Merkel adds 50 tonne Tadano Faun

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14 July 2014

Hans Asam, Tadano Faun area sales manager; Sergej Luzenko, Merkel Autokrane crane operator; Lothar H

Hans Asam, Tadano Faun area sales manager; Sergej Luzenko, Merkel Autokrane crane operator; Lothar Hannemann, Merkel Autokrane workshop supervisor; Günther Merkel, Merkel Autokrane managing director

German crane and transport company Merkel Autokrane has added a 50 tonne capacity Tadano Faun ATF 50G-3 all terrain crane to its rental fleet.

"Since we expanded our fleet with the used ATF 65G-4 crane in 2011, we have been impressed by the quality of Tadano cranes", said Günther Merkel, Merkel Autokrane managing director. In 2012 Merkel added an ATF 50-3, ATF 65G-4 and an ATF 220G-5.

The new 50 tonner has a 40 m boom. It can carry 7 tonnes of counterweight, a 32 tonne hook block, 6 tonne swivel hook and a jib, or main boom extension, of 9/16 m within the 12 tonnes per axle load limit.

Merkel Autokrane has branches in Schlüsselfeld, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Burgkunstadt.

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