mobile cranes

We have received more details and photos from the crane accident in Auckland this week from an eye witness in a bid to help others learn from any mistakes.

A five axle All Terrain crane tipped over into a creek this morning to the west of Auckland, New Zealand, when the ground gave way under its outriggers. We understand that there had been heavy rain overnight and that a temporary retaining wall collapsed

ALL Erection and Crane Rental used its 750 tonne capacity Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane on a bridge replacement project in Pennsylvania, USA

Ken Locke, owner, said most truck cranes provided the lift capability but were not well suited for the uneven terrain.

NSW Fire Emergency services were rushed to the scene of an accident involving a 35 Tonne crane in Hepburn Ave, Gladesville around 8am this morning.

A crane tipped over in Akron, Ohio yesterday with its boom crashing into the roof of a house. The three axle truck crane was removing a large dead tree from the rear garden of the home.

German crane rental company Eisele used a pair of 500 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes to lift and place 275 concrete bridge beams on a Frankfurt airport expansion project

A four axle truck crane dropped its boom across two houses after the ground gave way under one of its rear outriggers.

From Liebherr’s mobile crane programme, an LTF 1045-4.1 truck crane will be displayed, mounted on to a Volvo FM 84 RB chassiscab, together with a 130 tonnes capacity LTM 1130-5.1 all-terrain mobile crane and the 90 tonner LTM 1090-4.1 – both resplendent in customers’ liveries. Also on the stand will be a 350 tonnes capacity LTM 1350-6.1 which makes its UK show debut and another UK premier will be one of Liebherr’s successful crawler mounted telescopic cranes – the 60 tonnes capacity LTR 1060, which was recently launched at the Bauma exhibition in Munich.

General crane trends typically fall into a handful of categories, with two of the majors being higher capacities and longer reach.