AT Crane Becomes Staple at Bay Crane

Enlarge Image Bay Crane recently took possession of one of seven new Tadano ATF 65Gs.

April 5, 2006 — With the arrival of the Tadano ATF 65G, it's one in — and six to go — for Bay Crane Service. The New York•based crane service company has ordered a total of seven of the taxi cranes for its fleet.

 

Considered “the ideal taxi crane” for Bay Crane's operations, the 75-ton all-terrain crane arrived late March. With a five-section boom that extends to 144.5 feet and a double-folding lattice type boom extension from 29.5-52.5 feet, it telescopes out in 230 seconds.

 

Kenneth Bernardo, Bay Crane president, says the ATF 65G's compact size, reliability, capacities and boom lengths all combine to make it a favorite with the company's rental and retail customers. Waiting on the other six units to arrive, he says some will go into Bay Crane's rental fleet; others will be retailed to end-user contractors and rental houses.

 

“As a taxi crane, it will see a myriad of different applications in our day-to-day operations,” says Bernardo.

 

Most often used for steel erection, the crane has won over Bay Crane's clients for boom speed and swing. The Tadano ATF 650 XL had been a staple for its size range in New York, and the company has 20 units in operation.

 

With a branch office on Long Island, N.Y., Bay Crane specializes in meeting the diverse lifting and transportation needs of the New York area. The company operates a fleet of cranes up to 440-ton crawler cranes and 600-ton hydraulic cranes. It also offers heavy-haul capabilities up to 1,000 tons. The company has had Tadano machines in its fleet since 1988 and has been a Tadano dealer since 1993.

 

“Undoubtedly, the ATF65G will deliver the same success and reliability that we have grown to expect with the prior ATF650 XL,” says Bernardo.