IHI Construction Machinery Limited and Terex <br>Celebrate Ongoing Working Relationship
December 7, 2005 — When an HC 110 crawler crane rolled off the assembly line in
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Image 1. IHI Construction Machinery Ltd. recently celebrated the production of its 300th crane sold to Terex.
IHI and Terex have a working relationship that dates to the 1950s, when Koehring and Ishikawajima Heavy Industries established the Ishikawajima Koehring Company as a technical/capital partnership. According to a Terex press release, Koehring was acquired by Terex in 1987, and Terex made the decision to buy the crawler cranes from IHI.
Terex purchased the first unit in 1999, displayed it at ConExpo that year and continued to add HCs to its product line. In late 2003, the HC 165 was introduced to the North American Market. The 300th unit, the HC 110, was sold to RTL Equipment of Des Moines, Iowa. A Terex dealer for about 15-20 years now, RTL will take delivery of the unit later this month.
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Image 2. On hand at the Palace Hotel in
RTL co-owner Lindsay Bergdale says the cranes are “very competitive in specifications,” and because of that the dealership has sold “a lot of” Terex equipment. “We found the products to be pretty much bullet-proof,” says Bergdale. “They're exceptional in quality and in reliability.”
The crawler crane will be part of the firm's rental fleet, and will likely be used by a bridge builder or general contractor. Bergdale says with its “exceptional” lift chart, the unit is an efficient one. “One of the major issues for this crane is it is easily movable with the tracks on it,” a convenience for anybody going from job to job. “It's all self-contained. It takes itself apart and puts itself back together without any assistance.”
According to the press release, Terex is now working with IHI to develop a model with a lifting capacity between that of the HC 165 and the HC 275.
“This celebration is the direct result of two companies successfully working together,” Steve Filipov, President of Terex Cranes, said during the celebration. IHI delivers the crane, and Terex Cranes Wilmington Operations provides the lattice boom and customer support, he said, adding, “Together, this provides a product that our customer can depend on.”
