMG XCT35 model.
The XCT35 for Felix Tree Experts was assembled at the High Caliber facility. The boom truck has a 35-ton capacity, a 120-foot main boom and a 29.8-foot jib and is fitted with a lift axle. During delivery and familiarization, Carolina Crane & Tree joined Felix Tree Experts for hands-on training, safely removing two trees that were threatening nearby property.
XCMG’ s current crane lineup for the U. S. market includes boom trucks from 35 to 60 tons.
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