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Telescoping Boom Crawlers of load capacity is achieved when performing lifts over the corners of the tracks, especially with reduced track widths.”
The LTR 1150 can also be transported as easily and economically as its sibling with or without crawler carriers. Included is an option for removing the carriers to reduce the crane’ s transport weight. The variant requires a jack-up erection support consisting of four swiveling cylinders that support the crane on the ground while the tracks are removed and the low-loader positions itself under the crane. The two crawler carriers can be transported together on a standard semi-trailer by folding their integrated access steps.
For the first time for Liebherr telescopic crawler cranes, Peretin related, the company has calculated WindSpeed Load Charts for the new LTR 1150.“ As with the other Liebherr LTR cranes, the LTR 1150 is also equipped with load charts for slopes up to a maximum of 4 °,” he explained.“ Now we’ ve made it possible to work safely and flexibly at higher permissible wind speeds, even with the full load capacity in many boom positions.”
Proving Indispensable
“ Telescopic crawler cranes are proving indispensable across a wide range of industries thanks to their compact size, quick setup and exceptional versatility,” said Grove’ s JJ Grace.“ Their ease of transport and adaptability also make them a popular choice in general rental fleets where flexibility and efficiency are key.
“ In construction, telescopic crawler cranes are ideal for tight jobsites and are frequently used to lift steel beams, HVAC units and precast concrete,” Grace continued.“ Infrastructure projects benefit from their pick and carry capabilities in bridge construction, highway overpasses, rail systems and utility installations such as power lines and pipelines.
“ In the energy sector, these cranes support wind turbine assembly, solar farm construction and operations in oil and gas facilities,” Grace added.“ Additionally, industrial facilities rely on them for equipment installation, relocation and ongoing maintenance in refineries and chemical plants.”
Allen Kadow at Tadano pointed out that the versatility of telecrawlers makes them ideal for performing foundation, bridge and heavy civil, wind support, powerline construction and maintenance and commercial construction jobs.“ We recently developed a pedestal-mounted unit for a customer who needed to get powerline work completed in marsh environments,” he said.“ Our engineering staff worked with the customer to mount the units on their pontoon crawlers and allowed them to get the cranes to where the work needs to be done.”
The highest volume of telecrawler jobs, noted Michael Dawson at Link-Belt, are applications requiring both enhanced mobility— for example, when a crane that can set up and work on both sides of a bridge in the same day is needed— and high lifting capacities where traveling with a load is required. The most common applications are infrastructure based, including road, rail and bridge work as well as for water treatment, transportation and various other general construction activities.
“ As for unique applications, telecrawlers are truly fantastic machines, going where no other crane can,” Dawson added.“ It’ s not unusual to see them operate and tandem pick in extremely tight quarters, and they’ re well known for their efficiency and versatility. With the demands of strict build schedules and budgets, the ability of telecrawlers to work fast and effectively no matter the jobsite conditions prove their advantage in any fleet.”
Tadano recently developed a pedestal-mounted unit for telecrawlers to meet the needs of a customer working on power lines in marsh environments. The manufacturer’ s engineering staff mounted the units on the customer’ s pontoon crawlers, which allowed them to get the cranes to where the work needs to be done.
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