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DEFYING GRAVITY WITH NEW GROVE Gravity Rigging recently took delivery of the first Grove GMK 3060L-1 all terrain to be delivered in Victoria. Gravity Rigging director, Dean Crook, explains the background to the purchase. DEAN CROOK HAS BEEN IN THE CRANE industry for 21 years. He worked for Total Machinery Relocations for close to 15 years and when that business closed in 2014, he decided the time was right for him to go out on his own. Gravity Rigging has its yard in Cranbourne, Victoria and the customer profile for the business ranges from the likes of Downer, AE Smith and AG Coombes through Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three builders, spa and pool companies, plumbing and roofing businesses. The business had humble beginnings said Crook. 20 / CAL September 2021
“For the First 18 months, a mate and I ran the business out of my shed with a Ford ute. We then bought our first crane, a TOA mini crawler and our first major crane was a 20t Franna. Six months later we bought a 25t Franna and a year later we bought a 55t Liebherr all terrain. We now run two Franna MAC 25s, a 13t Kato bubble, the Grove GMK4100L-1 and now the new Grove 3060L-1,” he said. Crook discusses the reasons behind the purchase of the Grove GMK 3060L-1. “A few years ago, we bought the Liebherr 55t second hand and we felt
it was time to upgrade. We bought the Grove GMK 4100L-1 last June and we’ve been really happy and impressed with the performance of the crane. We spoke to both Grove and Liebherr about buying a 60t machine and we decided to jump on board with Grove based on our previous experience with the 100t. We also liked the idea that we were buying a brand-new model with a new design and 48m of boom. The 100t Grove had been performing perfectly so we didn’t see any reason to change brands,” he said. Crook agrees with the market’s www.cranesandlifting.com.au
