New Manitowoc Grove city crane

Grove owner Manitowoc describes the 45 tonner on three axles as a city crane that "will open up new jobs for customers in a wide range of city centre and indoor industrial projects." It is the first Grove city crane and will be offered for sale in Europe.

"We are very excited to launch this crane, which has been developed in partnership with Kobelco Cranes," said Neil Hollingshead, Manitowoc global product manager for all terrain cranes and rough terrain cranes. "...we anticipate the GCK3045 to generate a lot of interest among rental company owners. Its compactness and manoeuvrability make it the perfect fit for many urban job sites located in congested areas or narrow spaces," Hollingshead continued.

Like other city class mobile cranes the GCK3045 has a single cab and "boom down" design. Optional is a 6.3/10.2 m jib. Called a "twist" jib it attaches by elevating the boom and giving the jib a twist before bolting into position. It can be done by one person and within the crane's 2.55 m width. Small size is important for operation on confined city job sites. The GCK3045 is 9.07 m long and 3 m high.

For work where width is restricted there are five outrigger positions and they can be extended asymmetrically to different lengths on each side.

Power is from a six cylinder 330 kW diesel in the carrier. Maximum travel speed is 80 km/h. It can travel under 12 tonnes per axle with full counterweight. The hook block stows automatically.