Last month at ICUEE, exhibitors brought a huge array of new or improved products for lifting personnel and materials. The number of new products underscored manufacturers’ belief that the utility market will continue to be strong. Here are some of the new or updated equipment featured at the show.
Altec had the largest total display area of any exhibitor. It had a total of nearly 50 machines on display at its booths and in other exhibitors’ displays. Altec’s ICUEE introductions included the DT-105 digger derrick, which has a 105-ft. maximum sheave height, 60,000-lb. maximum boom capacity, a 24- to 45-ft. digging range, and can travel down the road complete with 48-in. auger. In addition, Altec exhibited its AC40-152S dual-rated boom truck/aerial lift. It offers lifting capacities to 40 tons and sheave heights to 207 ft. in crane mode, or 1,200-lb. platform capacity and platform heights to 210 ft. as an aerial lift.
Amco Veba was represented by its U.S. importer Fischer Crane, which had several models of the manufacturer’s knuckleboom cranes on its stand, including the new eco-friendly model 111, a 69,400-lb.-ft crane that weighs 2,950 lbs. or less, depending on number of boom extensions.
DICA brought its new FiberMax crane pads, which have a crush rating of up to 1,000 psi and a rated capacity of 375,000 lbs. DICA says they provide the strength of steel pads while weighing 60% less.
Effer and its U.S. distributor North American Lifting Equipment (NALE) unveiled the Model 855 knuckleboom crane, which has been available in other areas of the world, but made its U.S. debut at ICUEE. The 855 has a maximum moment of 556, 942 lb.-ft., can lift 51,147 lbs. at a 9'6" radius, and offers 65-ft. maximum tip height. It can be equipped with up to six hydraulic extensions and has Effer's newest DMU 3000 PLUS control system.
Elliott Equipment introduced three new products and one updated product in its booth. The company’s new E190 aerial work platform can reach up 190 ft. on full-powered boom or 196 ft. with electrically isolating jib. Elliott bills it as the tallest truck-mounted telescopic aerial platform manufactured in North America. The model was developed jointly by Elliott and Utility One Source. Among its other features are EZ-Crib outriggers, a hydraulic tool circuit to the platform, and 30,000-lb. material-handling capability. Also new at ICUEE were the 145-ft. E145 aerial work platform mounted on a tandem-axle chassis and the 34142 track-mounted 34-ton crane with 142-ft. boom. The updated unit was the 30105RSD, a 30-ton crane and digger boom truck with new features that include a 20,000-lb.-ft. auger drive that’s twice as fast as previous models, a 3-in. Kelly bar, and EZ-Crib outriggers.
IMT unveiled its Dominator III a new crane body that mounts on a 33,000-GVW truck chassis and can support a 12,000-lb.-capacity crane without needing front stabilizers. Even without the front stabilizers a crane mounted on the body has a 360° range of motion with only 7% derating in two relatively small sectors.
