The first F1250R-HXP TECHNO arrives in Finland
The companies Grutech, Raskaspari and Nappa Machine join forces in Finland to create a unique setup that is all about robustness, advanced technology and refined design: the first F1250R-HXP TECHNO to be mounted on a Volvo FH 540
Finland marks an important milestone in the lifting sector with the arrival of the first Fassi F1250R-HXP TECHNO crane. This achievement is the result of a perfect synergy between three giants in the sector: Fassi through its dealer Grutech, Volvo with its dealer Raskaspari and Nappa Machine Oy. The innovative setup combines robustness, advanced technology and meticulous design, demonstrating how collaboration can lead to extraordinary results.
Grutech, Fassi dealer for Finland, introduces the Fassi F1250R-HXP crane, a cutting-edge model in the crane sector. Grutech’s Christoffer Weber highlights the importance of the technology on board: “The Fassi TECHNO series is industry-leading in terms of advanced technical features. The new control systems increase both efficiency and operational safety. Fassi’s IOC system, with real-time diagnostics and online monitoring, ensures optimal adjustments and remote troubleshooting.”
The Fassi F1250R-HXP, with its nine booms, is the first of its kind in Finland. Weber added: “The nine-extension crane has a horizontal outreach of over 21 metres. It has an excellent power-to-weight ratio and includes advanced features such as FSC TECHNO stability control.”
The perfect support vehicle: Volvo FH 540
The vehicle on which the crane was mounted is a Volvo FH 540, supplied by Raskaspari, the Volvo dealer for Finland. Ahti Pakkanen from Raskaspari emphasised: “The Volvo FH 540 is the ideal chassis for a heavy crane. With a 12.8-litre engine, 540 horsepower and a full-length double chassis, this vehicle offers an excellent work combination for both the driver and the crane operator.”
The robustness of the Volvo FH 540, combined with its ability to support a large crane, makes this vehicle perfect for demanding applications in the lifting industry.
A meticulously detailed setup by Nappa Machine Oy.
The crane setup was carried out by Nappa Machine, a company specialising in the installation, maintenance and repair of lifting equipment. Janne Korpivaara from Nappa Machine Oy commented: “We share the same vision with Grutech, where functionality and product reliability are essential. We completed the entire project in approximately ten weeks, paying attention to every detail to optimise the use of space and ensure accurate quality.”
The crane was set up by Nappa Machine, a company specialising in the installation of lifting equipment
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Speed and safety. Flexibility and power. These are the four characteristics that pushed the German construction company Fliesen-Witzig to choose an F255RA for material handling and lifting operations in their daily work.
Its advantages? “The excellent lifting capacities, high manoeuvrability, the possibility of working in small spaces and on difficult construction sites”, as confirmed by Tobias Lindner, Fassi sales consultant for the Eastern Germany Northern Region.
One of the most recent interventions concerns its use for the movement of 7 quintals of tiles, brought without any difficulty to the fourth floor of a building in nearby Wurzen-Nord.
The F255RA mounted on a 3-axle MAN-TGS chassis loaded 700 kilograms of tiles to be placed inside the apartments undergoing renovation managed by the construction cooperative Wurzen eG.
The Fliese-Witzig vehicle, driven by Karsten Müller, arrived under the building where the two tilers Jürgen Heuschkel and Meinhard Tauchnitz were waiting for it on the fourth floor.
The operation of stabilizing the vehicle, moving and unloading the goods took less than 30 minutes overall: Müller prepared the crane by positioning the hydraulic stabilizer of the truck and lowering the side of the body. Using the Fassi radio control, he opened the telescopic extensions of the crane and hooked the load. The 7 quintals of tiles were raised to a height of 14 meters and then unloaded manually because the roof of the counter prevented direct installation on the floor.
“We chose the Fassi 255RA crane set up on a MAN-TGS with 3-axle chassis, after careful evaluation – explains Jan Witzig, owner of the construction company -. It is a solution that adapts perfectly to our daily work routine and thanks to this crane many operations can be carried out more quickly and safely. Furthermore, the workload of my staff has been significantly reduced.”
A satisfaction that is also highlighted by Karsten Müller, an employee of Fliesen-Witzig: “I must say that it was a truly excellent investment.”
