03.04.2023

55t Tadano for roofer

German roofing company Alfred Heupel has taken delivery of a 55 tonne Tadano AC 3.055-1.
The three axle All Terrain features a 50 metre six section main boom, with optional one metre ‘runner’ or auxiliary boom nose with a capacity of 24 tonnes, while taking the maximum tip height to almost 54 metres. The crane can travel with its full six tonnes of counterweight on board within 12 tonne axle loads, it can also achieve 10 tonne axle loads with 1.1 tonnes of counterweight, along with 400kg of rigging gear.
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The hand over

Managing director Bernd Heupel said: “We were looking for a crane that would be able to safely and reliably lift heavy building materials even across long distances. And when we came across the Tadano AC 3.055-1 with its 50 metre boom and its ability to lift loads at a radius of up to 38 metres, it was as though it had been made for us specifically."
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(L-R) Igor Spasovski and Bernd Heupel of Heupel

with Helge Prüfer of Tadano and Lukas Heupel)
“However, that was only one of the advantages for us, we also liked the IC-1 Plus crane control system with telematics and the other tools that provide simple and safe crane operation. We already had an ATF 35 and an ATF 40G-2 from Tadano in our fleet, and they have both delivered perfect performance throughout their years of service. That’s why we knew that we couldn’t go wrong with Tadano.”

The master roofing company was established by Alfred and Christa Heupel in 1964 and is based in Rotenburg an der Fulda - south of Kassel. It purchased its own cranes at the start of the 1990s and has been renting them to others since 1994. Today it offers a wide range of roof services along with façade work.
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Team Heupel with one of its older Tadano ATs