Premiere for hydraulic luffing system – WOLFFKRAN completes its range of luffing cranes with the innovative WOLFF 166B
Munich – January 2013. Statistics of the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) confirm the large global demand for luffing cranes in the lower load moment range. Premium manufacturer WOLFFKRAN is meeting this demand and introduced the new WOLFF 166B in the summer of 2012, a 160 mt luffing crane, which ranks between the successful 100B and 224B luffing cranes. Due to the hydraulic luffing system of the 166B WOLFFKRAN also takes a new leader of the pack on board in terms of efficiency and flexibility.
(firmenpresse) - Besides quality and performance, efficiency and economy play an ever-increasing role in the decision to purchase a crane. With the 166B WOLFFKRAN meets all requirements of contemporary crane technology. The new flat-top design without rope luffing gear makes the new WOLFF a champion in its weight class when it comes to assembly and transport. “Our goal was to offer the customer a broader bandwidth while improving flexibility and energy balance,” says Gerd Tiedtke, Product Manager at WOLFFKRAN.
Convincing load capacity
In addition to its compact design, the WOLFF 166B offers impressive performance. The maximum load in 2-fall operation is 12 t and in 1-fall operation 6 t. The jib line-up ranges from 25 m to 55 m and can be extended in 5 m stages. “With the model currently in highest demand with a jib length of 50 m the 166B achieves a maximum tip load of 2.8 t in single-reeved operation,” explains Jochen Ziegler, Project Manager at WOLFFKRAN. “In an industry comparison that amounts to a best performance.”
The basic version of the 166B is already equipped with a powerful 60 kW hoisting winch that enables hook path of 500 m in single-reeved operation.
Flexibility in assembly and use
The hoisting winch of the 166B was positioned on the jib, ensuring easy maintenance. The winch can also easily be replaced – depending on the construction project – by an alternative winch.
The hoist rope is laid out to enable even easier pre-assembly of the entire jib on the ground.
Extremely simple is also the installation of the counterweights, which are lowered onto a support tube from above and secured towards the crane center. Due to the bolted-on construction of the frame for the counterweights, more compact versions with steel weights are possible.
The compactness of the new WOLFF also proves to be a clear advantage on the construction site. The small “out-of-service” jib position is particularly interesting for customers with confined construction sites or strict over-sailing regulations.
Economical and intelligent
The WOLFF 166B is powerful while at the same time cost saving due to the load sensing control of the hydraulic cylinder that moves the jib. The intelligent system adjusts the speed of the luffing crane according to the load. The 166B thus manages a luffing time of 90 seconds with a relatively small motor of only 22 kW.
Hydraulic cylinder and unit, as all other system components of the luffing mechanism, are compactly mounted in the connecting frame. The latter can either be lifted on the tower alone or as a single unit together with the slewing frame and lower section of the tower head – a further plus factor in assembly and transport.
Increased safety and comfort
In addition to all the technical innovations the 166B leaves nothing to be desired when it comes to safety and comfort, as WOLFFKRAN Product Manager Tiedtke points out: “Galvanized platforms and railings ensure safe assembly and accessibility of all relevant crane parts,” says Tiedtke. “In addition, the 166B is equipped with the new cabin which has been fully optimized in terms of working comfort and safety.”
Since its introduction in the market in June 2012 WOLFFKRAN has sold several units of this crane in the UK.
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With a tradition of over 150 years WOLFFKRAN is one of the leading manufacturers and rental companies of high-quality tower cranes in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong. The worldwide rental fleet comprises more than 600 WOLFF cranes. With its corporate headquarters in Zug (Switzerland) and manufacturing plants in Heilbronn and Luckau (Germany) and its international subsidiaries, the company employs a global workforce of approx. 500.
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Simone Engleitner
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Datum: 31.01.2013 - 05:33 Uhr
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