La Villa (Alta Badia – South Tyrol, Italy). A Fassi F395A.2.25 xe-dynamic crane engaged in dismantling equipment near the finish line of the Gran Risa slope, where a men’s giant slalom race of the Alpine Ski World Cup was held the other day. The Gran Risa is a beautiful slope for experienced skiers in Alta Badia, above La Villa. It starts at 2077 metres at Piz La Ila and, after an altitude difference of 650 metres, it leads down to the village. (Courtesy of B. Lorenzi)
At first glance, this Fassi F65B crane fitted with a toothed grapple would appear to be part of a set-up intended for collecting and transporting plant material from green maintenance activities, yet in addition to this purpose, the operator says he enjoys playing chess. It’s easy to believe. (Courtesy of R. Moschi – Fassi Gru Milano)
We have received a series of pictures from our Mexican importer-distributor, the company Eurogru S.A. De C.V., of one of their customers using two Fassi cranes, a F295A e-dynamic and F358A e-dynamic, working in tandem to carry out several lifting operations. (Courtesy of D. Muñoz – Eurogru S.A. De C.V.)
The company Eurogru, S.A. De C.V, which imports and distributes Fassi cranes in Mexico and throughout Central America, has recently delivered three Fassi F385A.2.24 e-dynamic articulated cranes fitted on Torton trucks. These setups will be used for various applications in the logistics of the country’s oil industry. This heavy-duty crane model has a lifting capacity of 35.37 tm and a maximum hydraulic horizontal reach of 12.15 metres. The configuration of these cranes includes the Fassi RCS radio control for controlling them close to the vehicles but at a sufficient distance during the lifting phases. This ensures greater safety during manoeuvres that require better visibility and precise load control. (Courtesy of D. Muñoz – Eurogru, S.A. De C.V)
It is estimated that about half of the lubricants used worldwide (amounting to several million tonnes) are released into the environment through evaporation, spillage or accidents. Traditionally, lubricants for articulated cranes are derived from mineral oils of fossil origin, which have a high degree of toxicity and very poor biodegradability. Whereas there are synthetic biodegradable products that have similar characteristics and ensure minimal environmental impact. Fassi offers them in the Cranelube range, which, unlike natural mineral lubricants, can be used without risk of fouling or environmental contamination. In addition, their high viscosity index allows them to be used in summer and winter without needing to be replaced.
Powerful cranes with a small footprint, reliable and safe. These are the strengths that have enabled the F65A cranes to better manage the laying operations of a 37 km stretch of pipes in the Modena area. The cranes used for the occasion were set up on crawler machines and used both for handling the pipes and lifting the welding machine that moves along the pipeline. The cranes were also equipped with the Hydraulic Overload Control system which automatically controls the loading conditions of the crane and the lifting moment in relation to the stability conditions of the special vehicle/crane unit.
Fassi worked alongside one of the world’s leading suppliers of products and services for the energy industry, based in Texas. It was a collaboration that saw a Fassi crane at work supporting the handling of components for plants in the Oil & Gas sector, to be used for drilling, maintenance, construction and evaluation activities. The cranes the customer uses, such as the F275A.2.24 e-dymanic model, belong to the medium-duty range. This type of crane represents the best solution for carrying out both ordinary and extraordinary maintenance because, in addition to their remarkable lifting performance, they are practical and extremely versatile. The possibility of combining various accessories makes them even more suitable for specific tasks such as handling drilling rods.
Safety, speed and a lower risk of accidents is the overall level of quality that has been required from the F455A crane, which was requested to perform an activity to help in the transport of mining material in the Garzweiler lignite mine in the Rhine region. During the routine transport of boulders, some of the larger-sized stones were overloading the line. There was therefore the need to solve the problem by using the potential of the Fassi crane. The F455 crane was mounted on the boom of an excavator with the aim of freeing the material conveyor belt from larger boulders. The outreach of the hydraulic boom achieved 8 metres for a maximum load of 5,000 kg, a feature that proved to be ideal for the critical situation that was occurring.
Practicality and performance. Two important added values that led a Canadian mining group to choose Fassi cranes to handle special equipment and to transport tools in open-air nickel mines in New Caledonia, an area that has 25% of all nickel deposits in the world. The crane was delivered to the Goro mine, located north of the island and belonging to the company Vale Inco. The F1100AXP model with 6 hydraulic booms and a maximum lifting moment of 87.7 t/m was used. At the maximum working distance, the crane can lift up to 5 tonnes. The desired configuration from the client also included a 4-tonne winch.
