Canadian contractor Northbank Civil has taken delivery of a 160 tonne Tadano GTC-1600 telescopic crawler from local distributor Lennon Crane.
The Northbank team with the new crane
The GTC-1600 features a six section 61 metre boom topped by a 10.3 to 18 metre bi-fold swingaway with up to 40 degrees of offset. Two seven metre sections can also be added between the boom nose and swingaway taking the maximum tip height to 95 metres. An integrated work platform can be fitted to the base swingaway, for a working height of 76 metres.
The five section main boom
The overall working width of the crane is 3.65 metres when tracks are retracted, extending to 5.8 metres. The tracks can be set at any position, with the cranes Opt-Width system monitoring the overall track width and automatically calculating a relevant load chart for the set up. Three superstructure counterweight configurations are available, with no counterweight, 18.28 tonnes and the maximum 31.8 tonnes. The maximum carbody ballast is 11,720kg, split roughly between front and rear.
The new crane's first job will be working on a barge to work on Willamette Falls Dam in Oregon City, followed by a move to Kachess Lake and Bull Run reservoir for dam remediation work.
Kainan Bodenlos of Northbank said: “Northbank has worked with Lennon Crane since our inception in 2014 and they have always been our ‘go to’ for bare rent cranes. Following the purchase of our first Tadano GTC in 2020 we have had the opportunity to work with Jamie Land and the Tadano America Group directly. Both companies have always exceeded our expectations when it comes to their abilities and customer service. We couldn’t have been happier to work with Lennon Crane in conjunction with the Tadano America to purchase our new GTC-1600.”
Lennon Crane vice president of Scott Lennon added: “A big thanks to the Northbank Civil and Marine team for their new Tadano GTC-1600. The Northbank team are masters of their craft, good friends and even better people. The addition of the highly versatile Tadano GTC-1600, expands Northbank’s capabilities both water side and land side on the US West Coast.”
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