MLC650

The new Manitowoc MLC650 features a Variable Position Counterweight™ (VPC™) that allows the crane’s counterweight to be positioned automatically while still offering an unmatched level of versatility and capability.  In addition to the VPC™ the optional VPC-MAX™ attachments increase the capacity boom and jib combination lengths while utilizing all of the standard VPC™ components.  The Crane Control System is also a newly-added feature that aids the operator in a quick and easy set-up.

MANITOWOC | Lattice-boom Crawler cranes

MLC650

  • Max capacity 716USt 650t
  • Fixed jib length 137.8ft 42m
  • Luffing jib length 331.4ft 101m
  • Main boom length lattice 341.2ft 104m
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Specifications

  • Description
    • Strongest load charts in its class
    • Travel swing and counter rotate with full rated capacity
    • FACT™ connection technology on boom and crawler connections
    • Designed to be transported globally by optimizing component weights and dimensions
    • Improved boom handling lugs(reduced setup time)
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Manitowoc MLC650 makes turbine installation a breeze on South Korean wind farm

• The crane is owned by Shinui Petra and comes with Manitowoc’s 3.5 m wide boom kit option – it is the first MLC650 outside of North America to utilize this performance-enhancing attachment. 
• Due to difficult site conditions, no other crane could be used – with its VPC-MAX technology, the MLC 650 requires only 10% of the ground preparation compared with competitors.

Manitowoc crawler cranes deliver strong performance to wind farm builder IEA Constructors

• IEA used four Manitowoc crawler cranes, two MLC650s and two MLC300s, for the installation of turbines at a wind farm in Texas and was impressed with the quality and performance of the cranes.
• To monitor wear to the cranes’ undercarriages, Manitowoc’s Lift Solutions developed a custom-made wear gauge system. 
• Over the course of the project, the four crawler cranes installed nearly 200 tower pad sites and crisscrossed over 600 miles.

Barge-mounted MLC650 boosts efficiency for Virginia transmission tower replacement

Cianbro is the latest company to take advantage of the barge-mounted benefits that Manitowoc crawler cranes with Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) offer. The Pittsfield Maine-based construction firm is using a Manitowoc MLC650 to help replace two aging transmission towers on the James River near Charles City Virginia. The new towers will help feed energy from a nearby nuclear plant to the surrounding area when construction is completed.

Brand & Range

Brand

MANITOWOC

Manitowoc is the world’s most celebrated maker of crawler cranes. Its cranes have remained at the top of the lifting world for a century, and Manitowoc continues to deliver technological breakthroughs that enhance load charts, increase efficiency, improve transport, simplify erections and earn owners exceptional return on their investments. With so much innovation at its core, it’s no wonder the very name “Manitowoc” is synonymous with crawler cranes.

Range

Lattice-boom Crawler cranes

Manitowoc Cranes has been manufacturing a comprehensive range of products to support your lattice-boom crane lifting needs since 1925. The crawler portfolio showcases innovation and velocity in all models to build opportunity on every jobsite.