Fassi was a key player in Wissard, an American project consisting of drilling for geological analysis and inspections at depth, aimed at the study of microbial life, the climatic history of the Earth and understanding the dynamic behaviour of glaciers in Antarctica. The mission to the South Pole was entrusted to an F385AFM.2.27 crane, a choice guided by the reliability that these machines offer, especially in extreme situations. In this case, temperatures went as low as -70 degrees. The Fassi F385AFM.2.27 model was used primarily to bring the various probes down through the ice.
Two cranes were used to retrieve a voltaic pile. This was an operation which involved the use of a heavy-duty crane, namely the F800AXP, and a light-duty crane, the F95A.
The pile was collected in a ditch on the roadside using an F800AXP crane, a very high-performance machine, capable of performing demanding handling at a distance. The crane was chosen due to the difficult logistics of the operation: the pile was on a cliff among several trees. Along the power line, piles could also be collected on the roadside thanks to the use of the F95 crane.
In order to handle a power substation, an F1300AXP crane was set on a track-laying vehicle. The complex operation occurred in Doetinchem, 100 km east of Utrecht, in the Netherlands. The substation had to be picked up, moved and repositioned; it weighed 8 tonnes and, due to the sensitivity and critical nature of the operation, it required the support of a heavy-duty Fassi crane. First, the crane positioned the substation on the track-laying vehicle by collecting it from a trailer. The vehicle then moved towards the area where the substation was to be placed, travelling along a dirt track.
Two F110AFM.0.22 Fassi cranes are onboard Garp and Sark, two small and robust tugboats that were delivered to the Directorate General of Coastal Safety with headquarters in the Port of Istanbul. These are two double helix vessels, designed for naval assistance and tug operations at the port
The cranes are able to reach a maximum outreach of 6.5 metres. They were constructed to endure the most extreme working conditions in the marine environment while maintaining high standards of performance.
A Fassi F1400AFM.24 crane was decisive in the retrieval operations of the South Korean vessel “Esperanza”, which sunk as a result of a fire while it was docked at a pier in the port of Montevideo. After more than 6 hours of struggling against the flames, the vessel tilted and sank, making the pier unusable for over 13 months. During this period, several unsuccessful retrieval attempts were carried out by companies in the region, until the Uruguayan company Servicios Marítimos took care of the vessel’s recovery and cleared the pier in a little more than a month. The company achieved this feat with the “Titon” vessel, launched just over a year ago and installed with an F1400AFM.24 crane equipped with a winch. The Fassi crane was a crucial piece of equipment used for the retrieval and subsequent placement of important parts of the vessel.
Düsseldorf-Flingern is the hometown of Awista, a service provider with extensive premises, taken under contract by the Düsseldorf department of Public Works. The company’s fleet represents a varied range of extremely powerful vehicles at its disposal, that allow it to carry out tasks with the highest efficiency. Several Marrel AL20 vehicles with demountable devices and two Fassi F135K loading cranes hold a key position.
The environmental sustainability of an articulated crane depends on all of its components, including lubricants. The purpose of these products is to maintain the full efficiency of cranes throughout their working life. Fassi offers its “Cranelube” line of lubricants, which facilitates the maximum performance of its models, their profitability and total compatibility when operating in conditions where it is required that environmental impact be minimal. These greases and oils have a biodegradable synthetic component and OECD 301 B environmental certification.
Fassi cranes can also be used on vehicles working in the agri-food sector. Our distributor-importer in Uruguay, Manger S.A. of Montevideo, recently delivered an F155A.0.24 active crane installed onto a Volkswagen on-road tractor unit, equipped with a fifth wheel for coupling with a semi-trailer. (Courtesy of L. Mitrópulos – Manger SA)
Olomouc (Czechia) – Fassi’s distributor in the Czech Republic, EverLift spol. s r.o., has recently delivered a new Fassi F365RA.2.26 e-dynamic crane to the company Fichna – Hudeczek a.s., a building firm in Píšť, a municipality in the Moravian-Silesian Region. EverLift installed the crane onto the rear of a Mercedes S2-7400 tipper truck, creating the perfect solution for lifting and transporting building materials. The crane is the top of the medium-duty range and offers excellent versatility combined with top lifting performances, including a maximum lifting moment of 31.6 tm and a maximum horizontal outreach of 16.7 m. (Courtesy of EverLift spol. s r.o.)
