19.08.2005

First glimpse of Groves 220 tonner

We have an artists impression of the 220 tonne Grove GMK5220 due to start rolling off the production lines at the end of this year, The GMK5220 will be mounted on a five axle carrier with a 68 metre seven section main boom, capable of lifting 13 tonnes to a radius of 24 metres at full extension. The boom features Grove’s Twin-Lock pinning system and Megaform profile and takes seven minutes and 40 seconds to fully extend...
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The new Grove GMK5220 All Terrain crane

A 12 metre to 21 metre bi-fold luffing swingaway can accommodate up to two eight metre inserts giving a maximum possible tip height of 105 metres. The jib can be offset hydraulically from 0 to 40 degrees, using controls in the crane cab.

Grove claims that the GMK5220, which has a maximum load moment of 655 tonne/metres, has one of the best lifting charts in the five-axle All-Terrain crane category. Thanks to its ability to accommodate up to 77 tonnes of counterweight...

The carrier is powered by a 420 kW (563 hp) Mercedes engine, driving an Allison HD4060 transmission with six forward and one reverse gears. The GMK5220 also includes Grove’s Megatrack independent suspension and has an ECOS operating system with an EKS 5 full graphic load-monitoring system, with a 170 kW (228 hp) Mercedes superstructure engine,