CraneTrader Hiab Blog Archive

Hiab Debuts 135-TM Effer iQ Heavy Loader Crane For Urban Environments

Posted On: March 13, 2023

“Customers will be able to experience a whole new level of heavy load lifting, with a crane that excels in vertical reach of over 39 metres,” says Hiab’s Marcel Boxem. ...

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Hiab Launches iX.162 HiPro Knuckle Boom Loader Crane, With ePTO Option Coming Soon

Posted On: September 21, 2022

The remote-controlled crane is designed for applications such as loading and unloading bricks, blocks, and other building materials. ...

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Hiab Shows The World’s First Hooklift Made From Fossil-Free Steel

Posted On: September 20, 2022

In the test production of fossil-free steel delivered to Hiab, SSAB used Hybrit technology to make steel with hydrogen instead of coal. ...

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Grove GMK5150XL Deployed On Restoration Of 200-Year-Old Windmill

Posted 6/3/2026

The reach and strength of the Grove GMK5150XL all-terrain crane helped restore a windmill in the Netherlands that is over 200 years old. ...

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Buller Krane Enhances Rental Fleet With 120-Tonne Grove GMK5120L All-Terrain Crane

Posted 5/29/2026

A Grove GMK5120L all-terrain crane has joined the rental fleet of Buller Krane, a fifth-generation family business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...

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Partnership Expanded: Liebherr Tower Cranes & Tenstar Join Forces To Improve Crane Operator Training

Posted 4/16/2026

Liebherr tower cranes have now also entered into a partnership with the Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation to enhance crane operator training. ...

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Tadano Introduces Electric 90.7-Tonne Evolt eGR-1000XLL-1 Rough Terrain Crane To The U.S. & Canada

Posted 12/9/2024

The Tadano Evolt eGR-1000XLL-1 fully electric rough terrain crane can lift up to 90.7 tonnes and work for up to seven hours on a battery charge, or continuously with site power, with zero emissions and reduced noise. ...

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First Look At Link-Belt’s New 60-Tonne 65 RT Rough Terrain Crane

Posted 10/28/2024

The Link-Belt 65 RT rough terrain crane has a 60-tonne lift capacity, a maximum tip height of 64.5 metres, and a 41,730-kilogram fully assembled haul weight. ...

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Tadano Launches AC 5.250-2 All-Terrain Crane With New Features

Posted 8/30/2024

Tadano previewed its newest all-terrain crane, the AC 5.250-2, at Bauma in 2022 and has launched it with additional productivity and safety features. ...

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Grove GMK5250XL-1 Helps Gustav Seeland Take On Demanding Jobs

Posted 8/12/2024

Gustav Seeland chose the Grove GMK5250XL-1 for its 78-metre boom, 250-tonne capacity, compact footprint, and excellent manoeuvrability. ...

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Manitowoc Unveils New Potain MR 309 & MR 329 Tower Cranes

Posted 5/10/2024

Manitowoc’s new Potain MR 309 and MR 329 luffing-jib tower cranes come in 16- and 25-tonne versions and are equipped with Potain’s Crane Control System (CCS). ...

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600-Tonne Sany SAC6000T7 All-Terrain Crane Gets To Work On South African Wind Farm

Posted 5/3/2024

A new Sany SAC6000T7 all-terrain crane with a 600-tonne lift capacity and a maximum lift height of 126 metres recently went to work raising wind turbines. ...

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New Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 All-Terrain Crane Gets To Work Unloading Barges In Lower Saxony

Posted 4/15/2024

German crane services provider Jandt recently used its new 250-tonne, 5-axle Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 all-terrain crane along with another to tandem lift heavy wind turbine components at the port of Berenbusch. ...

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