In the pictures, a customer of Ahrns Handling Equipment Pty Ltd of Adelaide, the dealer for Southern Australia in the network of Fassi’s Australian distributor-importer company, 600 Cranes Australasia PTY Limited, demonstrates the use of a Fassi F395A.2.24 xe-dynamic crane installed at the rear of a 4-axle truck as it handles concrete tanks within the premises of a company that produces prefabricated concrete products. The crane, which belongs to the capacity class with a maximum lifting moment of 37.1 tm/364 kNm, is seen in this instance in horizontal configuration and in the version with four telescopic extensions in. It can lift 2500 kg to a distance of 12.25 m. Its configuration includes the FSC/H stability system, extra extendable hydraulic outriggers and a Fassi RCS radio control unit.
Last week the Italian Fassi dealer in Bolzano (northern Italy) delivered a versatile Fassi F395RA.2.25 xe- dynamic crane with L323 hydraulic jib, fitted on a Scania G500 truck with a three-side tipping body. This model belongs to the capacity class with a maximum lifting moment of 37.1 tm/364 kNm and is able to reach a horizontal reach of 22.25 m and up to 26 m in height with use of the jib. These performances are especially valuable for handling building materials on construction sites with ease. (Courtesy of P. Reichhalter – Gerax).
Recently the Århus team of Fassi’s Danish importer/distributor in Copenhagen, Fassi Kraner ApS, delivered a stunning Fassi F710RA.2.27 crane with L426 jib fitted on a Scania R540 truck. The set-up was built onto a very compact truck that offers the possibility of moving in confined spaces and being able to use the crane in areas where bulkier trucks cannot operate.
Una Fassi F800RA.2.28 he-dynamic en un IVECO Trakker 440 8×8, preparada para su entrega a pktrucks.com, una empresa holandesa con sede en Moerdijk, cerca de Róterdam, que cuenta con una completa flota de vehículos industriales que cubre un área de 30 000 m². La disponibilidad permanente de unos 1000 nuevos camiones, remolques, 4×4 y su equipamiento, listos para usar, garantiza plazos de entrega muy cortos. En el caso de este vehículo IVECO, la grúa Fassi F800RA.2.28 que se instaló tiene una capacidad de carga de 65,75 tm y un alcance horizontal hidráulico máximo de 20,6 m.
Nottingham Crane Hire Ltd uses its Fassi F660RA he-dynamic truck crane in one of Europe’s deepest granite quarries
The company Nottingham Crane Hire Ltd has recently used its Fassi F660RA he-dynamic crane to carry out work in one of the deepest granite quarries in Europe. The company provides services in specialist lorry-mounted crane hire, most frequently for the transportation of heavy industrial and construction materials.
Supplied by Fassi UK, the F660RA model is the company’s fourth and largest Fassi loader crane and has a maximum lifting capacity of 64.12 tm and a maximum hydraulic outreach of 30.45 m (with jib).
600 solar panels were recently installed on the roof of the Royal Palace of Stockholm, an important operation for what is considered to be the oldest palace in Sweden. It is a building that is steeped in history, art and culture, and is the official residence of the Swedish monarchy. It is due to the delicacy and importance of the operation that a Fassi crane, the F1150RA.2.26 xhe-dynamic, was used; a crane which is particularly suitable for jobs at high altitude (up to six floors) that require strength and precision.
An F1150RA on a Volvo FMX truck, both painted in a bright and distinctive green. Holzbau Dahm, a German company that specialises in the construction of wooden structures, personally chose these colours with the clear objective of leaving a mark in its sector. Because the company has “satisfied all its needs” with a Fassi crane and a fitting of this quality, it had “greater autonomy in supplying its own service in more varied situations,” as Ralf Henk, CEO of Holzbau Dahm, explained. The crane was first rolled out last winter at the company headquarters in Niederdürenbach. The F1150RA has been installed on a particularly robust Volvo FMX truck, a configuration that will allow the company to cover the maximum number of operations, from roofing, to monument maintenance and the construction of houses in timber.
Every year since 2002, an average of 50 Fassi cranes have made the trip from Italy to Slovenia and Croatia. This is all due to the collaboration set up just under twenty years ago between Fassi and Hidravlik Servis, a Slovenian company operating on the market since 2001. In 2008 it became the Fassi distributor for Croatia.
