SMITH TRUCK CRANES
LATEST PROJECTS
An EFFER 2200, an EFFER 850,
and an EFFER 114 grapple system!
We recently completed a custom-designed EFFER 2200-6s+4s jib, the largest production articulating crane in the world.
The versatility, flexibility, lifting power and set-up times of EFFER cranes are unmatched, and in an urban environment, with traffic, tight streets and permitting issues to negotiate, those features are crucial for a positive return on investment.
Check out our 2200 gallery for some more great hi-res pics of this amazing truck and crane package! And you can find the complete Effer 2200 Load Chart here.
EFFER 850 delivered to Texas.
We've also just completed a great EFFER 850 truck and crane package that will go to work in Texas. This EFFER 850 was built from the ground up with a custom cab and bed, and
a conventional Single-Steer chassis which gives this truck a high degree of efficiency in its turning radius and a lower package cost versus a Tandem/Tandem chassis.
We also equipped this truck with a special Forward/Reverse steering pusher wheel and a self steering tag axel resulting in a very high net payload when equipped with the custom aluminum body. The Effer 850 Crane has a side reach of 99 fet and a net payload of approximately 16,000 pounds.
Visit our EFFER 850 Gallery for some great pictures of this awesome truck crane package.
And you can find the complete EFFER 850 Load Chart here.
New Effer 145.11 Grapple Systems
We've also just delivered a very special truck crane and grapple package to be used by the city of San Francisco.
The new EFFER 145.11 3s will be used by the City of San Francisco in Golden Gate Park is outfitted as an "Urban Logger" which can pick up everything from good sized tree logs to piles of brush and debris and basically everything in between that it can reach. It has a Stand-Up Control station—an EFFER exclusive— and a radio remote control.
Check out more pics of this EFFER 145.11 3s truck crane grapple here.
You can find the complete EFFER 145.11 Load Chart here.
ARCHIVE SPOTLIGHT
EFFER 115 4s Grapple System
Speaking of grapple systems, a few years ago we delivered an EFFER 115 4s with
Grapple System to the Modesto Irrigation District, in central California. The crane and grapple was mounted on a 26,000 lbs. GVWR cab chassis and featured a radio remote. The truck crane package was purchased with the intent of using the crane to clear debris from the District owned irrigation channels which are the life blood of the farmers in California's Central Valley.
Shortly after the truck crane was delivered, heavy rains and a maximum water out-flow from the Don Pedro Dam swept trees and illegally placed brush piles into a 10' x 20' diversion drain that was 10' underground. Instead of sending men down into this dangerous area, the EFFER 115 4s Grapple System was sent in and did the job of about ten men in under a day, saving the District thousands of dollars in time and labor. Tom Lisenbee, Fleet Manager at MID, estimated that the EFFER 115 4s possibly paid for itself in that one day.
Check out this original press release for more details about this job and the EFFER 115 4s and Grapple System.
And you can download the EFFER 115 Load Chart here.
