20.01.2016

Grove to launch new RT at Bauma

Grove will unveil a new 90 tonne Rough Terrain crane, the GRT8100 at bauma in April, the new GRT nomenclature, will be adopted by all Shady Grove, USA, built Rough Terrain cranes going forward.

The new model which builds on the current RT890, will feature a 47 metre full power boom, plus a 17 metre bi-fold extension with hydraulic or manual offset, plus a fixed extension to, taking the maximum tip height to almost 73 metres.

While the new boom is longer and lighter, it is also said to be stronger with a better load chart throughout the range. The crane also features the new CCS crane control system, which is now being rolled out across all Grove, Potain and Manitowoc cranes.
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The all new 90 tonne Grove GRT8100

Mike Herbert, global product director of Rough Terrain cranes said: “This new Grove model reflects everything we’ve learned in the last decade of crane design. For example, customers will find the new crane more reliable thanks in part to the advances brought by our Product Verification Centre . Each component has undergone extensive component validation and prototype testing and with that knowledge, we’ve been able to improve the GRT8100 from the ground up.”

The company will also have a wide a new GMK All Terrain crane, possibly in the 160 to 180 tonne range?? This is just a guess as the company remains surprisingly tight lipped at this stage.

In addition the stand will feature four Potain tower cranes which are rapidly gaining CCS controls, and the new operators elevator which will be shown with its unique crane erection platform