Since the first F80A sold in 2002 to a construction company, Hidravlik Servis has taken cranes from Fassi’s various ranges to diverse sectors, from construction to transportation and recycling.
The F1650RA.2.28 with an L816 jib was sold to Šušteršič, a company that specialises in covering and plastering roofs.
Hidravlik Servis created a tailor-made installation, mounting the crane on the back of the truck with stabilisers on all four sides that extend to the rear and the sides of the chassis. The body was made from light anodised aluminium panels which are 600 mm in height and have edges of stainless steel to prevent corrosion.
“The customer wanted a high-performance crane capable of reaching the highest roofs,” explained Damijan Černjač. “They also wanted the crane to be mounted on the back of the truck in order to be able to get as close as possible to the building. We worked very closely with the client, and this allowed us to supply the best possible product. We already have a new project under way with them, a truck with an interchangeable platform and an F545RA crane.”
Thanks to Grutech, Fassi’s distributor in Finland, the company Kamrock now owns an F1150RA.2 xhe-dynamic with L616 jib, one of the most powerful and efficient cranes on the market. The crane was installed on a SISU 10X4 truck suitable for the type of work the company usually carries out.
Kamrock, leader in the stone-crushing sector and located in Kempele, owns 5 crushing plants throughout Finland.
The choice of the F1150RA was mainly guided by three reasons: lifting capacity, horizontal outreach and reliability in extreme climatic conditions.
Its name is DALO and the acronym stands for “Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization”.
What we are talking about here are more than 100 new military vehicles that will be supplied to the Danish Army starting from mid-2021. It is an important project in which Marrel, alongside Fassi and Scania, is taking the lead in the supply of the entire outfit. Marrel will supply its Ampliroll® AL16000DM, Fassi its F115A.0.24 crane and Scania its 8X8 truck.
Before the end of 2020, all three companies will collaborate to deliver the prototype for the internal tests to be carried out by maintenance services and Danish soldiers. Subsequently, the 100 vehicles will be supplied on a gradual basis by mid-2021.
Marrel’s AL16500DM LHS equipment enables the loading and unloading of Stanag 2413 loading platforms – supplied by the Danish army – and the handling of ISO 20’ standard containers by using the Amplitainer CHU (container handling unit).
A heavy-duty Fassi crane with 60 tm of lifting capacity was involved in the exceptional transport of two helicopters. These two aircrafts owned by the Swedish coast guard were moved by a Danish transport company from the small Säve airport and transported 20 km to Gothenburg harbour, where they were then sent by ship to Baltimore, USA.
A Danish transport company has used a vehicle equipped with a Fassi F660RA.2.26 crane. In this case lifting the helicopters was challenging because it happened in a hangar, and then with strict limitations of overall height. But the reliability and accuracy of the lifting performed by Fassi cranes fits very well to these particularly delicate operations.
Vognmand Erling Andersen a été la première entreprise à importer le F1950RAL au Danemark. Peu après, elle a élargi sa flotte avec le F1650RA.2.28, équipé d’une flèche L616L. Grâce à la collaboration avec le distributeur danois Fassi Kraner APS, l’entreprise dirigée par Camilla et Casper Andersen a ramené chez elle une grue Fassi “polyvalente et homologuée pour de multiples utilisations possibles”, comme le soulignent les deux frères. Vognmand Erling Andersen travaille en effet dans plusieurs domaines, de la construction au secteur nautique, et a besoin de machines qui puissent garantir flexibilité et hautes performances.
C’est le poids de la grue qui a rendu possible son installation sur un véhicule à 4 essieux très compact. En outre, le stabilisateur avant, renforcé jusqu’à 50 tonnes, permet de travailler de manière optimale dans la zone avant du camion également, sans compromettre la stabilité. La grue est équipée de divers systèmes de contrôle technologiques, dont le CCD (détection de collision dans la cabine), l’AWC (contrôle automatique du treuil) et l’IoC (Internet of Cranes) pour l’assistance à distance de la grue.
The F1650RA has lived up to expectations; precise manoeuvres in a challenging situation confirm the supremacy of the model, one of the largest in the Fassi range. The crane from Fassi’s heavy-duty range, belonging to the company Jurda Hebetechnik, was used to unload two F820RAs and an F1650RA in the Buchen warehouses of the company Lyma
Versatility, speed and strength. In short, the F1650RA, a crane that is becoming well-known throughout Germany thanks to the work of its dealers, re-sellers and clients within the country. One of these, Marcel Jurda, owner of the company Jurda Hebetechnik, based in Heilbronn, sought out the F1650RA for its strength and high-performance values. One of the very first jobs undertaken by Jurda’s F1650RA was carried out “at home”, lifting and moving two F820RAs and its “twin” in the warehouses of the company Lyma Autokran, which specialises in constructing industrial vehicles.
