Argentinian crane, telehandler and access sales and rental company Tecmaco Integral has taken delivery of a 3,000 tonne XCMG XCA3000BR telescopic All Terrain crane, which dramatically replaces its 800 tonne Zoomlion as the fleet's 'flagship'.
The 10 axle crane has a five section 68.6 metre main boom and is rated at two metres, while practical capacities start at a three metre radius, where it can handle 500 tonnes, but it can also manage that at a nine metre radius. With the main boom fully extended, it can lift 257.1 tonnes at up to an eight metre radius or take 38 tonnes out to a radius of 64 metres.
The new crane all ready to go
The maximum counterweight is 360 tonnes, while the X-type outriggers have a maximum spread of 15.1 metres square, or a narrow set-up of 13.1 metres.
The boom can be topped with up to 110 metres of in-line lattice extension, which, combined with 63.7 metres of boom, provides the maximum 188 metre tip height.
Using 50 metres of extension and fully extended 68.7 metres of boom, the crane can handle 308 tonnes at up to 18 metres or take 291 tonnes to a height of 120 metres at an 18 metre radius.
The maximum luffing jib is 90 metres and can be installed on a 10 or 20 metre in-line lattice extension. With 63.7 metres of main boom, it achieves a tip height of 176 metres and a 94 metre radius. The crane uses a Superlift system for most longer extension and jib configurations.
The new crane is aimed largely at wind turbine installation work, as well as infrastructure construction.
Founded at the start of 1987 by civil engineer and current president, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and based in the greater Buenos Aires region, Tecmaco has also added 10 more modestly sized XCMG truck cranes to its fleet, bringing its total crane rental fleet to 150 units, operating from five locations. The fleet includes telescopics up to 800 tonnes - now 3,000 - and lattice crawlers from Demag and Fuwa up to 750 tonnes
It also runs an extensive fleet of telehandlers, both fixed frame models, from XCMG, JCB and 360 degree units from Magni up to the 30 metre RTH 5.30, along with self-propelled aerial work platforms - mostly booms from Dingli, Genie and Zoomlion.
Its sales division represents Sennebogen and Zoomlion, but it also has an extensive used crane and equipment sales operation.
Fenster
3000t at 2 metres dropping to 500t at 3 metres, absolutely not gimmicky at all.