Manitowoc launch flat top tower crane

Manitowoc has launched a new flat top tower crane, the Potain MCT 2205, at bauma China 2024.

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The crane has an 80 metre jib and a maximum lifting capacity of 80 tonnes and is manufactured at Manitowoc’s Chinese facility in Zhangjiagang, China.

The entire top slewing portion of the crane, including the 11 sections of the jib, can be transported in 16 trailers or containers.

The crane’s mast telescoping system is constructed for Potain’s R99A or R910A mast sections.

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The crane can achieve a 71 metre height under hook with PA950 fixing angles, or 99.9 metres with PA952 fixing angles. It can carry a 23.5 tonne payload at the end of its full jib configuration, with its maximum 80 tonne capacity available between 5 - 26.3 metres. This extends to 30.5 metres when the jib is built to 45 or 50 metres, while 72.9 tonnes can be handled towards the end of a four-section, 30 metre jib assembly.

Options

The MCT 2205 comes with two counter jib options – the full 25.2 metres, or a 20.2 metre design that ensures productive operations can be maintained on tighter, more congested jobsites.

The crane boasts the V140S Vision Cab and mechanisms such as the 280 LVFC 200 Optima hoisting winch.

Supplied with 1,007 metres of rope, its 280 hp/212 kW motor enables the raising of 80 tonnes loads at speeds of up to 12 metres/minute.

This same payload can also be propelled horizontally at adjustable speeds up to 25 metres/minute, courtesy of the 25 DVFC 35 trolley’s 25 hp/18.5 kW motor.

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Four RVFC 194 Optima+ slewing motors govern the rotation of the upper structure.

“Manitowoc has leveraged its decades of expertise in developing large-capacity tower cranes to design a topless crane that meets our customers’ lifting requirements in this new era of construction,” said Kwong Joon Leong, regional product manager at Manitowoc. “We are already seeing a great deal of interest from those working on large infrastructure projects, power plants, and other mega projects that require the lifting of very heavy loads.”