Fassi’s Dutch distributor, De Jong IJmuiden I B.V., has recently installed a Fassi F85BFM.0.22 active marine crane onto the vessel VOLHARDING HD-36, a 24 m-long fishing trawler belonging to a family-run fishing firm.
The crane has a lifting capacity of 8.26 tm, a hydraulic reach of 7.65 m and is equipped with a 1.5 tonne hoist. Fassi marine cranes can be installed on any type of vessel and undergo a special paintwork process to protect against harsh marine environments.
The company J B Rawcliffe & Sons Ltd has recently used its Fassi F425RA.2.23 e-dynamic crane to assist the emergency services. The heavy haulage specialists, based in Lathom, Lancashire, assisted with the maintenance of a helicopter belonging to the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service, an operation made considerably easier thanks to the agility and versatility of the F425RA.2.23.
The heavy-duty crane, supplied by the Fassi-authorised dealer the Crane Centre in Sandbach, is installed on a Volvo FH500 3-axle rigid truck and has a maximum hydraulic reach of 10 metres and an impressive lifting capacity of 38.74 tm.
The Italian company Fratelli Diurno of Riva Ligure, in the province of Imperia (Liguria), has recently expanded the services of its shipyard by choosing a Fassi F1650RAL.2.28 L616L xhe-dynamic crane fitted on a MAN TGS 35.510 8×2 truck. The main reasons for this choice were based on the crane’s the horizontal outreach of 46 metres (with jib and manual extensions) and the fact that it is the best possible model for fitting on a vehicle approved for regular road use. The equipment has been suggested and sold by the Italian dealer Ing. Arcadipane srl, a historical Fassi dealer in Liguria for over 30 years.
The defence sector of the Indian industrial group Mahindra supplies the UN with vehicles equipped with Fassi cranes demining systems. The Mahindra MPV-i is a fully armoured vehicle powered by a 250 hp diesel engine that can protect its passengers from mine explosions. It also has a system for detecting IEDs up to 5 metres away from the vehicle and dealing with their detonation from a height of 1.5 metres above the ground. This system works thanks to a Fassi Micro series crane designed specifically for this purpose.
IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) are bombs made with non-conventional materials, using explosives recovered from parts of conventional devices (bullets and mines) and homemade explosives. They can sometimes be even more powerful than mines and are more often placed on dirt roads, as the devices require longer to set on asphalt surfaces. In many cases these are pressure devices, which explode as vehicles pass by, in other cases the bombs are detonated by a remote control.
A Fassi F600RA he-dynamic loader crane used on the track is a great option for maintenance in the rail sector
The growth of the European high-speed rail system, the revival of the competitiveness of rail freight transport and the sustainability of a system that is significantly greener than air and road transport are all conditions that support the rail sector. With this in mind, the collaboration between SVI of Lucignano (a Tuscan company specialising in the production of railway vehicles for the construction and maintenance of the railway network) and Fassi is experiencing a phase of intense collaboration and growth.
One of the main activities carried out by the cranes used on railroad tracks is to move the trellises and pylons that support the overhead lines, as shown in the picture. Specifically, the crane used for the work is a Fassi F600RA, which has a lifting capacity of 56.78 t/m in the two-extension version and a hydraulic reach of 20.6 m in the eight-extension version.
A successful operation in the north of Germany with a truck-mounted Fassi F2150RA.2.28 xhe-dynamic crane
The building contractor Dennis Bruß of the company Bruß Bau GmbH has carried out a heavy lifting job with the new addition to its fleet, a five-axle Volvo FH 540 truck installed with a Fassi F2150RA.2.28 xhe-dynamic crane, which comes in at the top of Fassi’s range and is fully equipped with an L816 jib and a V40L-winch. The company is based in the region of Heide and is associated with the shell construction of detached houses, multiple dwellings, commercial and agricultural buildings as well as refurbishments.
