{"id":5612,"date":"2024-09-26T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tadano.com\/africa\/?post_type=news&p=5612"},"modified":"2024-09-26T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T11:08:32","slug":"tandem-lift-with-two-tadano-ac-5-160-1-cranes-big-job-in-a-tight-space-in-ludwigshafen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.tadano.com\/africa\/en\/news\/tandem-lift-with-two-tadano-ac-5-160-1-cranes-big-job-in-a-tight-space-in-ludwigshafen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tandem lift with two Tadano AC 5.160-1 cranes: Big job in a tight space in Ludwigshafen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it came to tandem-lifting an 80-tonne LNG tank for their customer Essity at the premises of concrete firm Frischbeton in Ludwigshafen, the team at Weiland Kran und Transport GmbH knew they could rely on their two Tadano 5.160-1 all terrain cranes. And these are no standard cranes. They both feature special counterweight variants that Weiland designed in partnership with Tadano.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tadano AC 5.160-1 Weiland Kran und Transport GmbH<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Watch now<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Weiland Managing Director Sebastian Degenhardt explains what\u2019s special about the cranes: \u201cEach of these two cranes can go on-road with two tonnes more counterweight than standard. In other words, we can operate them within the 12-tonne axle load limit at a total weight of 60 tonnes \u2013 and still carry a whole 8.5 tonnes of counterweight, plus rear storage box and hook block. This allows us to use both our AC 5.160-1<\/a> machines as full-fledged taxi cranes. That was our goal with these 5-axle cranes, and we realized it in partnership with Tadano.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degenhardt\u2019s decision to go with Tadano and the AC 5.160-1 to realize this 8.5-tonne counterweight concept was no accident. \u201cTadano was simply the best and most accommodating when it came to planning and implementation,\u201d he explains. The decision was based on extensive market research. And he is more than happy with the result because, with this counterweight variant, the crane offers a level of cost-effectiveness and versatility that is virtually unbeatable. The modified AC 5.160-1 can handle many of his company\u2019s typical lift jobs without the need for expensive additional transportation vehicles. Moreover, it makes it much easier to get permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feat of strength in tight space<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, the job in Ludwigshafen for Weiland\u2019s customer Essity required the full potential of the AC 5.160-1 units. \u201cWe had to tandem lift an 80-tonne LNG tank onto a lowbed trailer,\u201d explains Weiland crane operator Alonso Domenico. At the time of the lift, he had only recently picked up his company\u2019s second AC 5.160-1 from Tadano in Zweibr\u00fccken. For the tandem lift, the load weight was shared equally between the two cranes, meaning that each had to lift 40 tonnes and was set up with its full amount of counterweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In performing the lift, the two cranes took full advantage of the plus factors in their design. \u201cThe AC 5.160-1 can get by with a surprisingly small outrigger base,\u201d explains Thomas Eisenberg, who operated the second AC 5.160-1 in the lift. \u201cThat\u2019s a major plus in tight spaces like the one we encountered on this work site. What\u2019s more, despite its space-saving outriggers, it still has good lifting capacity at large radii. That makes it a very, very strong contender compared with other cranes in its class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versatile machine for \u201c5-axle work sites\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sebastian Degenhardt agrees: \u201cFor us, these characteristics make the AC 5.160-1 a versatile all-rounder for work sites that typically call for 5-axle machines. This compact unit basically means we\u2019ve got the full range of crane capacities covered \u2013 everything from 100 or 110 tonnes to 130 tonnes, all the way to 160 tonnes. In other words, in our fleet, the AC 5.160-1 saves us the cost of two to three additional cranes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So much for the theory. How does the crane perform in practice? Alonso Domenico: \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely outstanding. Thanks to the AC 5.160-1 unit\u2019s extremely responsive controls, we were able to lift the 21-meter-long, 5-meter-diameter tank at a radius of about 10\u00a0meters and lower it onto the waiting flatbed truck with centimeter precision and without any uncontrolled swinging.\u201d Sebastian Degenhardt, too, is more than happy with how the tandem lift went: \u201cThis lift was exactly the kind of scenario we had in mind when considering the AC\u00a05.160-1 and its extensive array of capabilities.\u201d For him, ordering these two cranes was absolutely the right decision to make.<\/p>\n\n\n

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