Manitowoc MLC300 fits onto Chicago job site
A Manitowoc MLC300 is at the centre of a mixed-use development construction project in Chicago, Illinois, lifting precast concrete panels to build an eight-story structure. The job?s biggest challenge is its tight working quarters, and the MLC300 is providing a solution where the previous generations of cranes would not have fit the bill. The site?s quarters only allow for 40 ft of space between the perimeter of the structure and the MLC300 as it lifts precast segments that weigh between 15 USt and 32 USt. Due to its Variable Positioning Counterweight (VPC) technology, the crane is able to lift the loads from a more compact footprint than the previous generations of crawler cranes.