Potain MDT CITY Range Brochure

Fitted with jib lengths ranging from 55 to 65 m, the MDT Topless cranes boast hoisting capacities of 6 to 10 t. Providing a suitable size for all your needs. They allow complex multi-crane installations by considerably reducing the height gaps and interference of cranes on work sites. The assembly, erection, transport and even maintenance times are reduced, and as a result this helps to keep operating costs low. Optimum productivity and greater safety make MDT Topless cranes the best alternative for all users or hirers. Their new shape is easy to distinguish from a distance. The counter-jib projects...

Minimized, compact and light package The shapes, dimensions and weights of the components were devised right from the design stage to scale-down the package and save time. Only a single, small, mobile crane is required to hoist the packages and assemble them. 3 trucks are required to transport the components (4 trucks for MDT218A) 1 mast-cabin package 1 1 fixed tower-head and slewing winch package 2 3 Diagram for transporting the jib elements Simple, quick erection in total safety. The first step towards better productivity.

Assembly of the counter-jib on the ground The compact counter-jib has a reduced footprint, ballast supports and stabilizer plates designed to be folded away for transport. The nose and stabilizer plates can be simply unfolded which releases the guardrails. No locking mechanisms are necessary, and the counter-jib can be unfolded easily. Positioning the lower member using the two centering dowels. Pinning is quick and simple thanks to the centering pins of the splice. The centering pins allow seamless and automatic adjustment and centering of the lower member. Quick mounting splicing, adjustable...

Assembly of the cabin on the ground Thanks to its rotating cabin, a single rotation and quick locking is sufficient for the whole assembly to be ready to mount in just a few minutes. The trolley winch, located at the heel of the jib, enables quick reeving. One single compact package includes the cabin and cabin-mast. Assembly of the jib Thanks to the different slinging points, handling of the jib, however long it is, is simple Using the mobile crane, the jib is installed in one single lift. The slew-ring, electrical cabinet and cabin are factory-wired, enabling significant savings in time.

Connection is simplified by the used of just 2 stepped pins for easy installation. Using slings of the same length, the slinging points allow for easy transport.

Comfort when driving Vision Cab offering: • A panoramic windscreen (40% more visibility in relation to conventional cabins, downward visibility and reduction of blind spots). • Thermostatically controlled heating. • Ergonomically designed to reduce operator fatigue and so contribute to safety and productivity on work sites. • The control and driving aids are enhanced with the latest innovations. It is possible to switch from cabin control to radio control. Cabin with Visu II indicator as standard.

Mechanisms All Potain’s know-how has been devoted to productivity and comfort while driving. Concentrated centrally, the standard-fitted variable frequency mechanisms provide better performance. The jib-foot DVF mechanism is easily accessible and completely safe. Progressive speed variation by proportionalcontrol. The speed depends directly on the control input by the crane operator. To make driving the crane easier, 2 hard spots integrated into the controls provide better selection of the desired speed. With three mechanisms (25, 33 and 50 LVF Optima), the MDT City Cranes are capable of high...

Maintenance and safety Electrification Whilst operating or transporting, the cables are integrated and/or stored easily in the crane, increasing the service life of the electrical equipment and providing optimal conditions of safety. The design of the electric sockets allows simple and quick connection on all sites. Installation and Maintenance Ease of access and greater safety. Improved safety conditions for all persons coming into contact with the crane. Walk-way on the initial components of the jib, enabling risk-free movements on the jib. Safe, maintenance on platforms associated with each...

Technological solutions Latest generation technological solutions Top tracing II: Zone and/or interference control system. The higher performance latest generation of devices for controlling working zones and interferences between cranes. This system can accommodate up to 9 cranes for interference. It has a full screen display for better viewing of the crane and its environment (forbidden zones and interfering cranes). Dialog Visu II The Dialog Visu II unit is available as standard and displays on-screen all the indicators required to drive the crane. The Visu II display unit is an information...

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