Potain Igo MA21 builds retirement complex

Enlarge Image MCG's Igo MA21 helps erect a retirement home in Vermont.

March 9, 2006 — Connecticut-based Manitowoc Crane Group dealer, Shawmut Equipment Company, recently supplied an Igo MA21 self-erecting crane to contractor Naylor and Breen Builders. The Brandon, Vt.-based construction company is using the crane to build a multi-unit retirement community in Middlebury, Vt.

 

Although the MA21's initial task at the retirement community was to put together the panelized wood structure and to set roof trusses, the Igo crane stayed on-site handling construction supplies throughout the build.

 

“The MA21 was so easy to operate,” said Kerry Wetmore, jobsite superintendent for Naylor and Breen. “Set-up took a matter of minutes. The crew ended up using the crane for everything, from setting wall panels to positioning bundles of roof shingles.”

 

The Igo MA21 features rapid erection and dismantling via a handheld radio remote control. The self-contained design simplifies transportation, and allows the crane to set up on jobsites where space is at a premium. The machine offers a maximum capacity of 2 tons (U.S.), has a maximum radius of 85 feet, and a height under hook of 63 feet. The crane runs on either 480V 3-phase or 220V single-phase electricity delivered by a generator or other power source.

 

“Though success for self-erecting cranes has traditionally been in Europe, demand for a model such as the Igo MA21 is improving this side of the Atlantic,” said Kevin O' Connell, sales representative for self-erecting cranes at Shawmut. “Many contractors are realizing that these cranes don't just offer excellent lift charts and space economy; they can provide a complete lifting solution for all jobsite requirements — alternatives to forklift trucks and aerial work platforms. We are proud to be trailblazing the use of Potain self-erecting cranes in the Americas.”