Steve Foster Cranes takes delivery of Tadano ATF-220-5.1 and ATF 100G-4 all-terrain cranes

Steve Foster Cranes takes delivery of Tadano ATF-220-5.1 and ATF 100G-4 all-terrain cranes.

The staff at Steve Foster Cranes swears by Tadano, more than half of the company’s fleet consists of cranes from this manufacturer. And two additional ones were added recently: a Tadano ATF-220-5.1 and an ATF 100G-4.

“Our preference for this brand is due to a number of factors, including the two-engine design that is used on all Tadano cranes with more than three axles. It’s a technical feature that we attach enormous importance to,” explains Steve Foster Cranes Director John Foster. The crane professionals from Derbyshire also value the two Tadano all-terrain cranes’ roadability – in the UK, the ATF-220-5.1 can be driven on public roads with a counterweight of 18.3 tonnes, which increases to 22.5 tonnes with the ATF 100G-4.

The ATF-220-5.1 was sent to take care of its first project directly after the handover: It was used to install a 100-tonne overhead crane inside a building, where the Tadano crane was able to show off its powerful performance characteristics. In fact, the job came with challenges that made these characteristics necessary: The overhead crane’s 38-tonne steel girders had to be lifted despite a “headroom” of only eight meters – a task that the ATF-220-5.1 tackled with aplomb. “This was precisely the type of demanding job for which we got this crane,” explains John Foster.

From Steve Foster Cranes’ perspective, the main factors that played a role in buying the ATF 100G-4 were its proven reliability and well-known performance – both of which, are characteristics that the Derbyshire-based crane service provider considers to be an integral part of every Tadano crane. It should come as no surprise then that Steve Foster ordered a total of four Tadano cranes in the last year alone: an ATF 60G-3 and an ATF 130G‑5 in addition to the aforementioned ATF 100G-4 and ATF-220-5.1. “We think that’s a pretty clear sign of the trust we’ve earned from a successful customer that continues to grow despite the challenging times brought about by the pandemic,” points out Tadano Crane Sales Manager Paul Goodall.