Grove Crane - A Leading Producer Of Mobile Hydraulic Cranes

Apr 28
07:51

2010

John Greyling

John Greyling

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Grove has been around for more than 50 years and they offer a great selection of quality cranes. Find out more here.

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Grove has been manufacturing a comprehensive range of products to support your lifting needs since 1947. The Grove Manufacturing Company was founded by Dwight L. Grove ,Grove Crane - A Leading Producer Of Mobile Hydraulic Cranes Articles John L. Grove and Wayne A. Nicarry tin Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. Grove cranes' was responsible for introducing the world’s first slewing rough terrain crane in 1968 and the world’s first trapezoidal boom in 1970. In 1994, the Grove Manufacturing Company became the first international multi-facility crane manufacturer to receive the ISO 9001 quality assurance certification.The Grove mobile hydraulic cranes range in capacity from 14t (15USt) to 499t (550USt) and include rough terrain, truck mounted, all terrain, yard boss industrial cranes and other specialized types. A "crane" is a machine for lifting and lowering a load and moving it horizontally, with the hoisting mechanism an integral part of the machine. Cranes whether fixed or mobile are driven manually or by power. Grove is one of the world’s leading producers of mobile hydraulic cranes, with a range of grove crane product including: Rough Terrain, Truck Mounted, All Terain, Grove YardBoss Industrial Cranes, and Shuttlelift Carrydeck Industrial Cranes.Lifting capacity for these products ranges from 8.6 tonnes to 558.8 tonnes. Through wear and tear, often parts need to be replaced one at a time to ensure the crane continues to function at its highest level. With complex machines like the Grove cranes, when parts need to be replaced, it is of the utmost importance that the correct parts are sourced. Parts for Grove cranes are available to be bought from an array of companies and source able replaceable parts range from: Groves, Air 4-way, transmission air, through to cable for Grove Crane and and all the way to wiring diagram for Grive cranes.  Manitowoc Cranes, a division of The Manitowoc Company, Inc in the United States acquired Grove Worldwide in 2002. Manitowoc Cranes produces four brands of cranes and has two service brands, Manitowoc Crane Care and Manitowoc Finance. Manitowoc produces several lines of cranes to serve the construction industries. The company produces high-capacity lattice-boom crawler cranes, tower cranes, and mobile telescopic cranes for heavy construction, commercial construction, energy-related, wind farm, infrastructure, duty-cycle and crane-rental applications. It is also a producer of boom trucks Manitowoc's Grove product line includes: rough terrain cranes, all-terrain cranes, Grove YardBoss, industrial cranes and Shuttlelift Carrydeck cranes, each of which are designed to suit specific job site specification and fulfiull certain criteria. The. rough terrain cranes are fitted with four steering modes allowing easy maneuvering in tight quarters. The all-terrain cranes combines fast highway speeds with excellent off-road performance and very powerful lifting capabilities. The Grove YardBoss crane can be used for  plant maintenance and material handling jobs. Finally the industrial cranes and Shuttlelift Carrydeck cranes are designed for both indoor and outdoor jobsite. In October 2009, Manitowoc introduced a new Grove crane at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo. The industrial crane features a 71 ft four-section boom with a 17 ft offsettable swingaway extension. According to Tom McCallum, director of industrial crane sales at Manitowoc,“The upper section of the door swings out to allow more room in the cab,” he said. “And a tilt steering wheel and smoother operating joysticks have been added for easier operation.”