XCMG Australia has announced it will be offering two of its XGTC100 telecrawler cranes for a nominal amount on a ‘try-before-you-buy’ basis across the nation.
Taking delivery of the two new 100-tonne telescopic crawler cranes in September, the machines are stationed in the Muswellbrook yard in the Hunter region of NSW and in Perth, Western Australia.
XCMG is making the telecrawler cranes available for dry-hire for a period of six-to-eight weeks, with the manufacturer’s Australia and New Zealand Sales Manager Stephen Broomfield emphasising the cranes can “go anywhere” under the contract to give customers a more “hands on” experience with the machines.
“XCMG has made significant strides with the quality of product that it provides to the Australian market over the past decade, and we are determined to showcase this,” he said. “We want to give potential customers a chance to work with the cranes themselves and feel what it’s like to operate the new generation of XCMG cranes, because we’re convinced that people will experience the quality that we know is there.”
On top of its 100-tonne lifting capacity, the XGTC100 has a fully extended boom length of 56m and can reach heights of 74.1m long with its jib extension. According to the manufacturer, the machine thrives in environments such as construction site piling, bridge and tunnel construction, and other off-road, restricted applications such as in the mines or in swampier terrains. It’s in the resources and rail infrastructure industries where local dealer Ronco sees the XGTC100 making its biggest impact according to owner Robert Smith.
“The quality of XCMG’s products is starting to grab the attention of local and national crane hire and logistics companies across the country,” he said. “The affordability of the XCMG brand is a result of relative affordability of resources and not a compromise on quality, while the turnaround times are unmatchable thanks to its large amount of stock overseas.”
“This latest initiative from XCMG will show operators and crane hire companies alike that the quality apparent in XCMG’s cranes rivals that of the European manufacturers,” continued Robert. “We want to be as transparent as possible, and if we hold full faith in the crane standing up to any reasonable challenge asked of it.”
News of XCMG’s ‘try-before-you-buy’ policy comes after ASX-listed company Boom Logistics recently made the decision to acquire a new XGC320 crawler crane, a decision Boom’s General Manager of the Western division Lester Fernandez made after “thorough market analysis was conducted”, which presented an economic argument “too strong to ignore” after seeing the prototype “stand up” in a range of different environments.
XCMG will service and maintain the cranes during the trial, with damages and user abuse to be paid for by the user company.
XCMG’s cranes are distributed by Ronco in Western Australia and by D&D Diesel in Victoria, both groups chosen specifically for their emphasis customer service and post-sale service as reported in the July issue of Cranes and Lifting.
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