Truck Cranes
Lift-All Crane Service’ s distinctive baby blue fleet now includes Grove TMS9000-2 and TMS500-2 truck cranes.
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Grove Truck Cranes Navigate Roads With Ease
Lift-All Crane Service’ s distinctive baby blue cranes have been a common sight on the highways and jobsites of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa ever since the company was founded in 1977. The long-time Grove customer is also now fielding another two truck cranes from nearby dealer Aspen Equipment to fill gaps in its fleet, namely a TMS9000-2 and a TMS500-2.
“ We had 80- and 120-ton cranes so there was always this ambiguous middle ground, but the TMS9000-2 has filled that void,” said Lift-All’ s Owner Joe Hylok.“ One of the great things about the crane is its ability to wear a lot of hats. If we have a heavier pick, we can add extra counterweight, meaning that’ s an extra 12,000 pounds the crane doesn’ t have to carry on the road. We can just take the crane along with one small support truck for the extra counterweight.
“ We also work in a lot of residential neighborhoods where you have roundabouts, narrow streets, etc.,” Hylok continued.“ The machine is nimble enough to access these areas. It also performs picks without any issues. Previously, we would always put a jib on our 80-ton crane when setting pools, but even without a jib on the TMS9000-2 we can set a pool at 150 feet.”
Hylok also gave high marks to the truck crane’ s driving experience.“ Typically, every time you get in a bigger crane, the further you get away from base, the more of a hindrance it becomes,” he said.“ Half of the battle is just getting the crane to the jobsite but with this crane, the cab is comfortable and it roads almost as nicely as a tractor-trailer.”
With Lift-All working across many different sectors, including roofing, cell towers, trusses, steel erection and HVAC, the flexibility, along with easy setup with the Grove TMS9000-2 is very useful. The company also gives high marks to the truck crane’ s enhanced drivability, largely
The widespread acceptance of truck cranes is attributed by Grove to their ability to be used in different applications.
due to its compact dimensions, maneuverability and light roading weight afforded by the removable counterweight feature that enables up to 48,500 pounds to be hydraulically withdrawn from around the superstructure cab, simplifying transport.
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