03.03.2017

Demag name on smaller ATs

Terex Cranes is to apply the Demag branding to some of its smaller All Terrain cranes, staring with the three axle 55 tonne AC 55-3 and 60 tonne AC 60-3.

Both cranes feature a 50 metre main boom, while the 60-3 can be equipped with a 16 metre extension. The booms on both cranes can be lowered to five degrees below horizontal for easy rigging from the ground, and outriggers can be positioned independently with the IC-1 Plus calculating the load chart based on the crane’s configuration.
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Now in Demag colours, the AC55-3

The cranes have an automated counterweight rigging system with optional remote controls allowing the operator to rig and operate the crane remotely from the ground. making the crane an easy one man operation.

With an overall width of 2.55 metres and axle weights of under 12 tonnes, fully equipped or 10 tonnes when required the unit is relatively easy to travel between jobs. For tough onsite conditions all wheel drive is available as an option.
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The Demag AC60-3

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This is an interesting move, when the Demag name was relaunched at Bauma last year the policy was to apply it only to All Terrains above 100 tonnes, along with big lattice boom crawlers. While it looked as if the name was only to be used for German built cranes, this was something the company was keen to refute. Whether the name is now being used on smaller models that are deemed to have reached a quality level that justifies it, or that production has been transferred to Zweibrucken we will find out for sure at Conexpo next week.