A beverage bottling company in Pennsylvania recently faced a unique challenge: install several large tanks on its plant floor under a 41-foot ceiling joist. The answer to the challenge came in the form of a Tadano all-terrain crane.
An AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane operated by Lane’s Crane Service used its 263-foot main boom, coupled with the Sideways Superlift System (SSL), to eliminate the need for a luffing jib, which saved on transportation costs and setup time.
Matthew Lane of Lane’s Crane Service described how well the recently purchased AC 7.450-1 performed on the challenging lift. “We chose this crane due to its long reach and ability to do the job with main boom only, as well as its efficiency when being assembled on site.”
Removing the need for a luffing jib meant that the crane operator and two crew members assembled the unit with the 263-foot main boom in SSL configuration and full counterweight in less than three hours. The space required on the construction site was also reduced.
Tadano America All-Terrain Product Manager Hutton Strader adds, “Tadano put a lot of thought into the design of this machine, which is effectively a 7-axle crane that competes like an 8-axle but has the space envelope closer to a 6-axle,” said Tadano America All-Terrain Product Manager Hutton Strader. “It’s a lot of strength and reach in a relatively compact package.”
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