wpchrist
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Hello,
New member here.
We are looking to possibly purchase a new-to-us crane for our boatyard and are interested in recommendations from the people that know cranes. We only have one crane and it is instrumental to our business. When the crane goes down, we pretty much shut down, so we need something 1) reliable, 2) easy to get parts for, 3) easy to find a qualified technician to do the repairs 4) hopefully reasonably priced
We're interested in a crawler crane with a lattice boom. The crane will just sit in one place and lift or launch boats into and out of the water. Need 1) about 150' of boom - no jib necessary, 2) around 90,000lbs capacity at 45' radius.
Air conditioning and heat would be nice but not a deal breaker.
Have looked at a Liebherr LR1160 - that seems to fit the bill pretty well. Liebherr was a brand recommendation from a tech that came to service our Grove 5175 a few weeks back.
Any recommendations for good brands, models, etc would be much appreciated. I realize this might be as unending as the Ford vs Chevy debate, but am interested hearing opinions.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Hopefully I didn't leave out any important info. If so, let me know and I'll be glad to provide.
New member here.
We are looking to possibly purchase a new-to-us crane for our boatyard and are interested in recommendations from the people that know cranes. We only have one crane and it is instrumental to our business. When the crane goes down, we pretty much shut down, so we need something 1) reliable, 2) easy to get parts for, 3) easy to find a qualified technician to do the repairs 4) hopefully reasonably priced
We're interested in a crawler crane with a lattice boom. The crane will just sit in one place and lift or launch boats into and out of the water. Need 1) about 150' of boom - no jib necessary, 2) around 90,000lbs capacity at 45' radius.
Air conditioning and heat would be nice but not a deal breaker.
Have looked at a Liebherr LR1160 - that seems to fit the bill pretty well. Liebherr was a brand recommendation from a tech that came to service our Grove 5175 a few weeks back.
Any recommendations for good brands, models, etc would be much appreciated. I realize this might be as unending as the Ford vs Chevy debate, but am interested hearing opinions.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Hopefully I didn't leave out any important info. If so, let me know and I'll be glad to provide.