Tadano has sold an AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane to Czech crane hire company Radek Malina, making it the first machine of its kind in the Czech Republic.
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The crane was purchased by Radek Malina to expand its ad-hoc and all-round crane work, with the company expressing its intentions to deploy the machine in wind turbine erection, large HVAC system installation, and freeway construction jobs throughout the Czech and Slovak Republics.
“We really wanted to get our hands on an AC 7.450-1 from the moment it was being developed,” said founder, managing director, and namesake of the company, Radek Malina, “and we’re of course elated to finally have one in our fleet.”
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The 450-tonne capacity Tadano AC 7.450-1 possesses a main boom length of 80m, features boom extensions that can reach up to a further 81m, and possesses a maximum tip height of 128m. In tandem with the crane’s 98m maximum operating radius, the machine represents the best-in-class for seven-axle cranes when it comes to accessibility and reach.
Furthermore, the machine’s compact dimensions of 17.62m in length, 3.00m in width, and 3.94m in height aligns with the crane market’s six-axle machines, meaning the AC 7.450-1 provides extra lifting capacity in tighter spots. According to the manufacturer, the boom is easily removable, making it a simple process to keep the crane under the 12-tonne-axle load limit enforced on public roads.
“The AC 7.450-1 is incredibly compact for its class,” said sales manager and engineering consultant at Radek Malina, Peter Leško. “That makes it an extremely versatile unit for us – especially when it comes to roads and work sites where things are really tight.”
The crane, additionally, comes with the chance to acquire a range of optional extras – something that Radek Malina took full advantage of. The Czech crane company found the self-rigging SSL Superlift system, that provides the AC 7.450‑1 with lifting capacities exceeding those found on many eight-axle units in a number of boom positions, especially important. Other factors behind Radek Malina’s purchase decision included both the continuously offsetable fly jib and the patented luffing jib rigging system that ensures that the crane can be set up particularly quickly, easily, and safely.
“This powerful crane will bring our fleet to a whole new level,” said Malina. “It’s our flagship machine now, and that’s part of why we ordered it with virtually all the equipment options available.”
Headquartered in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Radek Malina services the Czech and Slovak Republics with a fleet of 16 cranes possessing lifting capacities of 20-to-750 tonnes.