02.02.2022

First two Tadanos for Padrosa

Spanish crane and access rental company Grues Padrosa has taken delivery of two new 100 tonne Tadano AC 4.100L-1s, the company’s first Tadano cranes.

The four axle AC 4.100L-1 features a six section, 60 metre main boom, topped by a 10 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway with up to 40 degrees of offset. An 8.1 metre insert can be installed between the boom nose and swingaway to provide a maximum tip height of 85 metres. The 27.1 metres of extension can all be offset by 40 degrees. The maximum counterweight is 24.5 tonnes, of which up to 6.1 tonnes can be carried on-board within 12 tonne axle loads, rising to 19.3 metres for 16.5 tonne axle loads, complete with bi-fold and hook block. The overall length is 13.3 metres while the chassis is 10.63 metres. Overall width is 2.55 metres.
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The official handover of the first unit

Padrosa chose the cranes for their 60 metre boom, capacities and compact dimensions. The cranes went straight to work lifting 45 metre long concrete beams weighing 50 tonnes each. President Pere Padrosa said: “Just as expected, the two cranes really proved their worth during that assembly job, which was part of the construction work for a logistics centre in the north of the province of Girona.”

“We have worked together with Demag for many years already, but this is the first time that we acquired machinery through the Tadano Group, it’s worth mentioning, to our full satisfaction.”
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(L-R) Jonathan Martinez of Rexma, Angel Bello and Gustavo Cortina of Tadano Spain, Pere Padrosa Gemma De Arcos of Tadano Spain, Raul Cid and Jaume Lladó of Padrosa and Ignacio Español of Tadano Spain

Originally established in 1923, Grues Padrosa is based in Figueres, 25km from the border with France in Catalonia. It offers a range of cranes and aerial work platforms in both Spain and France as well as heavy specialised transport, heavy recovery and forklifts. It is part of the Padrosa Group which includes transport and truck service divisions along with a crane and aerial lift rental operation in Montevideo, Uruguay.