Southern Cranes & Access became the first Manitowoc customer in the UK to receive a new Grove GMK5250XL-1. Manitowoc announced the debut of the new five-axle all-terrain crane at bauma 2019 and its arrival on the UK crane hire market has been hotly anticipated.

At 78.5 m, the GMK5250XL-1 has the longest main boom in its class, while maintaining the 250 t capacity, small footprint and easy maneuverability of the GMK5250L-1 model. The GMK5250XL-1 belonging to Southern Cranes & Access has a 17.8 m bi-fold swingaway extension that can be lengthened to 33.8 m with additional inserts so that it reaches heights of up to 109 m. This makes the GMK5250XL-1 perfect for assembling tower cranes. It can also lift up to 9.9 t within a radius of 22 m.

Other features on the GMK5250XL-1 include the company’s MAXbase variable outrigger set-up, MEGATRAK suspension with all-wheel steering and TWIN-LOCK boom pinning system.

Southern Cranes & Access has been a Manitowoc customer for many years and offers several Grove models in its 50-strong fleet of cranes, including one GMK3055, one GMK4080 and four GMK3060 models.