On this occasion, Dennis Bruß was engaged to lift and remove parts of dismantled wind turbines for disposal from an overgrown site in the process of restoration. The large fiberglass composite parts were difficult to access, as parts of the site were nearly completely overgrown. However, the crane-truck combination experienced no problems in executing the operation, due to its maximum hydraulic outreach of 31.3 m and maximum lifting capacity of 160 tm. The operator was able to start using the crane with ease and professionalism very quickly, due to the user-friendly nature of its set-up. Although the company falls into the small business category, this heavy-duty crane is suitable for businesses of all categories due to its versatility.
Fassi’s South African distributor, 600SA Holdings (Pty) Ltd., delivered four Fassi F215A.0.21 e-active loader cranes to the mining company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. The Canadian corporation has its South African branch in Johannesburg and is a leading and fast-growing company with more than 20 years of experience and a strong conviction in the long-term fundamentals for copper.
600SA installed the cranes onto fully refurbished military spec SAMAG 120 trucks, which will be chiefly used for transporting raw materials within mining sites. The cranes have a maximum lifting capacity of 20 tm and a maximum hydraulic outreach of 6.3 m.
A Fassi F165A e-active articulated crane for recycling for the construction industry in Hamburg
Hamburg (Germany) -The company Peter Beuck Recycling GmbH has acquired a Fassi F165A e-active crane to assist in the collection of recyclable construction materials in the Hamburg area. Thanks to the combination of the loader crane, tipper body and Volvo FH 420 truck, the company can deliver containers as large as 36 cubic metres to clients, as well as collect large bags of materials for recycling, enabled by its maximum lifting moment of up to 15.8 tm.
This model of medium-duty crane has a maximum outreach of 14.7 m, an easy-to-use operating system and Scanreco remote control for maximum versatility and efficiency.
Two Fassi F185A.2.25 xe-dynamic cranes installed onto 3-axle Scania R450 vehicles (both with box bodies) by our Swiss importer-distributor, the company Fassi Schweiz AG of Oberentfelden (Aargau). The sky-blue colour of the cranes and the drivers’ cabins is a perfect match for the beautiful winter day shown in these pictures. Both cranes are equipped with Fassi RCS radio control, work lights on the secondary booms, orange LED clearance lights mounted on the outriggers and extra-extendible hydraulic crossbeams with hydraulically rotating outriggers. (Courtesy of T. Notter – Fassi Schweiz AG)
In these pictures received in December from our Dutch importer-distributor two Fassi cranes can be seen in action on a building site in Amsterdam. These are a Fassi F660RA he-dynamic and a F710RA xhe-dynamic crane, both working on lifting components that are part of several flights of stairs. (Courtesy of M. Melein – De Jong IJmuiden I B.V.)
It is a 105 year-long tradition to have a Christmas tree in the town square in the centre of Copenhagen. This year it was a Fassi F1150RA.2.28 xhe-dynamic crane with an L616 jib that installed this magnificent fir tree, which came from a forest 40 km north of the Danish capital. The transport company Ib Andersens Vognmandsforretning A/S, owner of the Volvo FH truck and crane, was also responsible for the installation and transport of the tree that will accompany the end-of-year festivities in the Danish metropolis. (Courtesy of G.Rasmussen – Fassi Kraner ApS)
Over the years, Hungary has seen the arrival of a large and highly varied quantity of Fassi cranes, right up to the most recent F1650RA, purchased in December 2018. The aim was to have a truck of less than 32 tonnes in weight, with the highest lifting and arm capacities. This is because in Hungary trucks with an overall weight of more than 32 tonnes require a special permit in order to be taken onto the road. The F1650RA in question was purchased in the .2.28 version, with the L816 jib fitted. It was mounted on a MAN TGS 35.480 8x4H-BL truck. The fitting was completed with the addition of 3 mechanical extensions and a 3-tonne hydraulic hoist. An integrated auxiliary chassis was constructed, and two stabilising outriggers were fitted to the nose for improved capacity of the front and side areas in proximity to the cabin. The final overall weight of the truck was 31,420 kg, which corresponded to the requirements of the client. This fitting is used mainly in the building sector, for the maintenance of the national grid and in airports.
From our Mexican distributor-importer, the company Eurogru, S.A. De C.V., we have received pictures of a Fassi F295A.2.24 e-dynamic crane engaged in lifting light electrical transformers at a logistics plant belonging to Amazon Mexico. (Courtesy of D. Muñoz – Eurogru, S.A. De C.V.)