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| Hidrokon is the second turkish crane brand at the Bauma. They have knucklebooms in the range from 10 till 270 ton/mtr, truck mounted telescopic cranes from 20 to 50 tonnes and truck mounted platforms to 36 mtr height. |
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| They displayed this interesting unit, a HK225 K7, that is mounted on a turkish Ford Cargo 4136 P 8x4 chassis. The crane extends 7x hydraulically to 18,82 meters and can lift 9,12 tonnes there. The maximum capacity is 209 ton/mtr, reached at 5,52 meters with a load of 37,92 tonnes. The crane can be fitted with a jib to get a hydraulic outreach of 39,11 meters or 45,43 meters with 2 manual extensions. The L version has a 2,6 meters longer base crane, the jib is the same. |
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Hodel Betriebe (Effer) / Vredo |
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| Hodel Betriebe and Vredo had a combined stand. They showed this Vredo truck with an Effer 655 in 6S version. It also has the 6S jib with a 2nd 3S jib. The Vredo has all-wheel steering and is allowed on the highway with 80 km/h. A second unit (the green one on the picture) has been built with an Effer 850 and will also be working in Switzerland. |
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| The second unit on the stand is this MAN TGS 35.400 8x4. It has a rear mounted Effer 850 6S with the 4S heavy duty jib. This gives a maximum load at the jib of 6,55 tonnes. The crane is mounted at the rear, a set of ballast blocks behind the cab keep it stable when working to the front. The unit is sold to the german building contractor Vilgertshofer. |
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MKG |
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| MKG had this material crane on display, it is mounted on a Mercedes Actros 4141 8x4 chassis. The crane is a HMK 991HP Ta2-a3. This means a crane with a double extending main boom and a triple extending second boom. The vertical height of the first boom is nearly 24 meters. The horizontal outreach at that height is 26 meters (with 1 manual part) with a capacity of 1,75 tonnes. The maximum height that can be reached is 40 meters (or 44 with 1 manual). |
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Palfinger |
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| Palfinger had this PK150002 on a Scania 8x2 of Meister on display. It's the H version that extends 9x hydraulically to 21,1 meters with 3,98 tonnes capacity. The jib is a PJ125 that extends 6x and has 1 manual extension, giving a total outreach of 35,9 meters. |
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| This is an interesting unit. It is a tracked carrier with a PK29002 mounted on it. It has swivveling legs, an own engine and can also be operated with 380V. |
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