21.04.2007

Bauma looking good

The outside area at Bauma is a hive of activity as manufacturers of Cranes, Aerial lifts and telehandlers …plus one or two earthmoving companies… puts the final touches to their stands.

It looks as though this will be a great show with some interesting new ideas and plenty of dramatic things to look at.
Here are just one or two pictures from the build up to give you a taste of the show.

Merlo as we predicted has something to surprise on a stand heavily orientated towards work platforms. Please register to see all images

The Merlo stand includes a number of surprises

In addition to the company’s platforms fitted to its telescopic handlers, it is showing a new concept dubbed the Platform. The two new models are dedicated aerial work platforms but use a 360 degree telescopic handler chassis, with fixed or telescopic heavy duty riser and three section boom plus jib. Please register to see all images

The two new Merlo Platforms

No details have yet been given out, but it looks as though the idea is offer a heavy duty boom lift with telehandler travel speed. More when the show opens.

Liebherr’s new 1,200 tonne LTM11200-9.1 is attracting attention with its long boom, chunky hydraulic offset extension and revised Y-Guy superlift system.
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The nine axle Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 is attracting attention

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Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 Y-Guy superlift system

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Liebherr's substantial Extension with hydraulic offset on the LTM11200-9.1

The Grove GTK1100 was bound to be a star exhibit, and it certainly is, however there are so many big and exotic machines to see it does not stand out quite as dramatically as you might have expected.
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The Grove GTK1100

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Grove GTK1100

Tadano-Faun has fitted a four section hydraulically luffing telescopic jib to the boom nose of its all new flagship the ATF360-6
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The new Tadano Faun ATF360-6 in the foreground with the Grove GTK1100 in the background

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A four section luffing telescopic jib on top of Tadano Faun's ATF360-6 boom

While not comparing to the above in terms of innovation, UpRight has held true to its statement to reintroduce larger booms this year with an AB46RT on its stand which is F9 and not F9N as we reported in Cranes&Access.
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A new UpRight AB46RT on its stand F903

We also discovered that Valla cranes will in fact be exhibiting after all, on a dealer stand in the north area - F9N 1309.
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Valla is at Bauma on stand F9N 913

Kobelco’s substantial SL6000 arrived in Munich in Weldex colours, The company has also announced its new 110 tonne CKE1100 with retractable undercarriage.
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The new Kobelco S6000 in Weldex colours is now on the stand

And finally how’s this for a platform?
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How's this for a platform on a boom?