IN FOCUS / SANY TELESCOPIC CRAWLER
THE NEXT PICK-AND-CARRY WORKHORSES SANY SCC300TB 30t and SCC400TB 40t telescopic boom crawler cranes are set to challenge the articulated pick and carry as the “can do” machine for the crane sector. THE ARTICULATED PICK-AND-CARRY mobile crane has long been a familiar sight on jobsites across Australia. While relatively simple to operate and versatile in many respects, the challenges around stability and safety of this type of crane are well-documented. Such concerns have seen the use of articulated pick-and-carry mobile cranes restricted in some cases
and even banned outright in others. Finding an alternative is extremely difficult given the articulated pick-andcarry mobile crane is so unique and quintessentially Australian. It is unlikely that the industry will ever find an alternative that completely replaces what the articulated pick-and-carry mobile crane does.
Getting back to first principles however, it is necessary to consider what makes the articulated pick-and-carry mobile crane so popular and the myriad of applications that the crane is used for. As versatile as the articulated pickand-carry mobile crane is, it is too often used in circumstances where a safer alternative is available but not utilised. The telescopic boom crawler crane delivers many advantages that make it a much safer, stronger and more economical choice on many jobsites.
80 / CAL November 2021
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