The Potain MD 610 top-slewing tower crane is designed for maximum lift capacity and durability with a reinforced mast and strengthened slewing section.

Some tower crane users have not been releasing the slew brake and/or placing the jib at the correct out of service radius, according to the agency. After three luffing jib tower cranes collapsed ...

JIB CRANE The 5 t job crane at Condra's factory before being delivered Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra Cranes has designed, manufactured and delivered a large jib crane that will be trialled for ...

A safety alert bulletin published by the Health and Safety Executive in the UK points to maintenance issues where the jibs collapsed on two tower cranes. The purpose of 31 October 2014 HSE bulletin is ...

The Favelle Favco-brand tower crane-whose luffing jib dramatically flipped backwards as Superstorm Sandy blew into Midtown Manhattan-was properly prepared for wind, says the construction manager in ...

A tower crane set to weather vane properly will have its slew brakes released, the trolley pulled in close to the mast and the hook raised with no load Tower crane owners on the US Eastern seaboard ...