10.07.2015

Terex Explorer 5500 for Mammoet

Mammoet Germany has taken delivery of a five axle, 130 tonne ‘capacity class’ Terex Explorer 5500 All Terrain crane.

The Explorer 5500 features a 60 metre main boom with a 11 to 21 metre bi-fold swingaway extension, which can offset up to 40 degrees. A 12 metre insert can also be used to extend that to 33 metres. The crane has also been fitted with an optional refinery kit, featuring an electrical emergency stop system for the engine, a fast-acting shut-off valve for the engine’s intake, and an emergency engine shutdown system.
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Mammoet's new Terex Explorer 5500

The crane has a maximum capacity of 91.8 tonnes at three metres, but can handle 9.5 tonnes on full boom and take 1.6 tonnes out to 54 metres.

Mammoet has ordered the new crane with an eye towards servicing its contracts with major chemical company BASF. It will initially be based at the company’s branch in Ludwigshafen before moving on to the Leuna branch. As a result staff from both depots travelled to the Terex Cranes production facility in Zweibrücken.

Ludwigshafen branch manager Steffen Marx said: “We ordered the Explorer 5500 with a 60 metre main boom and fly jib. This will prove to be - indirectly - advantageous during our work at BASF’s facilities, where we will often have to lift loads high or over obstacles with very limited space.

Hans-Werner Springstein Mammoet Germany's head of crane operations added: “The single-engine design also played an important part in our decision. The Explorer is the first crane with only one engine in our fleet. It saves fuel, reduces weight, and lowers maintenance costs. All in all, this means that the crane really pays for itself, especially when it comes to long projects. The axle load indicator will also be an advantage, as it makes it easy to check the unit’s axle loads – something that is becoming increasingly important as authorities get stricter and stricter in this regard.”
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(L-R) Jochen Becker, Mirko Hartkopf & Gabor Lerner of Mammoet, Pierre Rappin & Thorsten Quadflieg of Terex, Steffen Marx of Mammoet, Torsten Hanke of Terex, Hans-Werner Springstein of Mammoet with Carsten von der Geest & Uwe Schlicher of Terex