UP FRONT / SANY AND TBHL&S
As industry demands the lifting of larger elements, larger modules, and extended heights, the requirements on crane capacities have increased significantly.
SANY 800T CRAWLER PASSES FIRST TEST WITH FLYING COLOURS The East Coast operations for Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift (TBHL&S) recently took delivery of the Sany SCC8000A 800-tonne capacity lattice boom crawler. It is the largest capacity crane on the East Coast. Scott De La Rue, TBHL&S projects & heavy lifting manager East Coast, provides background information to the new Sany 800t capacity crawler and what TBHL&S has been doing with the crane since its arrival. “AS INDUSTRY DEMANDS THE LIFTING of larger elements, larger modules, and extended heights, the requirements on crane capacities have increased significantly. TBHL&S saw a gap in the market for large capacity cranes on the East Coast. This is the main reason why we examined the capabilities of the 800t Sany and we decided it was the crane for our operations,” said De La Rue. The SCC8000A features 99 metres of main boom in standard crane, 111m of
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