Teleboom Crawler Cranes
hydraulic swing away extension, the crane has a maximum tip height of 265.7 feet. With out-of-level load charts, the GHC200 offers the ability to pick-and-carry at 100 percent of its load chart on inclinations of up to 4 degrees, and it can swing loads a full 360 degrees.
The GHC200 can be transported to a jobsite in six to seven loads and offers quick self-assembly. In-cab amenities for operators include a heated air suspension seat and a climate control system, along with cameras providing hoist, rear and rightside views. In addition, a 20-degree tilting cab provides high visibility and increased operator ergonomics when working at high angles with an extended boom.
At Liebherr, reported Beau Pocock, the new LTR 1150 is the first telescopic crawler crane to be equipped with the manufacturer’ s
VarioBase variable supporting base that allows for significantly higher load capacities, especially for lifts directly over the supports. The system determines the optimum load capacity in real time depending on the fixed track width and the variable rotation angle.
For the first time for Liebherr telescopic crawler cranes, the company has also calculated WindSpeed load charts for the new LTR 1150, which make it possible to work safely and flexibly even at higher permissible wind speeds.
The Liebherr LTR 1150 expands the company’ s telescopic crawler crane lineup with a model between the LTR 1100 and the LTR 1220. A key feature of the new crane is the ability to be transported on low-loaders complete with crawler carriers.
Market Growth
The unique features and specialized capabilities of telescopic crawler cranes make them extremely appealing on construction sites where many lifts need to be carried out in different places, for example in the construction of industrial buildings.
The advantages of a fast telescopic boom that would typically be found on mobile cranes with the stability of a crawler crane and the ability to cover rough ground, continue to drive the popularity of these compact, maneuverable machines.
Success Story
Smith Erectors used a Link-Belt ATC-3275 to place most of the initial steel structure of the facility, including lifting bays that were roughly 60-foot wide and weighed approximately 60,000 pounds.
A key feature of the Liebherr LTR 1150 is the ability to be transported on low loaders complete with crawler carriers.
Link-Belt telescopic cranes lift roof panels for a large distribution facility
Smith Erectors of Markle, Indiana, is utilizing the reach and versatility of two Link-Belt telescopic cranes for construction of a new 700,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility for Diamond Pet Foods in Rushville, Indiana.“ We have TCC-2500 and ATC-3275 models on site to set all the internal steel structure for this building,” said Jason Moore, crane operator at Smith Erectors.
On the jobsite, Smith Erectors used the Link-Belt ATC-3275 to place most of the initial steel structure of the facility. Each bay, roughly 60-feet wide and weighing approximately 60,000 pounds, was lifted into place with the machine.
To lift insulated metal panels for walls and the roof on the 600- by 1,200- foot distribution center, Smith Erectors chose the Link-Belt TCC-2500. The long reach of the machine, which was fitted with one or both 25-foot lattice fly extensions( depending on radius requirements) meant the TCC-2500 could place panels up to a 260-foot radius by traveling up and down the length of the building.
“ We left a hole in the middle of the building for the TCC-2500 to travel inside on the finished concrete and place panels roughly 160 feet in either direction,” Moore related.“ We’ re obstructed with our boom angle but that lets us do the whole building with the TCC-2500.
“ These are both just handy cranes for this kind of work, the computers both set up easily, and you can set your limits easily, especially when working with roof obstructions.”
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