Exclusive video: Kobelco showcases new telecrawler at Intermat 2024
3 May 202475-tonne capacity telecrawler, TKE750G, seen in the metal for first time at Paris trade show.
Japanese manufacturer Kobelco Construction Machinery debuted its new telecrawler at Intermat 2024. The 75-tonne capacity TKE750G is aimed specifically at the European market and continues the same tried and tested technology as the company’s G series lattice boom crawler crane models.
Compared with conventional telescopic crawlers it has a larger engine capacity, says Kobelco, a shorter boom length with a higher winch capacity on standard main/auxiliary winches, and stronger, thicker, wire ropes. All of which gives the crane a higher capability for foundation works. It can be equipped with vibration hammers, auger drills, and hammer-grabs.
The TKE750G has an exceptionally stiff four-plate box structural boom which, again, has been specially designed with foundation work in mind. The short boom length, with a side deflection-resistant fully powered boom, makes the crane well-suited to working on compact jobsites says Kobelco.
The main and auxiliary winches are positioned vertically at the rear end of the machine, helping maintain a compact main body. The 22mm diameter wire rope has 7.0 tonnes of rated line pull.
The TKE750G is powered by a Mercedes-Benz E9H01 (Daimler OM936LA) 7.697l water-cooled, in-line six-cylinder direct injection and turbo-charged engine, with a rated power output of 254kW/2,000 min-1, compliant with NRMM (Non-Road Mobile Machinery - Europe) EU Stage V regulations. This degree of power output offers higher hydraulic performance which, Kobelco says, is especially important during foundation operation.
Kobelco's KCROSS (Kobelco Crane Remote Observation Satellite System) is retained on the TKE750G model. Machines fitted with KCROSS transmit working conditions, locations, and maintenance history to provide owners with fact-based information for their asset management. The TKE750G will be available from mid-2024 onwards.
See the latest (May) issue of Cranes Today magazine for more on the telecrawlewr sector: https://content.yudu.com/web/442ay/0A444jv/Cranes0524-Pros/html/index.html?page=26&origin=reader
