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[VIDEO] Ideal Crane Meets Customer Demand with Manitou MRT Rotating Telehandlers

Rental Editor Jenny Lescohier interviews Bob Kalhagen, president and owner of Ideal Crane in Madison, WI, about how the company has filled a niche between large telehandlers and small cranes with the Manitou MRT Series.

Dec 20, 2017
Rental Editor Jenny Lescohier interviews Bob Kalhagen, president and owner of Ideal Crane in Madison, WI, about how the company has filled a niche between large telehandlers and small cranes with the Manitou MRT Series.
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