IN FOCUS / KATO CITY CRANES
NEW KATO CITY CRANE FITS TASMANIAN FLEET PERFECTLY Pfeiffer Cranes are a long established and leading Tasmanian Crane Business. The family-run operation recently took delivery of a new Kato CR-250Rv city crane. THE NEW CRANE WAS SUPPLIED BY TUTT Bryant equipment and is the second Kato city crane in the fleet. Company Director Dan Pfeiffer explains the reasons behind the purchase and the company’s experience with the brand. “We bought our first Kato City Crane in 2009. It was a second hand 13t Kato KRM/13H model. We saw the crane in the yard of another crane busines, we liked what we saw, and we haven’t looked back. “The Kato city crane is a great machine offering terrific flexibility. It is ideal for work with some of the smaller builders and for job sites where the access can be limited and the tolerances very tight. When it comes to getting a crane into position and lifting, the Kato city crane is ideal,” said Pfeiffer. When it comes to the smaller lifts around town, it has added a completely different dynamic to the fleet says Pfeiffer. “We have also been impressed with the performance of the crane, and that is in every sense. Kato’s are not expensive to run because they are so reliable. Over the 12 years we’ve been operating the 13t Kato city crane, we haven’t had a problem, nothing has ever gone wrong with it. “The local Tutt Bryant operation has been great for parts and accessories but to be honest, we haven’t had to buy any parts for the Kato, they just seem to keep going and going. If you service 56 / CAL November 2021
and maintain them properly, you won’t have to buy parts for them, that’s our experience anyway. “We’ve just purchased our second Kato city crane from Tutt Bryant. It’s the new CR-250Rv model purchased through Tutt Bryant’s Peter Lawgall and then delivered by our good friend and Tutt Bryant representative Phil Chadwick. “The family know Phil Chadwick very well. We first started working with him over 25 years ago and he sold us the KRM/13H. He was working for a crane company who was bringing in low hour Japanese cranes, converting them to Australian standards and selling them from there. “We are really pleased with the performance of the CR250Rv and given the performance of the 13t machine we expect to have it in the fleet for quite some time,” said Pfeiffer. “We’ve clocked around 8000 hours on the Kato and it hasn’t missed a beat, it’s been a great crane and a major reason for us investing in the 25t model. It’s been perfect for the ‘run around’ type of work and fits our business perfectly. “We’ve purchased the new CR-250Rv mainly because it offers a big step up in terms of capacity. It’s a bigger capacity machine but it’s still nice and compact for the smaller sites where access can be an issue. It also provides significantly more reach and capacity for some of the
The CR-250Rv features a new boom and jib, “EJIB” which is designed for deployment in very narrow spaces.
slightly bigger jobs,” said Pfeiffer. The CR-250Rv is the flagship of the Kato city crane range, complementing the CR-200Rf and the CR-130Rf. Featuring several significant changes to meet Australian requirements (including EN13000), the new CR250Rv is expected to turn heads on its arrival in the Australian workplace. www.cranesandlifting.com.au
