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Telescoping Boom Crawlers
The transition to Stage V engines in Link-Belt telecrawler cranes addresses sustainability concerns while one of the company’ s guiding philosophies to over spec undercarriage components is aimed at providing for a longer service life and lower ownership costs.
“ These sectors continue shaping a robust outlook for higher capacity telescopic crawler cranes,” Grace added.“ Contractors are increasingly seeking machines that offer reach, pick and carry and increased lifting capacities.”
There are a diverse number of telecrawler applications, including wind, road and bridge, petrochemical, tilt wall construction and more, pointed out Brian Peretin, general manager – sales in the Mobile and Crawler Cranes Division of Liebherr USA, Co.“ We see a strong push in multiple markets within the U. S., including green energy, infrastructure, data centers and distribution centers,” he said.
“ Within these sectors demand for teleboom crawlers continues to grow,” Peretin continued.“ That’ s because of the increasing need for more flexible,
Most of the improvements on Tadano GTC teleboom crawler cranes are in the form of tweaking already proven and reliable systems for efficiency, controllability, maintainability and rapid deployment of the machines. The addition of optional third winches and power-pack mounting frames have also improved efficiency.
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