10.04.2012

GAAC adds two Terex cranes

German mobile crane rental company GAAC Commerz has taken delivery of a 100 tonne Terex AC 100/4L and a Challenger 3160 a year after buying its first Terex crane.

The Mittenwalde based company purchased a Terex AC 100/4L All Terrain crane last year and has reinvested in two additional Terex cranes after claiming the original unit surpassed all of its expectations. GAAC’s decision committee which includes its general manager, technical engineer, operators and an experienced all-rounder, travelled to the Terex Cranes Wallerscheid plant in Germany to take delivery of the two cranes.

The compact four axle AC 100/4L comes with a 59.4 metre main boom and bi-fold swing-away extension, taking the on-board tip height to 81.7 metres with 12 tonne axle loads. The extension offsets to provide a greater working radius at a pivot height of up to 63 metres.
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GAAC's decision-making committee traveled to the Terex Cranes Wallerscheid plant in Germany to pick up the cranes

The four axle crane is compact enough to travel more easily through cities, with fewer of the restrictions that affect five-axle units.

Peer Vogel, GAAC’s general manager, said: “Having a boom that is over 59 meters long means that we don’t even have to add a jib half of the time. It goes without saying that this reduces our setup time and, once you factor everything in, our costs as well.”
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(L-R) Carsten Herfurth, Mario Berthold, Lothar Borchardt, Andreas Beier, Peer Vogel and Veith Binder of GAAC with Torsten Hanke and Matthias Mayer of Terex

GAAC’s Challenger crane operator Lothar Borchardt added: “I can get pretty much get through any spot, including the narrow courtyards that are so typical of Berlin.”

The three axle, 55 tonne Challenger All Terrain crane has a 50 metre main boom and offers a lifting capacity of 35.6 tonnes at a radius of four metres. The company claims that the unit is more efficient than comparable units, as it does not require an additional transport vehicle. It also has a Euromot Stage IIIb and Tier 4i engine.

Carsten Herfurth, GAAC’s technical engineer said: “We do a lot of work with mobile cranes in Berlin, and when you have to do a project smack in the middle of the city, a crane’s axle loads can be a make-or-break factor. That’s why I really mean it when I say that the Challenger’s compact and lightweight design is perfect for our needs.”

GAAC’s mobile crane fleet ranges from 30 to 100 tonnes, although the company says it can also procure larger crane models and heavy transport to suit specific contracts.