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.