20.03.2013

250 tonne Terex for Albuquerque

US based Albuquerque Crane Service of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has taken delivery of a new 250 tonne Terex AC 250-1 All Terrain crane.

The new crane has been ordered with all available options including a hydraulically luffed boom extension. It went straight to work in Abilene, Texas, where it lifted a neon sign down from the Bank of America building, the tallest office building in Abilene. The lift required 85 metres of boom and jib.
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Albuquerque Crane Service's new AC250-1

The AC 250-1 joins a recently purchased 100 tonne, four axle AC100/4L and president, Scott Wilson, said: “We decided on this model based on our relationship with Terex and our positive experience of the AC100/4L. We were impressed by the main boom combinations and the 80 metre full power boom was a definite advantage. Not to mention the crane’s impressive lifting capacities across the board.”
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(L-R) Crane Service salesmen Ken Ogle and Justin Moffett, with Neil Moore- the crane’s operator and Bob Strohacker-branch manager.

“Its exceptional maneuverability and flexible counterweight configurations make it operationally and logistically very friendly, especially here in the United States, and, of course, the cost per tonnage capacity is a real boon. There is a market for this size of crane, with an increasing number of our customers needing longer boom options. This crane will enable us to meet this need.”

Terex claims that the six axle AC 250-1 has the longest main boom roadable within 12 tonne axle loadings.

Crane Service has served the greater southwest region for more than 52 years and operates from three locations in New Mexico - Albuquerque, Bloomfield and Chaparral - as well as one in Sweetwater, Texas. Its fleet runs from 8.5 to 550 tons.