Link-Belt Adds 250-Ton Telescopic-Boom Crawler Crane to TCC Series
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November 7, 2016 - Link-Belt has added the highest-capacity telescopic-boom crawler on the market to its crane product line. The 250-ton TCC-2500 is part of Link-Belt's long-term plan for its telecrawler line and will make its public debut in March at ConExpo. Production units of the TCC-2500 will be ready for shipment in March.
“We identified early on that our customers needed a telecrawler with higher capacities and greater reach,” said Scott Knight, Link-Belt's product manager, lattice and telescopic crawler cranes. The TCC-2500 can lift, reach, and travel like a fixed-boom lattice crawler, while also having the ability to retract the boom and reduce its overall profile as jobsite conditions and environment require. The TCC-2500 is ideal for general construction, power transmission, wind farm, power industrial, and other crane work.
According to Link-Belt, the seven-section 43.7- to 223-ft. pin and latch boom is the longest in its class and offers eight simple boom extend modes. A three-piece offsettable fly jib measures 12, 40, and 67 ft. and can also be equipped with two 25-ft. boom extensions for an overall tip height of 346 ft. These attachments with optional hydraulic luffing allow for “up-and-over” capacity like luffing lattice crawlers. “Our goal from the beginning was to supply a simplified design, quick and easy to assemble that is operator friendly,” said Knight.
Another key feature for this 250-ton unit is an extra-wide winch design that can handle its maximum permissible line pull through the fourth layer. Front and rear winches are matching. The rear auxiliary winch can be removed for transport weight reduction and a power pinning system mitigates work at height exposure.
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Operators will appreciate the new 10-in. full-color display that incorporates both RCL and engine data from its Tier 4 Final Cummins QSL 9 diesel engine. The display has a touchscreen that can be used with gloves and be seen in direct sunlight with larger, clearer images on display. Electric cab controls come with increased customization and ergonomics. Operator jobsite view is enhanced with four cameras: rear-view, blind-side swing-view, and two individual winch-view cameras.
The track gauge for the TCC-2500 is 20'4" The lower carbody is a hook and pin system to make assembly quick and easy. The TCC-2500 can self-assemble side frames with standard equipped carbody jacks and wireless remote control for hydraulic pinning and jack operation. Customers will use new two-bar grouser track shoes with standard nylatron pad inserts to protect sensitive ground surfaces when needed.
Transportation
An important feature of the TCC-2500 is its ability to move quickly and easily on or off the jobsite. The main transport load weighs under 106,000 lbs. Once off a trailer, carbody jacks can be deployed via remote control. On jacks, the crane sits wide for a solid self-assembly platform with hook and pin side frames that hydraulically pin. Link-Belt’s TCC counterweight system attaches 154,000 lbs. of upper counterweight and is a nine-piece modular design (allowing for partial counterweight capacity charts) and transports on seven overflow loads, all 44,000 lbs. or less.
