Region Report By Seth Skydel

With the right crane— in this case a newly purchased Tadano AC 7.450-1 all-terrain supplied by distributor Empire Crane— the challenge was met.

“ We chose this crane due to its long reach and ability to do the job with main boom only, as well as its efficiency when being assembled,” related Matthew Lane.“ The fact that no luffing jib was required not only ensured lower transportation costs and fast assembly, but also reduced the space required for assembling the crane on the jobsite.”

At the bottling plant, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane was used with its extended 262.5-foot main boom, coupled with the manufacturer’ s sideways superlift system( SSL), to eliminate the need for a luffing jib. It took the crane operator and two crew members less than three hours to set up the machine with the main boom in SSL configuration and full counterweight.

At the bottling plant, the only access for the lifts was through the roof, so small rectangular openings exactly above the respective installation positions of the tanks were created and were made just large enough for the hook block to fit through. The Lane’ s Crane Service team used a 35,000-pound forklift as a“ tail crane” to stabilize the tanks during the lift at the other end, allowing them to safely install all four tanks in the shortest possible time.

Strength and Reach

The Tadano AC 7.450-1 is a compact seven-axle model. The all-terrain’ s maximum lifting capacity is 500 tons. Its main boom can extend from

At the bottling plant, Lane’ s Crane Service used its Tadano AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane with its extended 262.5-foot main boom coupled with the manufacturer’ s SSL to eliminate the need for a luffing jib.

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