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wind product spotlight: cranes & heavy equipment
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Crane Rental
Key Features:
Corporation
• Well-suited for 100-meter towers, Crane Rental Corporation’s three Manitowoc
18000s feature a 25-foot extended upper boom point;
Brand: Manitowoc
Product: Manitowoc 18000 Crawler • Up to 380 feet of main boom maintains capacity for 125-ton nacelle lifts; and
Crane
• Its 600-ton capacity Terex AC500 excels in handling blades, due to its quick set-
up (plus, for maintenance work); and
Max boom length: 610 feet • Its Trail King Dual Lane trailer offers greater safety for transporting nacelles.
Max capacity: 825 US tons
Website: www.cranerental.com
www.abilenehighlift.com
Manitowoc Cranes
Brand: Manitowoc
Model: Manitowoc 16000 Crawler Highest Reaching Aerial
Crane
Max boom length: 315 feet
Max capacity: 440 US tons in North America
Available attachments:
• 16000 Wind Attachment, which • 328 ft. working height
boosts the maximum height and
short-radius capacity of the standard
Manitowoc 16000 crawler, enabling • 131 ft. horizontal reach
the crane to install most 2.5 MW wind
turbines (and several larger ones) on
• 35 mph wind operating
towers ranging from 262 feet to 279
feet.
• Boom Raising System (BRS), which capability
increases the available boom length
to 351 feet, plus 25 feet for the • 102 lb. platform capacity
extended upper boom point. The
BRS is added to the 16000 Wind
Attachment, allowing the crane to • 10/220 v electric outlets
raise more boom to set wind turbines
on towers up to 330 feet, without the in platform
need for an assist crane or outriggers.
Additional features:
800.588.5012
• High pressure water outlet
• Increased lexibility, with optional 100 in platform
US ton capacity ixed jib, 200 US ton
lufing jib, and capacity enhancing
MAX-ER attachments;
• No Rigging Required
• Independent, closed-loop hydraulic
system delivers unmatched power • Safe and Effective Means
and speeds; and
• EPIC system, featuring CAN-bus of Access
technology to offer smooth, precise,
independent control—the crane can • No Contact with the High
boom, hoist, and swing at same
time with minimal power and speed
Reach Access
losses.
Website: www.manitowoccranes.com
• Truck/Trailer Combination
for Tight Turn Radius
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