Starting with an open house at Shawmut Equipment’s headquarters facility in Manchester, Connecticut, Shawmut invited customers to see the MA13 being put through its paces. Following days were spent in Massachusetts, where Shawmut staged another open house day at its Norfolk facility. The crane was finally taken further north into Maine, ending Shawmut’s leg of the demonstration tour.
Potain said that the crane’s ease of transportation, speed of set up, and dual voltage capabilities were seen as definite benefits. “Other factors of importance were the crane’s overall weight capacity of 1.8t (2 USt), its ability to fold down to only 10.5m (34.4ft) – allowing the Igo MA13 to work in tight spaces – a 22m (72.2ft) radius, and an under hook height of 16m (52.5ft), which gives the Igo MA13 a radius of 6.7m (22ft) when equipped with its maximum load of 1.8t (2 USt),” the company added.
