Industry News

Link Belt Launches New 65|Ht

Link-Belt Cranes announced the unveiling of the new 65|HT a 65-ton (55-mt) capacity truck crane to replace its HTC-8660 Series II. The 65|HT comes with a new four-section 11.2 – 35m full-power boom that reaches a maximum tip height of 38.1m. The 65|HT boasts an all-new formed boom riding Link-Belt’s proven Teflon- impregnated wear pads which means there’s no need to grease the boom – reducing the time and cost of upkeep. The 65|HT features the nex...

Link Belt Adds New Representative In Turkey

Link-Belt Cranes has finalized an agreement with NEFTAŞ of Istanbul Turkey to be an authorized Link-Belt representative. NEFTAŞ will provide comprehensive sales parts and service support for Link-Belt crane customers in Turkey. “We are extremely pleased to have NEFTAŞ join our team. Their dedication to providing value-added high quality services and reliable hi-tech products will be a tremendous gain for crane customers in the area” said Link-Belt...

Grain Dryer Mismantling With Htc 8675 Series Ii

A&P Grain Systems of Maple Park Illinois owned by Dave Altepeter offers service and installation on a variety of grain business handling equipment for the top third of Illinois and into eastern Iowa. At Gensler Family Farm in Rochelle Illinois A&P Grain used their new Link-Belt 75-ton (70-mt) HTC-8675 Series II hydraulic truck crane to lift a 17000 lb. (7 711 kg) dryer. The dryer dries up to 4000 bushel of #2 shelled corn an hour. The farm...

Link Belt Cranes At Con Expo 2020

Link-Belt Cranes will be on display at booth F at ConExpo 2020 in Las Vegas Nevada. Among the units on display will be recent additions to Link-Belt’s rough terrain lineup the 100-ton (90-mt) 100|RT and 120-ton (110-mt) 120|RT along with the highly successful and market leading 110-ton (100-mt) HTC-86110 telescopic truck crane. Following extensive endurance road field-testing and the first shipment delivered in fourth quarter 2019 the 175-ton (150...