Because the successor to the Grove TMS800E truck crane, the TMS800-2 has adopted expertise and options developed for bigger truck-mounted and all-terrain cranes and packages them into an 80-USt unit.

Utilizing a spread of enhancements masking load charts, powertrain, and setup, the up to date four-axle crane is right for a spread of taxi functions masking renewable power, cell tower set up, and highway and bridge work.

A redesigned service transforms the TMS800-2 into a real taxi crane with environment friendly roadability. The crane can carry its full 28,000 lbs of counterweight and stay inside axle and tire limits and not using a fall-off load. In areas with stricter roading legal guidelines, the TMS800-2 can carry 18,000 lbs and stay underneath 100,000 lbs GVW (gross car weight), and 25,000 lbs per axle whereas being in a taxi configuration. The absence of wing weights contributes to the crane’s 8.3 ft (2.5 m) journey width. These modifications yield substantial transport financial savings over the lifetime of the crane.

“Consider the TMS800-2 as a lighter model of the TMS9000-2, sharing the identical ergonomic cab and having interchangeable counterweights, however with a shorter increase, a most capability of 80 USt, and glorious roading capabilities,” says JJ Grace, Grove’s product supervisor for truck-mounted cranes. “And because the first TMS crane to supply MAXbase as an choice, its capacity to speed up setup . . . will cement its attraction to busy homeowners making an attempt to maintain up with the demand for his or her providers.”

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A brand new outrigger design makes the job web site setup less complicated and sooner. The rear outrigger field is raised by just below 5 inches to enhance the departure angle to 18 levels, whereas the entrance outrigger jacks are raised by 3.5 inches to enhance floor clearance. This additionally makes it simpler to slip outrigger mats beneath.

Moreover, Grove’s MAXbase permits outriggers to be positioned asymmetrically, enabling the crane to be arrange as near the elevate as attainable – even on constricted websites the place obstacles might forestall them from totally extending on one aspect. Good sensors speed up and improve the stabilization course of, offering size sensing and an auto-levelling function.

Working along with the Manitowoc Crane Management System (CCS) and its increase configurator function, MAXbase additionally will increase elevate capacities throughout the board. Because of this, the up to date crane is ready to supply a 30 p.c stronger total load chart than the TMS800E, with a 2,100 lbs to three,750 lbs benefit at radii past 60 ft. And when in its most allowable journey weight configuration, with a GVW of 105,656 lbs, the TMS800-2 likewise supplies as much as 26 p.c stronger load charts total than its most important competitor, together with a 2,500 lbs to 4,000 lbs benefit past 60 ft.

As an additional benefit, the four-section, 40 to 128 ft MEGAFORM increase with Twin-Lock pinning affords a broad working vary. The elective 34.5 ft to 57.6 ft telescoping swingaway lattice extension supplies a most tip top of 194.3 ft.

Powertrain enhancements

A number of enhancements have additionally been made to the crane’s powertrain, with the change to a six-cylinder Cummins X12 turbocharged diesel engine boosting energy output by 25 hp to 475 hp, and most torque from 1550 lb-ft to 1,700 lb-ft.

The Eaton Roadranger guide transmission stays normal, offering 11 ahead speeds and three reverse speeds. An elective computerized model, the Eaton Fuller UltraShift PLUS, is on the market.

The crane’s aluminum service cab, which was first launched on the TMS9000-2, supplies an improved stage of consolation and ergonomics for the operator, a tiltable, telescopic steering column with a multifunction steering wheel, and an improved gauge cluster and management panel. Sightlines from the air-suspended seat are enhanced by way of a digicam system that transmits real-time photos from the rear or the right-hand aspect blind spot to the in-cab show.

The operator’s entry to the superstructure cab is simplified by 5 entry factors across the chassis. Utilizing the Crane Management System (CCS) platform, the dual-axis ergonomic joysticks enable high-quality management of the load from the consolation of the adjustable seat with hydraulic suspension. CCS incorporates a full-colour graphic show that’s vertically mounted for higher visibility and hosts a digicam relay that provides the operator a view of the deployment of as much as 653 ft of rope from the principle hoist at speeds of as much as 370 fpm. The auxiliary hoist, which can also be viewable on the show, affords a cable size of 420 ft. The up to date service contains extra storage areas, together with outrigger pad stowage.