28.03.2013

First Superlift 3800 delivered

Terex Cranes has delivered the first unit of its new 650 tonne Superlift 3800 crawler crane to Ulferts & Wittrock in Germany

The German lifting and transport specialist specified the crane with a 153 metre main boom and a 12 metre light fixed jib in combination with a Vario-superlift system with counterweight tray.
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Up she goes - 153 metres of main boom

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The boom is topped by a 12 metre light jib

On arrival, five months after its official launch, the new crane was fully erected in Ulferts & Wittrock’s yard and crane operators Albert Schroer and Heiko Ramke got the chance to familiarise themselves with the new crane.

“I love the huge cab and layout, the visibility and comfort is outstanding,” said Schroer, while Ramke added: “I am impressed how easy it is to operate, and I am honoured to be one of the first crane operators using this machine.”
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crane operator Albert Schroer at the controls

Co-owner Klaus Wittrock said: “We believe in investing in the latest technology to maintain our leadership position in the lifting business. When we heard about the Superlift 3800, we were impressed and we are convinced it’s the new benchmark in this class. We perform jobs all over Europe, so its outstanding transportability and efficient use of counterweight is a huge plus for us.”

His partner Hermann Ulferts added: “We own a Terex TC2800-1 lattice truck crane and a CC2800-1 crawler crane and we are very satisfied with their performance. When it comes to the Superlift 3800, we are actually positively surprised by what this crane is capable of. We will be erecting wind turbines with this crane, and the fact that a crane of this class can erect 150 metre turbines is a remarkable achievement.”
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(L-R) Michael Heese, Marcus Wittrock, Klaus Wittrock and Hermann Ulferts, with Andreas Schreamm of Terex Cranes