The three-axle crane, with a six-axle single-cylinder telescoping boom, is aimed at sectors where customers require larger lifting capacities and longer boom lengths, Designated the GR-1600XL-2 in the Americas (for its 160USt capacity) and the GR-1450EX-2 in the rest of the world, the new crane is 60% than Tadano’s previous highest capacity crane.
As well as offering lifting capacity that, Tadano says, outstrips anything else currently available, the crane can reach out to a radius of 67m, with a two-stage bi-fold lattice hydraulic-tilt jib adding almost 18m to the 61m main boom. Self-removable outriggers and counterweight allow the crane to be set up without a support crane.
The three-axle compact carrier is similar in height and width to that on the next biggest crane offered by the Japanese manufacturer, the GR-1000XL-2. the carrier is offered with a cab tilt system, for improved visibility. A fuel monitoring system, Eco-mode, reduce fuel consumption in use, and Tadano’s ‘Postive Control’ system cuts fuel use while the crane is in standby.
The crane comes with Tadano’s Hello-Net remote diagnostics and monitoring system as standard, allowing access to crane data from a computer or mobile device, and giving the manufacturer the ability to offer improved customer service.
