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    IEA Constructors Put Manitowoc MLC300 & MLC650 Crawler Cranes To Work Installing Wind Turbines
    Posted On: January 18, 2021
    To monitor undercarriage wear and damage (a common issue for cranes used in wind energy applications), Manitowoc and dealer Walter Payton Power Equipment developed a custom wear gauge system for IEA. ...
    Manitowoc MLC100-1 Crawler Crane Logged 2,500 Hours With No Issues On Tunnel Project In Cleveland
    Posted On: September 3, 2020
    Starting in August 2019, the crane worked 2,500 hours—including months of 6:30 a.m.-to-midnight double shifts—with no problems of any kind. ...
    Hoffman Equipment Celebrates 100th Anniversary With Purchase Of Four New Manitowoc & Grove Cranes
    Posted On: April 17, 2020
    Hoffman Equipment of New Jersey celebrated its 100th anniversary this year at CONEXPO with a purchase of several Manitowoc and Grove cranes. ...
    Manitowoc’s New MLC150-1 Offers Greater Capacity, Greater Reach & Quicker Assembly
    Posted On: February 28, 2020
    The crane manufacturer will have the new lattice boom crawler crane (and several newer models) on display at CONEXPO in Las Vegas. ...
    Manitowoc To Reveal Six New Cranes At CONEXPO 2020
    Posted On: January 15, 2020
    CEO and President Barry Pennypacker credits his company’s Manitowoc Way design and manufacturing philosophy with rapidly delivering innovative products that incorporate customer input. ...
    Manitowoc MLC300 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane Speeds Up Bridge Construction In Washington State
    Posted On: October 14, 2019
    The project was originally scheduled to be complete in April 2020, but thanks to the MLC300, contractor Ceccanti says it will be finished next month. ...
    Manitowoc Talks Apps, Services At bauma Show
    Posted On: April 11, 2019
    The crane manufacturer is showing off diagnostics tools, tools for calculating proper boom and jib lengths for various loads, training simulators, and more. ...
    Manitowoc To Reveal Six New Grove & Potain Cranes At bauma 2019
    Posted On: February 8, 2019
    Six brand-new Grove and Potain cranes will make their first appearances at the Manitowoc booth at bauma 2019 in Munich this April. ...
    Manitowoc’s Shuttlelift SCD15 Crane Returns To The Rental Show
    Posted On: January 21, 2019
    The Rental Show runs February 17 to 20 in at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California; the SCD15 debuted at the Rental Show in 2017. ...
    Manitowoc Brings The Goods To Annual Mexican Crane Congress
    Posted On: December 20, 2018
    This fall, Manitowoc Cranes took four of its machines to the three-day 4th National Congress of Industrial Cranes in Irapuato in Guanajuato, Mexico. ...
    Manitowoc’s Potain Cab-IN Lift Is An Elevator For Tower Cranes
    Posted On: December 14, 2018
    Manitowoc’s new Potain Cab-IN is a 2-person elevator for the company’s top slewing tower cranes. ...
    Manitowoc’s New Potain MCT 565: Its Biggest Topless Crane To Date
    Posted On: December 12, 2018
    The new crane provides a wealth of options for capacity, jib length, and more, and its plug-and-play slewing unit and other features enable site setup in as little as two days. ...
    Potain Brings Hup & Igo Self-Erecting Cranes To ARTIBAT 2018
    Posted On: November 6, 2018
    Manitowoc Cranes subsidiary Potain brought its Hup 40-30 and Igo M 14 self-erecting cranes to ARTIBAT 2018 in Rennes, France, in late October. ...
    National Launches The Tractor-Mounted NBT30H-2 TM
    Posted On: October 23, 2018
    Manitowoc designed its latest mounted boom truck crane in response to customer feedback. ...
    1962 Grove RT-58 Still Going Strong For Detroit Crane Company
    Posted On: October 12, 2018
    Detroit-based JJ Curran Crane Company is still making good use of its nearly 60-year-old Grove RT-58 rough-terrain crane. ...
    Manitowoc Helps Overhaul Maxim Crane Works’ Fleet
    Posted On: October 5, 2018
    Maxim Crane Work sis the proud new owner of 19 new cranes from Grove’s rough-terrain and truck-mounted models and National Crane’s boom truck family. ...
    Manitowoc Unveils New All-Terrain Cranes
    Posted On: March 22, 2018
    At the most recent National Congress of Infrastructure in Colombia, visitors were treated with a preview of several new cranes and some cutting-edge technologies from Manitowoc. ...
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    Brazil’s Darcy Pacheco Group Acquires A New 600-Ton Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 All-Terrain Crane
    Posted 2/24/2021
    The cargo-handling company says it’s receiving increasing demand for the LTM’s lifting capacity class, and when it was time to buy, the machine and Liebherr’s delivery time sealed the deal. ...
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    Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Brings Adventure To Touring
    Posted 2/24/2021
    Initially announced in 2018, the long-awaited adventure-touring bike is slated to arrive at Harley-Davidson dealerships in Spring 2021. ...
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    Kinze Extends Range Of True Speed Planters, Upgrades Blue Vantage Planter Control Display
    Posted 2/23/2021
    A high-speed version of Kinze’s 4905 planter will debut this spring for corn and soybeans, offering farmers the ability to plant twice as many acres per day, the company says. ...
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    Kawasaki Introduces Dual-Threat KLX300 Street & Trail Bike
    Posted 2/22/2021
    Built for riders who want a motorcycle that can go anywhere, from city streets to back roads to woodland trails, Kawasaki’s new KLX300 is a dual-sport version of its KLX300R off-road motorbike. ...
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    Komatsu Introduces D71-24 Crawler Dozer With Hydrostatic Transmission
    Posted 2/22/2021
    The manufacturer claims the new dozer is the most powerful hydrostatic transmission model in the midsize class. ...
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    Great Plains Adds New Qualidisc High-Speed Disk To Its Hybrid Tillage Lineup
    Posted 2/19/2021
    The manufacturer says the new disk, which comes in 13-, 16-, 20-, and 23-foot models, is ideal for fall and spring tillage and seedbed finishing tasks. ...
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    Meet The All-New 2021 Can-Am Commander UTV
    Posted 2/19/2021
    The all-new UTV is built for versatility during work or recreation, with a higher ground clearance and an upgraded suspension. ...
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    John Deere Introduces New 768L-II Bogie Skidder For Tough Work In Even Tougher Conditions
    Posted 2/19/2021
    With improved traction and floatation that helps to ease ground pressure, the 768L-II can handle larger loads even on wet terrain, which would be difficult, if not impossible, for a four-wheeled alternative. ...
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    Kawasaki Introduces Updated KLR 650 Sport Touring Motorcycle
    Posted 2/18/2021
    Available in three trim levels, the new KLR comes with several upgrades designed to improve your ride, whether on the road or off. ...
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    Honda Announces Updates & More For 2021 PCX Scooter
    Posted 2/18/2021
    Previously known as the PCX150, it offers a fetching pearl-white color scheme, lighter and redesigned chassis with improved cornering performance, all-LED lighting, and 8-gallon (30-liter) flip-open seat storage compartment. ...
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