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  2. XGC88000 crawler crane - Wikipedia

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    The XGC88000 crawler crane, unlike the majority of crawler cranes, comes in two sections. The primary section consists of the crane itself, which boasts a maximum boom length of 144 meters, a maximum total length of 173 meters (including the counterweight radius), a maximum height (when fully erect) of 108 meters, a lifting capacity ranging between 3,600 and 4,000 tons [10] [11] [12] (although ...

  3. Manitowoc Cranes - Wikipedia

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    Manitowoc's Grove mobile hydraulic product line includes rough-terrain, truck-mounted, all-terrain, Grove YardBoss, industrial cranes and Shuttlelift Carrydeck cranes. Grove is also a major supplier of custom-built machines to armed forces around the world. The Grove brand includes over 40 models with lifting capacities ranging from 8.5 USt to ...

  4. John L. Grove - Wikipedia

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    John Landis Grove (January 26, 1921 – June 16, 2003) was an American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. [1] He became known, primarily, for developing the hydraulic crane and access lift industries. [2] [3] [4] Described as "the Babe Ruth of his industry," Grove was quoted as saying, "Don't allow wealth to stop your caring for others ...

  5. American Crane Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It manufacturers lattice boom crawler cranes with capacities ranging from 50 to 275 tons. The American Crane Corporation was founded in 1882 as the Franklin Manufacturing Company, and in 1892 the name changed to American Hoist & Derrick. The company manufacturers terrain cranes, crawler cranes and tower cranes.

  6. John Crane Group - Wikipedia

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    John Crane’s Morton Grove facility comprises five manufacturing buildings totaling 453,000 square feet (42,100 m 2). In the 1980s, John Crane introduced the Type 28 non-contacting, gas lubricated gas seal, [6] - another breakthrough in sealing technology. In 1987, through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, the company in the United ...

  7. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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    A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [ 1 ] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.

  8. Mobile crane - Wikipedia

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    In 1959 crane expert R.H.Neal, hydraulics specialist F.Taylor, and design director Bob Lester, integrated all three and modernized cranes. The Coles Hydra Speedcrane appeared in 1962, further modified with the 10-ton fully telescopic hydraulic boom in 1966, followed in 1968 by the 30-ton "Husky" military versions with four-wheel drive. In 1972 ...

  9. List of the United States military vehicles by supply catalog ...

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    front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, – one of the alpha-numeric "standard nomenclature lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall list of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...