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the hoisting needs of Texas contractors and businesses for over 60 years. When the Tadano GT-1200XL-2 truck crane debuted in the U. S., the company became the first to purchase the new model. Sourced through Tadano’ s Texas distributor, Scott Macon Equipment, the GT-1200XL-2 is now part of the company’ s well-established taxi crane service.
The GT-1200XL-2 features a 5-section, 167.3-foot main boom and a 33.1-foot / 58.1 foot bi-fold jib. The truck crane is designed for easy special permitting for transport with low axle weights, a narrow transport width and a long boom.
Davis Crane Service also noted that the GT-1200XL-2 will provide a lower cost of ownership and a fast return on investment in its tax crane business.“ We wanted a GT-1200XL-2 because it fits our customers’ needs in the 110- to 120- ton market,” said Wes Dowd, director of operations & equipment.
Link-Belt
Link-Belt Truck Cranes Offer Wide Versatility
Wagstaff Crane Service has discovered an exceptionally versatile machine. With the Link-Belt 120 | HT telescopic truck crane, the company claims it can meet multiple needs in both the urban environment of Salt Lake City and up steep mountains across Utah.
Wagstaff is a crane services provider serving Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nevada from its base in Salt Lake City. For that reason alone, the company requires a crane that can operate in different environments and easily travel through the different types of terrain in the region.
“ At first, I was curious how it was going to handle the mountains,” said Jordan Wagstaff, who is the primary operator of the 120 | HT.“ But it’ s a great city crane and on-highway crane. It has plenty of power to go up and down the mountains and drives very well. It drives down grades great, too. A lot of cranes don’ t have the braking power of the Link-Belt with its disc brakes and Jacobs engine brake.”
The company has been working on the development of a new and extensive ski resort, known as Mayflower Mountain Resort. The resort is situated on a 6,800- acre property outside Park City, close to the former site of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Mayflower MWR Hotel, the resort’ s flagship hotel, is being built amid the snow with the 120 | HT actively involved in the construction process.
On the job, where city streets often limit using full outrigger spread, the Link-Belt V-CALC outrigger system has been put to work by Wagstaff. With a partially extended outrigger function, Jordan Wagstaff noted that the technology provides a great deal of variability on many different jobsites.
At the Mayflower resort hotel, the 120 | HT lifts panel forms into place for
Link-Belt offers seven telescopic truck crane models from
40- to 120-U. S. ton capacities
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