27.09.2013

400 tonne Tadano for Florida

Barcelona Equipment of Clearwater, Florida has taken delivery of a new 400 tonne Tadano ATF 400G-6 All Terrain crane. The first Tadano in its fleet.

Representatives from Barcelona Equipment and Tadano Cranes were at the port in Brunswick, Georgia to meet the ATF 400G-6 from the boat, it was then driven down to Florida and quickly prepared for its first job. Upon delivery, a customer requested use of the crane and within days of the crane’s arrival to the Barcelona yard it was sent to its first job – a 78 tonne lift at Hammer Haag Steel.
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The new crane lifts 78 tonnes at 14 metres radius

The job involved lifting the load onto a barge at a radius of 14 metres, the crane was equipped with its maximum 138 tonnes of counterweight which provides a maximum capacity at 14 metres of 79.5 tonnes.

The crane was then brought back to Barcelona’s yard for two weeks of further training with Tadano service technicians.

Constantin Haag, president of Hammer Haag Steel, said: “Barcelona is the finest crane company we have dealt with in the industry and Tadano’s new crane followed with the tradition of perfect performance and safety Barcelona always brings to the job.”
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(L-R) Justin and Bob Steiner of Barcelona Equipment with Jack Swan of Exact Crane & Equipment and Ron Dogotch of Tadano America at the hand over

Bob Steiner of Barcelona said: “Jack Swan of dealer Exact Crane & Equipment referred us to the Tadano product line because we were interested in adding a larger All Terrain crane to our fleet. My son Justin Steiner, Jack Swan and myself visited the Tadano office in Houston to get a better look at the ATF 400G-6. We met with general manager Ron Dogotch, and he took the time to explain the advantages of the crane. We were also able to see the service team in action, fielding customer phone calls and working together to find a solution to get the cranes up and running. We were quite impressed with the camaraderie within the Tadano service department.”
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(L-R) Bob Lupo-Tadano America, Johannes Gruner-Tadano Germany, Daniel Maftei, Jay Jasmine & Michael Blake-Tadano America, Rico Schneider-Tadano Germany and operator Craig Argo of Barcelona Equipment