The world’s largest mobile tower crane was the king-size cherry on the cake at the ‘Heart for DAF days’, held last October. And luckily, I stayed long enough to watch how the towering giant transformed itself into a compact, road-legal package.
The reason that the newborn creature was welcomed at the DAF Parking Only event, is that the truck manufacturer is Spierings’ preferred engine supplier. In this case, the crane carrier is powered by a 530 DIN-hp, 12.9 liter MX-13 turbodiesel.
The crane itself, on the other hand, is electric powered. Hence ‘eLift’ in the vehicle’s model designation.
Six Kessler axles and 12 mighty Michelin tires get the show on the road. The second, third, and sixth axle are the rig’s drive axles.
This was the only angle from which I could capture the entire, unfolded tower crane and its carrier in one picture.
Now then, let’s study the whole steel folding process.
There, 72 tonnes (158,700 lbs) of pure craftsmanship.
No license plates yet, but I have a hunch that the two-tone Spierings headed for Germany, immediately after the weekend show.
If you want to watch how things unfold, just scroll up. For detailed information, you can visit Spierings’ place.
Amazing, thanks…..
Wow! What a beast!