Strategically organised and delivered by James Equipment base in WA, the new 55 tonne hydraulic truck crane has not had a day off work since starting its new role at Kalgoorlie Crane Hire.

Serving the general mining industry in south west WA for the last 12 years, Kalgoorlie Crane Hire recently found their crane service capacity stretched to the limit while working on a large mining plant decommission project. Already looking to expand the business, Kalgoorlie Crane Hire Director Martin Hayes found a crane solution through Rob Hunter at James Equipment.

“We were pushed for time on a plant de-commission project at a local Nickel mine which is being re-located to Darwin,” said Martin Hayes.

“After unsuccessfully searching around for a 50 tonne Kato crane to meet our lifting needs, Rob Hunter from James Equipment managed to find us a new Tadano 55 tonne crane already on its way to Australia from Japan.”

“Rob put our name on it, prioritised us in the delivery order, then organised all the registration and compliance paperwork to have it on our doorstep 6 days after it arrived. We are still amazed at his effort.”

The new 55 tonne Tadano GT-550E joins an existing 50 tonne Tadano at Kalgoorlie Crane Hire plus a 45 tonne Kato also in service. Completely satisfied with his new delivery, Martin Hayes can’t say enough about the Tadano performance and quality.

“The Tadano is a class above and a better machine all round than other cranes I have used,” said Martin.

“My new Tadano GT-550E is absolutely brilliant with a strong lift chart, easy operation without all the old levers in the cabin and, just being new, everything feels tight. Apart from service check ups, it has not had a day off since we took delivery and it has already had some heavy lift projects including 24 tonne containers and dismantling a 17 tonne tower at 16 metres in height.”

“Rob Hunter from James Equipment has done wonders for us in getting our crane here on time. The crane landed in Australia on a Tuesday and we took delivery of the vehicle on Saturday at lunch time which is an incredible effort.”

With strong Australian sales figures rising every month, the premiere Japanese built Tadano GT-550E is proving difficult to overlook for versatile crane solutions. The road registrable Nissan diesel carrier has a top road speed of 83kph with a Euro 2 6 cylinder, direct injection turbo diesel engine delivering a massive 1460Nm of torque.

The 55 tonne Tadano superstructure boasts a 42m main boom elevating from -2° to 80° in just 68 seconds and a triple offset, 2-stage boom extension fly jib. Offered in left hand drive, the upper cabin features joystick operation, 8 speed gearbox and air conditioning. With the latest Japanese crane technology and new sleek design, the GT-550E is the leading contender in the Australian hydraulic truck crane market.

Establishing a solid reputation over 15 years, James Equipment has a broad knowledge base of crane engineering and a large network of international suppliers to draw upon. Serving the crane industry with locations right across Australia, James Equipment has an excellent range of used cranes in stock from international manufacturers including Demag, Kato, Liebherr, and Kobelco.

For further information on this story contact:

Martin Hayes
Director

Kalgoorlie Crane Hire
Ph: 0418 939 558

or

Peter Shelton
Manager
James Equipment

Tel: 07 3363 6100
Email: info@jamesequipment.com.au
Web: www.jamesequipment.com.au