The hottest new crane on the market really performs on the road like a car. This crane can lift…
No, sorry, actually it cannot lift anything at all. It is not a real crane and the boom is made of wood.
The public relations department of Dutch rental company BV Kraanbedrijf BKF had the idea of converting a Smart car (the innovative new vehicle from Mercedes and Swatch) to make it look like a crane, for publicity purposes. It was unveiled at the staff party, where it caused much surprise, and any member of staff is allowed to drive the crane.
BKF has also been buying real cranes recently, adding two Liebherr LTM 1100/1s and four Tadano Faun ATF 60-4 models to its fleet this year. Also on order are two new Spierings mobile self-erecting tower cranes.
