The 8t capacity crane has a main beam and top-running wire rope hoist offset from the legs to help keep loads clear of the legs. Cantilevers on either end of the girder help with loading and unloading. The crane has a 21m (69ft) main span, 9m height of lift, and 5m and 7m-long cantilevers.
“This is an update to a style of crane that was always very popular with steel stockholders, concrete fabrication yards and in other high-turnover storage and manufacturing situations,” said Street sales director Keith Rainford. “This style of crane has not been available for a number of years and by bringing it up to date we are confident that we will attract interest from many industries.”
In the long axis, the crane can travel at up to 80m/min (262ft/min). The hoist can travel at up to 30m/min (100ft/min) in cross travel. Maximum lifting speed is 8m/min. The radio remote-controlled crane features Street’s VX4 twin-scrollig open-barrel hoist.
The crane shares the stockyard with another overhead travelling crane. An anti-collision system excludes one crane from an area where the other is working.
It is Street’s seventh crane for Heiton, although Street still had to compete on the open market. “In the final analysis, Street won the order because they understood our needs and came up with an innovative design that meets them most accurately,” said managing director John McGeever.
