- Fri February 04, 2011
Altec Industries Introduces New Crane Features
Altec Industries, will exhibit three cranes at ConExpo 2011. The newest feature is the tilt cab option, which is available on all riding seat models. A truck-mounted AC38-127S will feature this option, designed to offer crane operators increased vertical visibility and less neck strain during particular work applications....
- Fri February 04, 2011
Raleigh Drops Giant Acorn With Lift From Southern Crane
Atlanta has its peach. Mt. Olive, N.C., has a pickle. New York has an apple. In Raleigh, N.C., the highlight of the New Year’s Eve celebration is an acorn descending from the sky. For the 20th straight year, Raleigh’s own Southern Crane helped the city of Oaks celebrate the new year by lowering the giant acorn made of 1,250 pounds of copper and steel....
- Thu February 03, 2011
Downtown Tower Crane Lift Ability on Display
Manitowoc will display the MCT 88, the largest of Potain’s MCT topless crane line, at the company’s display at the company’s ConExpo booth (Gold Lot, number 430). Bruce Peterson, director of tower crane sales in North America for Manitowoc, said the cranes offer good flexibility to suit individual job sites....
- Thu February 03, 2011
Manitowoc Cranes Highlights New National Crane Boom Trucks
Manitowoc Cranes will be showcasing two models from its newly designed line of National Crane boom trucks at ConExpo — the NBT 55 and the NBT 30H. Ruben Olivas, global product director of National Crane boom trucks, said the NBT 55 is the largest boom truck in the National Crane line....
- Thu February 03, 2011
Manitowoc Crane Care Highlights Range of Services at ConExpo
Manitowoc Crane Care will highlight its newest EnCORE program — EnCORE Partners — at ConExpo-Con/AGG. One major focus at the Manitowoc Cranes stand (Gold Lot, number 430) will be a Manitowoc 888 crawler crane that was completely remanufactured jointly by Manitowoc Crane Care and EnCORE program partner H&E Equipment Services, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La....
- Thu February 03, 2011
Maeda to Display Fully Compliant Mini-Cranes With New Attachments
Maeda USA will display five fully compliant mini-cranes with new attachments in booth 440 in the gold lot. All Maeda mini-cranes meet ASME and EPA requirements for North America. Models range from 3,800 to 10,800 lb....
- Thu February 03, 2011
New YardBoss Industrial Crane Debuts at ConExpo
Manitowoc Cranes will unveil the latest addition to its Grove YardBoss industrial crane line at ConExpo. The YB5520 is a 20 ton (18 t) capacity industrial crane, and is a new addition to the product line....
- Thu February 03, 2011
Altec Industries Introduces New Crane Features
Altec Industries, will exhibit three cranes at ConExpo 2011. The newest feature is the tilt cab option, which is available on all riding seat models. A truck-mounted AC38-127S will feature this option, designed to offer crane operators increased vertical visibility and less neck strain during particular work applications....
- Wed February 02, 2011
Largest Grove Rough-Terrain Crane Highlighted at ConExpo
Manitowoc Cranes will display the Grove RT9150E at ConExpo. The rough terrain crane has a 150 ton (136 t) rated capacity. It also has a 197 ft. (60 m) main boom, the longest on any current production rough-terrain crane....
- Fri January 21, 2011
Downtown Tower Crane Lift Ability on Display
Manitowoc will display the MCT 88, the largest of Potain’s MCT topless crane line, at the company’s display at the company’s ConExpo booth (Gold Lot, number 430). Bruce Peterson, director of tower crane sales in North America for Manitowoc, said the cranes offer good flexibility to suit individual job sites....
