Manitowoc Cranes announced four new crane platforms at a press dinner in Munich’s Old Town Hall on the eve of Bauma.
By the end of the year, the company says, it will have in iron two new lift cranes, a duty-cycle machine and a foundation crane.
First in development are the 915 and 1015 models, which have been designed in cooperation with German foundations specialist Bauer. The model 915 is a 100t (110 US ton) duty-cycle workhorse with a heavy duty angle chord boom. Maximum boom length is 54.9m and maximum boom and jib combination is 76.2m. The 1015 is designed for piling and foundations work rather than grabbing applications. Boom configurations are the same as on the 915. Deliveries of these models is scheduled to begin in December this year.
The model 555 – ‘The Triple Nickel’ – is essentially a lift crane version of the 915/1015. Rated at 136t (150 US ton) it replaces the old 3900 and 4000 models, of which 1,400 units were shipped by Manitowoc over the years. Deliveries of the 555 are scheduled to begin in January 2002.
The 555 together with the 915/1015 are the first Manitowoc models to feature Can-Bus technology on the Epic controls.
The fourth new crane platform announced at the pre-Bauma dinner was the 450t (500 US ton) rated 19000. It is based on the 907t capacity 21000, with the distinctive Octa-trac eight-crawler lowerworks which acts to reduce ground bearing pressure. It fills the gap between the 2250 and the 21000 and takes 82% less counterweight than competing machines such as the Liebherr LR 1600 and Demag CC 2800, Manitowoc claims.
The 19000 is typical of Manitowoc’s ‘asset management’, or modular, approach to its cranes whereby fleet owners can use the same boom sections on different models. The 19000 uses the number 79 boom of the Maxer 2000 attachment, and it can also be upgraded to a 21000 if later required.
First deliveries of the 19000 are planned for October.
Further details of these machines will be contained in the May issue of Cranes Today.
