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SANYs continue to impress customers
SANY CUSTOMERS HAVE THEIR SAY
The market has been quick to recognise Sany equipment as a reliable brand delivering outstanding performance and value for money. With the appointment of Tutt Bryant Equipment and Ronco Group, the distribution and support for the product is secure and customers are having their say.
PRESTON HIRE RECENTLY ADDED A
second SANY SCC800TB crawler crane to its SuperCrane fleet. Andrew Lambert, general manager of Preston Hire Australia provides background information to the addition.
“Preston Hire took delivery of a second SANY SCC800TB crawler in May, 2021. This impressive machine is currently based at our Western Australia branch due to customer demand for large projects happening in the Western Australian region,” he said.
“The SuperCrane 800TB is proving to be a real asset within our fleet. It was the first SANY crane of its size in Australia and was as impressive in real life as it was on paper. We believed it was the right fit for our fleet and have continued to be delighted by its performance on site and the feedback received by customers who are benefiting from its long list of capabilities. We have a strong relationship directly with the OEM and can endorse the incredible value SANY machines provide. The performance and power these machines deliver is exceptional as is the value for money,” said Lambert.
Lambert goes on to describe how the SANY SCC800TB fits into the SuperCrane fleet and how impressed he has been at the performance of the cranes.
“This 80t hydraulic crawler crane is the second of this size within our fleet. These machines are the largest of our SuperCranes taking our range offering from 1t – 80t. The fleet comprises numerous capacities of spider cranes, hydraulic crawlers and batteryoperated models suitable for an enormous list of applications across multiple disciplines and industries. “As far as the performance is concerned - they haven’t skipped a beat. Our two SuperCrane 800TB are currently located in Victoria and Western Australia and both have been on hire since we took delivery. Both machines have been hard at work in various conditions and demonstrated excellent adaptability
For a 40t capacity tele-crawler the Sany SCC400TB has excellent charts. It was easily lifting one tonne steel bundles with 37m of boom out at 24m radius.
in both environment and application. Operators have made comment about the user comfort and ease of use,” said Lambert.
“The spacious cab, wide visibility and multiple real time cameras have proven popular on site. The machine in Victoria is working with Geotech at Bon Beach as part of the major Level Crossing project for the Victorian Government, whilst our WA machine is with Keller Group Australia on the Tonkin Gap Highway project.
“Both machines have been fully utilised since we took delivery and we’re not surprised. They were specifically purchased due to ongoing customer demand for a machine of this size and scope. We listened to the market and our customer’s needs and purchased accordingly. This demand continues to grow so we don’t expect these machines to spend any time in our yards anytime soon,” he said.
Kyle Greenwood is a supervisor with Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift. He operates out of Muswellbrook and Singleton branches in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Greenwood and his team are working with a new Sany SCC400TB.
“We recently took delivery of the Sany SCC400TB which is the new model 40t capacity tele crawler. It is currently working as the assist crane to help build a Sany SCC4000E which is a 400t lattice boom crawler. Both cranes are working on a project involving the replacement of an old steel bridge with a new concrete bridge in Muswellbrook.
“We have been operating the Sany SCC400TB tele crawler on site for a month. Before it started the crane build, it was installing formwork and Reo steel work on the site. It’s been walking up and down a runway made for a crawler crane and helping to install the steel piling and form work for the new bridge which will eventually be hydraulically launched out and over the river,” he said.
Greenwood confirms he and his team have been impressed with the performance of the 40t tele crawler.
“We have our own operator and rigger on the crane, and it has been performing really well. For a 40t capacity tele-crawler it has excellent charts. We were lifting one tonne steel bundles with 37m of boom out at 24m radius and it was operating at 60 per cent of its chart’s capacity which is really impressive,” he said.
“The operator has commented on how smooth he thought the controls were. He found the crane very easy to control with the lever and the slew has been really smooth. He also liked that the crane provided him with the ability to pick and carry the load which makes all the difference on a site like this.
Greenwood comments on how impressed he has been with the Sany compared to other machines.
“I’ve been really impressed with the crane, especially when it comes to the responsiveness of the controls and the intelligence of the onboard computer. We have an 80t Sennebogen operating on site and if you jump between one and the other you really can’t see a lot of difference. Sany has really worked hard on the cabin and the controls for the operator have improved out of sight.
“We’ve also been impressed with the power of the crane which comes from a 4 cylinder, 5.2 litre, turbo charged Isuzu engine. The engine is Tier 111 compliant.
Sany is building its cranes using world class componentry and it shows in the crane’s performance. The tele crawler worked for two weeks straight moving and installing the steel bundles and then
Thomas Murray and his grandfather, company director Steve Murray from Murray Constructions give the thumbs up to the SANY SCC400TB.
used it for four days to assemble the large crawler.
“It performed really well on the build of the crawler as well. We used particularly unload 10t counterweight blocks and installing 7t boom sections. Because it can pick up the booms sections and walk them down the run way, it saved us a lot of time with the build. The boom on the 400 tonner is 66 meters and the tele crawler was able to pick up 12 meter boom sections walk the down the runway where we could install them,” said Greenwood.
Murray Constructions is a longestablished and progressive familyowned and operated business based in Deniliquin, Southern New South Wales.
Murray Constructions specialises in the construction of concrete bridges and levee banks right across NSW and Victoria. The entire Murray family is highly experienced in all aspects of construction and construction equipment, and has been purchasing excavators from Tutt Bryant Equipment since the last century.
Murray Constructions recently took delivery of a SANY SCC400TB telescopic boom crawler.
The purchase of the Sany SCC400TB compliments their current large fleet of truck and crawler cranes beautifully. The telescopic boom of the Sany SCC400TB will enable them to have a more compact working area as they continue to replace dilapidated and aged timber bridges with great expertise.
The telescopic boom Crane will be more nimble and offer additional versatility on site whilst still retaining adequate lifting power and reach. The Sany SCC400TB will be employed to lift and place the individual concrete segments on brand new and higher capacity bridges to the great benefit of all road users.
Sany is building its cranes using world class componentry and it shows in the crane’s performance. The tele crawler worked for two weeks straight moving and installing the steel bundles and then used it for four days to assemble the large crawler.
Preston Hire recently took delivery of a second SANY SCC800TB crawler and the new SuperCrane 800TB is proving to be a real asset to the fleet.
