24.03.2004

New luffing jib for Manitowoc’s 555

Manitowoc Crane Group has announced that a new luffing jib is now available for its 136 t capacity Model 555 lattice boom crawler crane. The 40.82 t capacity luffing jib boosts the 555’s maximum reach to 100.6 m, while an additional fixed jib can be fitted to give a further 18.2 m reach, taking the total reach to 118.8 m and the maximum radius to 74.6 m.
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The 40.82 t capacity luffing jib boosts the Model 555's maximum reach to 100.6 m, while an additional fixed jib can be fitted to give a further 18.2 m of reach.

Commenting on the new jib, which uses the same design for its insert and luffing top as those used on Manitowoc’s Models 777 and 888 crawler cranes, Allen Kadow, product manager for Manitowoc said: “This new attachment, coupled with a small footprint, allows the crane to travel in tight spaces, yet still take loads up and over obstructions.”

The first Model 555 to be kitted-out with the jib is already being used by International Maintenance Company in the US to assist with the maintenance duties of a giant steam cracker at a BASF plant on the Texas Gulf Coast. The unit is on lease from its new owner Groves Equipment.

“It has an exceptional load chart and is capable of doing just what Manitowoc said it would,” commented Groves Equipment president Steve Reynolds. “The company’s new luffing jib technology is excellent, and provides capabilities that greatly enhance the reach and performance of the base crane.”